Historical Events Aug 3 Battle at Trencsén: Austria beats Hungarian rebellion army Aug 23 Meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur. Aug 29 British troops occupy Menorca & Sardinia Aug 29 Haverhill, Massachusetts destroyed by French & Indians Famous Birthdays Aug 10 John Stinstra, baptist vicar Famous Deaths Aug 1 Edward Tyson, British Physician and father of comparative anatomy (The Anatomy of a Pygmy, 1698), dies at 57 Aug 4 Vincenzo De Grandis, composer, dies at 77 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1707 History by Year 1709