19th » The "Samlesbury witches", three women from the Lancashire village of Samlesbury, England, are put on trial, accused of practicing witchcraft, one of the most famous Witch-hunt called witch trials in British history.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1612
2nd » Saskia van Uylenburgh, Dutch model (d. 1642)
28th » Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch linguist and scholar (d. 1653)
Famous Deaths for August 1612
4th » Hugh Broughton, English scholar and theologian (b. 1549)
12th » Giovanni Gabrieli, Italian organist and composer (b. 1557)