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 1655 History by Year 1657 Famous People by Generation Greatest Generation Silent Generation Baby Boomer Generation X Millennial Generation Z