Famous Birthdays Aug 6 François Fénelon, French Roman Catholic theologian and writer (Playing for Time), born in Sainte-Mondane, France (d. 1715) Aug 6 Johann Michael Zächer, Austrian composer, born in Vienna (d. 1712) Famous Deaths Aug 27 Jacob A Backer, painter, dies at about 43 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1650 History by Year 1652