^B{^#!16!12 August^N! Feast day of St Porcarius and his Companions, St Jambert, Archbishop of Canterbury, St Euplus, and St Murtagh or Muredach.
^B{1687^B} The Austro-Hungarians defeated the Turks at the Battle of Mohßcs, in Hungary, effectively ending Turkish expansion into Europe. ^B{1812^B} In the Peninsular War, the Duke of Wellington's troops entered Madrid. ^B{1851^B} The US schooner ^I{America^I} won a race around the Isle of Wight, giving rise to the later America's Cup trophy. ^B{1883^B} The quagga in Amsterdam Zoo died, the last of this species in the world. ^B{1898^B} Spain and the US concluded an armistice over Cuba and other possessions. ^B{1944^B} PLUTO ('pipe line under the ocean') began operating beneath the English Channel, supplying gasoline to Allied forces in France. ^B{1969^B} The world's first communications satellite was launched - America's ^I{Echo^I}. ^B{1991^B} England defeated the West Indies in the fifth Test Match at the Oval, to draw the summer series 2-2.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}Thomas Bewick, British wood engraver, ^B{1753^B}; King George IV, ^B{1762^B}; Robert Southey, English poet, ^B{1774^B}; Cecil B De Mille, US film director and producer, ^B{1881^B}; George Hamilton, US film actor, ^B{1939^B}; Mark Knopfler, rock guitarist, ^B{1949^B}.^B}
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}Giovanni Gabrieli, Italian composer, ^B{1612^B}; William Blake, English poet, ^B{1827^B}; George Stephenson, English engineer, ^B{1848^B}; Thomas Mann, German novelist, ^B{1955^B}; Ian Fleming, English novelist, ^B{1964^B}; Henry Fonda, US film actor, ^B{1982^B}.
