Today in History for August 1723
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Months in 1723: January February March April May June July September October November December
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 1 of 1
2nd - Nicolas de Pigage, French classical architect
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 7 of 7
10th - Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman (b. 1656)
17th - Joseph Bingham, English scholar (b. 1668)
21st - Dimitrie Cantemir, philosopher/monarch of Moldova 1710-11, dies at 49
23rd - Antoine Mouque, composer, dies at 64
23rd - Increase Mather, New England Puritan minister (b. 1639)
26th - Thonis van Leeuwenhoek, biologist/inventor (microscope), dies at 90
30th - Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch tradesman and scientist (b. 1632)
