Occult:This month in history/August - Revision history

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	* '''21 August''' - Astronomer '''[[Tycho Brahe]]''' observes a [[solar eclipse]] which he had predicted. ''(1560)''		* '''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)''		* '''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)''		* '''22 August''' - English King '''[[Richard III]]''' dies in battle. ''(1485)''
	* '''24 August''' - Accused [[witch]] '''[[Rebecca Nurse]]''' is baptized. ''(1634)''		* '''24 August''' - Accused [[witch]] '''[[Rebecca Nurse]]''' is baptized. ''(1634)''

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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)''

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	* '''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)''
	* '''25 August''' - The [[occult]] horror film ''[[The Ninth Gate]]'' premiers in Spain. ''(1999)''		* '''25 August''' - The [[occult]] horror film '''''[[The Ninth Gate]]''''' premiers in Spain. ''(1999)''
	* '''29 August''' - '''[[Lilias Adie]]''' dies in prison, accused of [[witchcraft]]. ''(1704)''		* '''29 August''' - '''[[Lilias Adie]]''' dies in prison, accused of [[witchcraft]]. ''(1704)''
	* '''29 August''' - Austrian painter '''[[Christoph Haizmann]]''' visits a church in Pottenbrunn seeking an [[exorcist\|exorcism]]. ''(1677)''		* '''29 August''' - Austrian painter '''[[Christoph Haizmann]]''' visits a church in Pottenbrunn seeking an [[exorcist\|exorcism]]. ''(1677)''
	* '''31 August''' - Mary Ann Nicholas is murdered, the first of '''[[Jack the Ripper\|Jack the Ripper's]]''' confirmed victims. ''(1888)''		* '''31 August''' - Mary Ann Nicholas is murdered, the first of '''[[Jack the Ripper\|Jack the Ripper's]]''' confirmed victims. ''(1888)''

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	* '''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)''
			* '''25 August''' - The [[occult]] horror film ''[[The Ninth Gate]]'' premiers in Spain. ''(1999)''
	* '''29 August''' - '''[[Lilias Adie]]''' dies in prison, accused of [[witchcraft]]. ''(1704)''		* '''29 August''' - '''[[Lilias Adie]]''' dies in prison, accused of [[witchcraft]]. ''(1704)''
	* '''29 August''' - Austrian painter '''[[Christoph Haizmann]]''' visits a church in Pottenbrunn seeking an [[exorcist\|exorcism]]. ''(1677)''		* '''29 August''' - Austrian painter '''[[Christoph Haizmann]]''' visits a church in Pottenbrunn seeking an [[exorcist\|exorcism]]. ''(1677)''
	* '''31 August''' - Mary Ann Nicholas is murdered, the first of '''[[Jack the Ripper\|Jack the Ripper's]]''' confirmed victims. ''(1888)''		* '''31 August''' - Mary Ann Nicholas is murdered, the first of '''[[Jack the Ripper\|Jack the Ripper's]]''' confirmed victims. ''(1888)''

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	* '''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)''
	* '''29 August''' - '''[[Lilias Adie]]''' dies in prison, accused of [[witchcraft]]. ''(1704)''
	* '''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)''
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	* '''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)''
			* '''29 August''' - '''[[Lilias Adie]]''' dies in prison, accused of [[witchcraft]]. ''(1704)''
	* '''29 August''' - Austrian painter '''[[Christoph Haizmann]]''' visits a church in Pottenbrunn seeking an [[exorcist\|exorcism]]. ''(1677)''		* '''29 August''' - Austrian painter '''[[Christoph Haizmann]]''' visits a church in Pottenbrunn seeking an [[exorcist\|exorcism]]. ''(1677)''
	* '''31 August''' - Mary Ann Nicholas is murdered, the first of '''[[Jack the Ripper\|Jack the Ripper's]]''' confirmed victims. ''(1888)''		* '''31 August''' - Mary Ann Nicholas is murdered, the first of '''[[Jack the Ripper\|Jack the Ripper's]]''' confirmed victims. ''(1888)''

