Historical Events Aug 3 Viceroy Willem II and Amsterdam reach accord about standing army Famous Birthdays Aug 16 Vincenzo Coronelli, Italian cartographer and encylopedist, born in Venice, Italy (d. 1718) Aug 27 Johann Samuel Welter, German composer, born in Obersontheim, Germany (d. 1720) Famous Deaths Aug 19 Abraham de Verwer, Dutch painter, buried at about 55 1649 History by Year 1651 Famous People by Generation Greatest Generation Silent Generation Baby Boomer Generation X Millennial Generation Z