Famous Birthdays
- Aug 10 Daniel Gottlob Türk, German organist and composer, born in Claußnitz, Saxony (d. 1813)
Antonio Salieri
Aug 18 Antonio Salieri, Italian composer (Tarare), born in Legnago, Republic of Venice (d. 1825)
- Aug 24 Letizia Ramolino, Italian noble and mother of Napoleon Bonaparte, born in Ajaccio, France (d. 1836)
Famous Deaths
- Aug 12 Rachel Ruysch, royal painter of sovereign Johan von de Pfalz, dies