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	* '''1 August''' [[Occultist]] '''[[Edward Kelley]]''' is born. ''(1555)''		* '''1 August''' - [[Occultist]] '''[[Edward Kelley]]''' is born. ''(1555)''
	* '''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)''

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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)''
	* '''10 August''' - Iconoclastic riots begin leading '''[[Weyn Ockers]]''' to throw her shoe at a statue of the Virgin Mary. ''(1566)''
	* '''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)''
	* '''12 August''' - Witchfinder General '''[[Matthew Hopkins]]''' dies of tuberculosis. ''(1647)''		* '''12 August''' - Witchfinder General '''[[Matthew Hopkins]]''' dies of tuberculosis. ''(1647)''

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	* '''25 August''' - '''[[Galileo Galilei]]''' demonstrates his telescope to Venetian lawmakers. ''(1609)''		* '''25 August''' - '''[[Galileo Galilei]]''' demonstrates his telescope to Venetian lawmakers. ''(1609)''
	* '''29 August''' - Austrian painter '''[[Christoph Haizmann]]''' visits a church in Pottenbrunn seeking an [[exorcist\|exorcism]]. ''(1677)''		* '''29 August''' - Austrian painter '''[[Christoph Haizmann]]''' visits a church in Pottenbrunn seeking an [[exorcist\|exorcism]]. ''(1677)''
	* '''31 August''' - Mary Ann Nicholas is murdered, the first of '''[[Jack the Ripper]]'s''' confirmed victims. ''(1888)''		* '''31 August''' - Mary Ann Nicholas is murdered, the first of '''[[Jack the Ripper\|Jack the Ripper's]]''' confirmed victims. ''(1888)''

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	* '''1 August''' [[Occultist]] '''[[Edward Kelley]]''' is born. ''(1555)''		* '''1 August''' [[Occultist]] '''[[Edward Kelley]]''' is born. ''(1555)''
	* '''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)''
			* '''10 August''' - Iconoclastic riots begin leading '''[[Weyn Ockers]]''' to throw her shoe at a statue of the Virgin Mary. ''(1566)''
			* '''10 August''' - Astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel determines '''[[Sirius]]''' has an unseen companion. ''(1844)''
	* '''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)''
	* '''29 August''' - '''[[Lilias Adie]]''' dies in prison, accused of [[witchcraft]]. ''(1704)''		* '''29 August''' - '''[[Lilias Adie]]''' dies in prison, accused of [[witchcraft]]. ''(1704)''
	* '''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''' - [[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)''
			* '''21 August''' - A '''[[Voodoo]]''' ceremony turns into a violent rebellion sparking the Haitian Revolution. ''(1791)''
	* '''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)''
	* '''29 August''' - Austrian painter '''[[Christoph Haizmann]]''' visits a church in Pottenbrunn seeking an [[exorcist\|exorcism]]. ''(1677)''		* '''29 August''' - Austrian painter '''[[Christoph Haizmann]]''' visits a church in Pottenbrunn seeking an [[exorcist\|exorcism]]. ''(1677)''
			* '''31 August''' - Mary Ann Nicholas is murdered, the first of '''[[Jack the Ripper]]'s''' confirmed victims. ''(1888)''

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			* '''1 August''' [[Occultist]] '''[[Edward Kelley]]''' is born. ''(1555)''
			* '''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)''
			* '''12 August''' - Witchfinder General '''[[Matthew Hopkins]]''' dies of tuberculosis. ''(1647)''
	* '''29 August''' - '''[[Lilias Adie]]''' dies in prison, accused of [[witchcraft]]. ''(1704)''		* '''29 August''' - '''[[Lilias Adie]]''' dies in prison, accused of [[witchcraft]]. ''(1704)''
	* '''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''' - [[Occultist]] and author '''[[Damien Echols]]''' is freed from prison after making an Alford Plea. ''(2011)''
			* '''25 August''' - Russian Tsar '''[[Ivan the Terrible]]''' is born. ''(1530)''
			* '''29 August''' - Austrian painter '''[[Christoph Haizmann]]''' visits a church in Pottenbrunn seeking an [[exorcist\|exorcism]]. ''(1677)''