Historical Events For August - 06

1664  Johann Christoph Schmidt, composer on this day in history.  

1665  Jean-Baptiste Lully, composer on this day in history.  

1666  On this day in history tsjerk H de Vries, fleet guardian, dies in Battle at 43  

1675  On this day in history russian Czar Aleksei bans foreign hairs cut  

1686  Paul Hainlein, composer, dies at 60 on August - 06.  

1697  Charles VII, Holy Roman emperor (1742-45) on this day in history.  

1718  On this day in history jacob F Muller, [Sjako/Jaco], Germ/Neth crowd leader, beheaded at 28  

1726  On this day in history emperor Karel VI & tsarina Catharina the Great sign military treaty  

1727  On this day in history francois Valentijn, vicar/writer, dies at 61  

1746  Christian VI, king of Denmark/Norway, dies on August - 06.  

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1748  Bernhard Haltenberger, composer on August - 06.  

1774  Founder of the Shaker Movement, Mother Ann Lee, arrives in NY on this day in history.  

1775  Louis-Antoine the Bourbon, French duke of Angouleme/General of France on August - 06.  

1775  On this day in history heinrich Nikolaus Gerber, composer, dies at 72  

1783  Willem Bachiene, vicar/theologist/geography/astronomer, dies at 70 on August - 06.  

1784  On August - 06 karl Kohaut, composer, dies at 57  

1787  Constitutional Convention in Phila begans debate on this day in history.  

1799  Joseph Friebert, composer, dies at 74 on August - 06.  

1800  On August - 06 catherine Beecher, educator (championed higher education for women)  

1804  Justinus van der Brugghen, Dutch lawyer/minister of Justice (1856-58) on August - 06.  

1806  On this day in history holy Roman Empire ends  

1806  On this day in history holy Roman empire officially ends  

1806  On this day in history holy Roman Empire ends; it was neither holy, Roman, nor an empire  

1809  On this day in history the birth of Alfred Tennyson, English poet  

1809  On August - 06 alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of England  

1811  Judah Philip Benjamin, Secy War/Secy State (Confederacy) [or Aug 11] on August - 06.  

1815  US flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis &Tripoli on this day in history.  

1815  US flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis & Tripoli on this day in history.  

1816  Karl Frieberth, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1819  On this day in history norwich University is founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States.  

1819  On August - 06 samuel Powhatan Carter, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

1820  On August - 06 antonin Vranicky, composer, dies at 59  

1821  1st edition of "Courrier of Pays-Bas" newspaper published in Brussels on this day in history.  

1821  Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, composer, dies at 64 on August - 06.  

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1180  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)  

1504  Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.  

1609  On August - 06 birth of richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)  

1619  Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on this day in history.  

1638  Nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher was born on August - 06.  

1644  Francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV was born on August - 06.  

1651  Francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time) was born on August - 06.  

1651  On August - 06 birth of johann Michael Zacher, composer  

0258  Death of Sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded on this day in history.  

0523  On this day in history hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies  

0966  Death of Berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963) on this day in history.  

1162  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona on August - 06.  

1195  On this day in history henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies  

1221  On August - 06 death of dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans)  

1272  On August - 06 stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies  

1414  Death of King Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377) on this day in history.