Famous Birthdays Aug 16 Yevstigney Fomin, Russian opera composer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1800) Famous Deaths Aug 3 Johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar, dies at 70 Aug 18 François Gaspard Adam, French sculptor (garden sculptures), dies at 51 1760 History by Year 1762 What Happened in 1761 Why an American Bought London Bridge June 7, 1761
