Historical Events In August - 06

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

1665  Jean-Baptiste Lully, composer on August - 06.  

1666  Tsjerk H de Vries, fleet guardian, dies in Battle at 43 on August - 06.  

1675  Russian Czar Aleksei bans foreign hairs cut on this day in history.  

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

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

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  Francois Valentijn, vicar/writer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1746  Christian VI, king of Denmark/Norway, dies on this day in history.  

1748  Bernhard Haltenberger, composer on this day in history.  

1774  On August - 06 founder of the Shaker Movement, Mother Ann Lee, arrives in NY  

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

1775  Heinrich Nikolaus Gerber, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1783  On August - 06 willem Bachiene, vicar/theologist/geography/astronomer, dies at 70  

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

1787  On August - 06 constitutional Convention in Phila begans debate  

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

1800  On this day in history catherine Beecher, educator (championed higher education for women)  

1804  On this day in history justinus van der Brugghen, Dutch lawyer/minister of Justice (1856-58)  

1806  On August - 06 holy Roman Empire ends  

1806  Holy Roman empire officially ends on August - 06.  

1806  Holy Roman Empire ends; it was neither holy, Roman, nor an empire on August - 06.  

1809  The birth of Alfred Tennyson, English poet on this day in history.  

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

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

1815  US flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis &Tripoli on August - 06.  

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  Antonin Vranicky, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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

1504  On this day in history birth of matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury  

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

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

1638  Nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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  Hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies on this day in history.  

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

1162  On August - 06 death of ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona  

1195  Henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies on August - 06.  

1221  On this day in history death of dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans)  

1272  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies on August - 06.  

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