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What Happened in August 1656

Famous Birthdays

  • Aug 6 Claude de Forbin, French naval commander, born in Gardanne, France (d. 1733)

Famous Deaths

  • Aug 11 Prince Ottavio Piccolomini, Italian nobleman, Duke of Amalfi, and field marshal of the Holy Roman Empire, dies at 56

Famous People by Generation

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