Birthdays in History Aug 22 Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal, born in Grenoble, France (d. 1758) Deaths in History Aug 6 John Snell, British royalist, dies at 49 or 50 Aug 20 Jacob Alting, Dutch theologist, dies at 60 Aug 24 Jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz, French churchman and agitator (b. 1614) 1678 On This Day in History 1680