7th » The brigantine 'Le Griffon', commissioned by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the south-eastern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes of North America.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1679
22nd » Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758)
Famous Deaths for August 1679
6th » John Snell, Scottish-English soldier and philanthropist, founded the Snell Exhibition (b. 1629)
24th » Jean François Paul de Gondi, French cardinal (b. 1614)