Historical Events Aug 18 Urbain Grandier, accused and convicted of sorcery, is burned alive in Loudun, France. Famous Deaths Aug 9 Pieter de Jode I, Flemish publisher of engravings, dies (b. 1573) Aug 9 William Noy, English jurist (b. 1577) Aug 18 Urbain Grandier, French priest (b. 1590) Jul 1634 History by Year Sep 1634 Famous People by Generation Greatest Generation Silent Generation Baby Boomer Generation X Millennial Generation Z