Historical Events
- Aug 5 French troops occupy Stenay
- Aug 22 Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam (modern day Manhattan) aboard the Peartree, one of the first Jewish colonists
- Aug 25 Battle of Arras: Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, failed to take Arras and withdrew to Cambrai.
Famous Birthdays
- Aug 10 Bernard Nieuwentyt, Dutch physician/theologist