Historical Events In August - 06

1824  Battle at Junan on this day in history.  

1825  Bolivia gains independence from Peru on this day in history.  

1825  Bolivia gains independence from Peru (National Day) on August - 06.  

1828  On this day in history konstantin von Benckendorff, Russian general and statesman  

1845  On August - 06 the Russian Geographical Society is founded in Saint Petersburg.  

1845  Anthonie A Vorsterman van Oyen, Dutch genealogist on this day in history.  

1848  Nicola Vaccai, Italian composer, dies at 58 on August - 06.  

1853  On August - 06 josif Josifovich Genishta, composer, dies at 57  

1854  On this day in history congress passes Confiscation Act  

1858  On August - 06 albert Fuchs, composer  

1859  On this day in history j Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon)  

1861  Lexington KY-Union milt camp forms in neutral state on this day in history.  

1861  Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, 2nd wife of Theodore Roosevelt on August - 06.  

1862  CSA ironclad "Arkansas" is badly damaged in Union attack on this day in history.  

1862  Confederate Army ironclad "Arkansas" is badly damaged in Union attack on this day in history.  

1862  Francisco Acuna de Figueroa, Uruguay national anthem, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1864  Rebels evacuate Ft Powell, Mobile Bayd on August - 06.  

1866  On this day in history chief Thundercloud, [Scott T Williams], MT, actor (Lone Ranger)  

1868  On this day in history paul Claudel, France, diplomat/poet (L'Otage-1909)  

1870  White conservatives suppresed black vote &captured Tenn legislature on August - 06.  

1870  Battle at Spicheren: Prussia beats France on August - 06.  

1871  On August - 06 emanuel Querido, [Joost Mendes], author/publisher  

1873  John Wesley Work, composer on August - 06.  

1875  On August - 06 marcel Labey, composer  

1879  On this day in history joseph Wirth, German politician (Stalin Peace Prize)  

1881  Alexander Fleming, England, bacteriologist (penicillin; Nobel 1954) on August - 06.  

1882  Gerrit H Kersten, Dutch vicar/founder (Calvinist party) on this day in history.  

1883  On August - 06 francesco Santoliquido, composer  

1885  Jozef M E Meeus, Belgian director H-Heart union on August - 06.  

1886  On this day in history edward Ballantine, composer  

1886  Wilhelm Scherer, German literature historian, dies at 45 on August - 06.  

1889  London's Savoy Hotel opens, the first British hotel to have private baths on this day in history.  

1890  Cy Young pitches &wins 1st game on this day in history.  

1890  First use of electric chair in US, John Hart, in NY for murder on this day in history.  

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

1504  On August - 06 birth of matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury  

1609  Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675) was born on August - 06.  

1619  On this day in history birth of barbara Strozzi, composer  

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

1644  On this day in history birth of francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV  

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

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

0258  Death of Sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded on August - 06.  

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

0966  On August - 06 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  Henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1414  On August - 06 death of king Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377)