Historical Events Aug 18 First historical record of Scottish scholar Michael Scot, signs and dates his translation of al-Bitruji's "On the Sphere" in Toledo, Spain Aug 24 Battle of South Foreland: English fleet beats France Events in 1217 Famous Deaths Aug 24 Eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in the naval Battle of Sandwich 1216 History by Year 1218 Famous People by Generation Greatest Generation Silent Generation Baby Boomer Generation X Millennial Generation Z
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