Births on August 6

Bulstrode Whitelocke, English lawyer (d. 1675)

Sir Bulstrode Whitelocke (6 August 1605 – 28 July 1675) was an English lawyer, writer, parliamentarian and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England.

8 Aug

Charles IX of Sweden
The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden.
27 Sep

Battle of Kircholm
The armies of Sweden are defeated by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Battle of Kircholm.
8 Nov

Gunpowder Plot
Robert Catesby, ringleader of the Gunpowder Plotters, is killed.