Historical Events Aug 16 Yorktown, Virginia founded Aug 19 Battle at Szalankemen: Austrians beat Turks Famous Birthdays Aug 25 Alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), born in Florence, Italy (d. 1736) Aug 28 Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress, born in Braunschweig, Germany (d. 1750) Famous Deaths Aug 14 Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnel, Irish rebel (b. 1630) Aug 19 Mustafa Koprulu, Turkish grand vizer, dies in battle 1690 History by Year 1692