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* '''1 August''' - Witchfinder '''[[Margaret Aitken]]''' is exposed as a fraud. ''(1597)'' | * '''1 August''' - Witchfinder '''[[Margaret Aitken]]''' is exposed as a fraud. ''(1597)'' | ||
* '''4 August''' - Scottish nobleman '''[[William II de Soules]]''' is brought before the Black Parliament on charges of treason. ''(1320)'' | * '''4 August''' - Scottish nobleman '''[[William II de Soules]]''' is brought before the Black Parliament on charges of treason. ''(1320)'' | ||
* '''4 August''' - [[Voodoo]] priestess '''[[Marie Laveau]]''' marries Jacques Paris in New Orleans. ''(1819)'' | |||
* '''9 August''' - Flemish painter '''[[Hieronymus Bosch]]''' dies. ''(1516)'' | |||
* '''10 August''' - Astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel determines '''[[Sirius]]''' has an unseen companion. ''(1844)'' | * '''10 August''' - Astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel determines '''[[Sirius]]''' has an unseen companion. ''(1844)'' | ||
* '''10 August''' - [[Scientology]] founder '''[[L. Ron Hubbard]]''' bigamously marries his second wife, Sara. ''(1946)'' | |||
* '''12 August''' - Witchfinder General '''[[Matthew Hopkins]]''' dies of tuberculosis. ''(1647)'' | * '''12 August''' - Witchfinder General '''[[Matthew Hopkins]]''' dies of tuberculosis. ''(1647)'' | ||
* '''16 August''' - '''[[Angeline Tubbs|Angeline Tubbs, the Witch of Saratoga]]''', dies. ''(1856)'' | * '''16 August''' - '''[[Angeline Tubbs|Angeline Tubbs, the Witch of Saratoga]]''', dies. ''(1856)'' | ||
* '''16 August''' - Blues musician Robert Johnson, who signed a '''[[diabolical pact]]''' with [[Satan]], dies. ''(1938)'' | |||
* '''16 August''' - The '''[[Satanic Temple]]''' publicly unveils a statue of [[Baphomet]] in Little Rock, Arkansas. ''(2018)'' | |||
* '''18 August''' - French priest '''[[Urbain Grandier]]''' is convicted of "magic, maleficence, and possession." ''(1634)'' | * '''18 August''' - French priest '''[[Urbain Grandier]]''' is convicted of "magic, maleficence, and possession." ''(1634)'' | ||
* '''19 August''' - Five people are executed in the '''[[Salem Witch Trials]]'''. ''(1692)'' | * '''19 August''' - Five people are executed in the '''[[Salem Witch Trials]]'''. ''(1692)'' | ||
* '''19 August''' - [[Occultist]] and author '''[[Damien Echols]]''' is freed from prison after making an Alford Plea. ''(2011)'' | * '''19 August''' - [[Occultist]] and author '''[[Damien Echols]]''' is freed from prison after making an Alford Plea. ''(2011)'' | ||
* '''20 August''' - [[Johannes Trithemius]] writes a letter warning of a conman named '''[[Johann Georg Faust|Georgius Sabellicus]]'''. ''(1507)'' | |||
* '''20 August''' - Horror author '''[[H. P. Lovecraft]]''' is born in Providence, Rhode Island. ''(1890)'' | |||
* '''21 August''' - Astronomer '''[[Tycho Brahe]]''' observes a [[solar eclipse]] which he had predicted. ''(1560)'' | |||
* '''21 August''' - A '''[[Voodoo]]''' ceremony turns into a violent rebellion sparking the Haitian Revolution. ''(1791)'' | * '''21 August''' - A '''[[Voodoo]]''' ceremony turns into a violent rebellion sparking the Haitian Revolution. ''(1791)'' | ||
* '''21 August''' - Principal photography for [[occult]] horror film '''[[Rosemary's Baby]]''' begins in New York City. ''(1967)'' | |||
* '''22 August''' - English King '''[[Richard III]]''' dies in battle. ''(1485)'' | |||
* '''24 August''' - Accused [[witch]] '''[[Rebecca Nurse]]''' is baptized. ''(1634)'' | |||
* '''25 August''' - Russian Tsar '''[[Ivan the Terrible]]''' is born. ''(1530)'' | * '''25 August''' - Russian Tsar '''[[Ivan the Terrible]]''' is born. ''(1530)'' | ||
* '''25 August''' - '''[[Galileo Galilei]]''' demonstrates his telescope to Venetian lawmakers. ''(1609)'' | * '''25 August''' - '''[[Galileo Galilei]]''' demonstrates his telescope to Venetian lawmakers. ''(1609)'' | ||