Historical Events Aug 13 Cardinal Richelieu appointed Chief Minister of France by Louis XIII Aug 14 Dutch fleet seizes Callao the Lima in Peru Famous Birthdays Aug 5 William Tucker, Jamestown, Virginia, 1st child of African descent born in English America Aug 22 Jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer and poet, born in Caen, France (d. 1701) Aug 25 François de la Chaise, French confessor of Louis XIV of France, born in Forez, France (d. 1709) Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1623 History by Year 1625