births
August 1, 1555
Edward Kelley, English spirit medium (died 1597)
Edward Kelley
Sir Edward Kelley or Kelly, also known as Edward Talbot, was an English Renaissance occultist and scryer. He is known for working with John Dee in his magical investigations. Besides the professed ability to see spirits or angels in a "shew-stone" or mirror, which John Dee so valued, Kelley also said that he possessed the secret of transmuting base metals into gold, a goal of alchemy, as well as the philosopher's stone itself.
August 1
August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 152 days remain until the end of the year.