Events in History Aug 5 1,500 Iroquois attack the village of Lachine, in New France Aug 21 Battle of Dunkeld fought in Scotland between supporters of King James VII of Scotland and troops of William of Orange Aug 25 Battle at Charleroi: Spanish & English armies chase French Aug 25 Montreal taken by Iroquois Aug 27 The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing empire Birthdays in History Aug 19 Samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela), born in Mackworth, Derbyshire, England (d. 1761) Deaths in History Aug 12 Innocent XI [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italian, Pope (1676-89), dies at 78 Aug 21 William Cleland, Scottish poet and soldier Aug 28 Claude-Jean Allouez, French Jesuit missionary and explorer, dies at 67 1688 Pure History by Year 1690