Famous Birthdays
Walter Scott (1771-1832)
Aug 15 Scottish historical novelist and poet (The Lady of the Lake, Rob Roy), born in College Wynd, Edinburgh Scotland
- Aug 22 Henry Maudslay, English inventor of the metal lathe, born in Woolwich, London (d. 1831)
- Aug 22 Ján Josef Rösler, Czech composer, born in Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia (d. 1813)