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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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* '''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)'' | ||
* '''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)'' | ||
* '''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''' - 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)'' | ||
Latest revision as of 18:14, 7 October 2024
- 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)
- 10 August - Astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel determines Sirius has an unseen companion. (1844)
- 12 August - Witchfinder General Matthew Hopkins dies of tuberculosis. (1647)
- 16 August - Angeline Tubbs, the Witch of Saratoga, dies. (1856)
- 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)
- 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 - 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 - Austrian painter Christoph Haizmann visits a church in Pottenbrunn seeking an exorcism. (1677)
- 31 August - Mary Ann Nicholas is murdered, the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims. (1888)