Page 2: Historical Events In August - 06

1664  On August - 06 johann Christoph Schmidt, composer   

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

1666  Tsjerk H de Vries, fleet guardian, dies in Battle at 43 on this day in history.   

1675  On August - 06 russian Czar Aleksei bans foreign hairs cut   

1686  Paul Hainlein, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1697  Charles VII, Holy Roman emperor (1742-45) on August - 06.   

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

1726  On August - 06 emperor Karel VI & tsarina Catharina the Great sign military treaty   

1727  On August - 06 francois Valentijn, vicar/writer, dies at 61   

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

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  On this day in history constitutional Convention in Phila begans debate   

1799  Joseph Friebert, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

1804  On August - 06 justinus van der Brugghen, Dutch lawyer/minister of Justice (1856-58)   

1806  Holy Roman Empire ends on this day in history.   

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 August - 06 the birth of Alfred Tennyson, English poet   

1809  Alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of England on August - 06.   

1811  On this day in history judah Philip Benjamin, Secy War/Secy State (Confederacy) [or Aug 11]   

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

1815  On this day in history uS flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis & Tripoli   

1816  On this day in history karl Frieberth, composer, dies at 80   

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

1819  Samuel Powhatan Carter, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on August - 06.   

1820  On this day in history antonin Vranicky, composer, dies at 59   

1821  1st edition of "Courrier of Pays-Bas" newspaper published in Brussels on August - 06.   

1821  On August - 06 antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, composer, dies at 64   

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1180  On August - 06 birth of emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)   

1504  Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury was born on August - 06.   

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

1619  Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on August - 06.   

1638  On this day in history birth of nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher   

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

1651  On August - 06 birth of francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time)   

1651  On this day in history birth of johann Michael Zacher, composer   

0258  On this day in history death of sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded   

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

0966  On this day in history death of berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963)   

1162  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.   

1195  On August - 06 henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies   

1221  Death of Dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans) on this day in history.   

1272  On this day in history stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies   

1414  On this day in history death of king Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377)