What Happened in August 1742

Historical Events

Aug 7 Nathanael Greene, American military leader (major general during the American Revolutionary War), born in Potowomut, Rhode Island (d. 1786)

Aug 14 Pius VII [Luigi Barnaba Gregorio Chiaramonti], Italian bishop of Imola and Pope (1800-23), born in Cesena, Italy (d. 1823)
Aug 14 Marie Allard, French ballerina (Auguste Vestris), born in Marseille, France (d. 1802)