Famous Birthdays In August - 06

1180  Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1656  Claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. 1733) was born on this day in history.  

1664  On this day in history birth of johann Christoph Schmidt, composer  

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

1666  On August - 06 birth of maria Sofia of the Palatinate, queen of Portugal (d. 1699)  

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

1715  On August - 06 birth of luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French writer (d. 1747)  

1748  Bernhard Haltenberger, composer was born on this day in history.  

1775  On August - 06 birth of louis-Antoine the Bourbon, French duke of Angouleme/General of France  

1775  On this day in history birth of daniel O'Connell, Irish politician (d. 1847)  

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

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

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

1811  On August - 06 birth of judah Philip Benjamin, Secy War/Secy State (Confederacy) [or Aug 11]  

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

1826  On August - 06 birth of thomas Alexander Browne, Australian writer (d. 1915)  

1844  Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.  

1845  Anthonie A Vorsterman van Oyen, Dutch genealogist was born on August - 06.  

1858  On this day in history birth of albert Fuchs, composer  

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

1861  On this day in history birth of edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, 2nd wife of Theodore Roosevelt  

1866  On August - 06 birth of chief Thundercloud, [Scott T Williams], MT, actor (Lone Ranger)  

1868  Paul Claudel, France, diplomat/poet (L'Otage-1909) was born on this day in history.  

1871  Emanuel Querido, [Joost Mendes], author/publisher was born on August - 06.  

1873  On August - 06 birth of john Wesley Work, composer  

1873  Mary Carr Moore, composer was born on this day in history.  

1874  On August - 06 birth of charles Fort, American writer and researcher (d. 1932)  

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

0523  Hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies on this day in history.  

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

1162  On this day in history 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  Death of King Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377) on August - 06.