Famous Birthdays Aug 21 Afonso VI, mentally ill King of Portugal (1656-67), born in Ribeira Palace, Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1683) Famous Deaths Aug 20 Anne Hutchinson, English Puritan preacher, killed in Native American uprising (b. 1591) 1642 History by Year 1644 What Happened in 1643 Lenient Lion Remembered for 375 Years October 16, 1643