Historical Events Aug 6 Earl Earnest Casimir appointed as viceroy of Groningen Aug 16 Earnest Casimir of Nassau-Dietz appointed viceroy of Drenthe Famous Birthdays Aug 13 Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician and physicist, born in Roskilde, Denmark (d. 1698) Aug 14 François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris, born in Paris (d. 1695) Aug 20 Thomas Corneille, French playwright (Timocrates), born in Rouen, France (d. 1709) 1624 History by Year 1626