Historical Events Historic Event Aug 2 France offers Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI mediation in his war against Turkey Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI Famous Birthdays Aug 1 Jacques François Dugommier, French general, born in Trois-Rivières, Guadeloupe, France (d. 1794) Aug 6 Hayashi Shihei, Japanese military scholar, born in Edo (now Tokyo), Japan (d. 1793) Famous Deaths Aug 9 Pierre Drevet, French engraver, dies at 75 Aug 16 Joe Miller, English comic, dies Aug 29 Georg Reutter, Austrian composer and organist, dies at 81 1737 History by Year 1739 Famous People by Generation Greatest Generation Silent Generation Baby Boomer Generation X Millennial Generation Z