- Aug 2 Louis François I, Prince of Conti, French nobleman and military leader, dies at 58
David Hume
Aug 25 David Hume, Scottish philosopher and historian (A Treatise of Human Nature), dies of abdominal cancer at 65
David HumeAug 25 David Hume, Scottish philosopher and historian (A Treatise of Human Nature), dies of abdominal cancer at 65
