Events in History Aug 13 Hunger strike in Rotterdam Birthdays in History Aug 15 Matthias Claudius, German poet, born in Reinfeld, Duchy of Holstein (d. 1815) Aug 23 Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia (1740-41), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1764) Aug 26 Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, French aeronaut (ballooning) 1739 On This Day in History 1741