What Happened In August 1662 In History

Historical Events for August, 1662

• 24th » The Act of Uniformity 1662 named Act of Uniformity requires England to accept the Book of Common Prayer.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1662

• 5th » James Anderson (lawyer) known as James Anderson, Scottish lawyer and historian (d. 1728)
• 13th » Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 1748)
• 25th » John Leverett the Younger, American lawyer, academic, and politician (d. 1724)

Famous Deaths for August 1662

• 19th » Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1623)

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