Events in History
Birthdays in History
- Aug 1 Louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal Affairs, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1861)
Davy Crockett
Aug 17 Davy Crockett, American frontiersman, adventurer and politician, born in Greene County, Tennessee (d. 1836)
Deaths in History
- Aug 15 Thomas Tyrwhitt, English classical scholar and critic, dies at 56
Frederick the Great
Aug 17 Frederick the Great, King of Prussia (1740-86), dies at 74