Famous Birthdays In August - 06

1180  Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239) was born on August - 06.  

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  On this day in history birth of barbara Strozzi, composer  

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

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  Johann Michael Zacher, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1664  On August - 06 birth of johann Christoph Schmidt, composer  

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1665  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Lully, composer  

1666  Maria Sofia of the Palatinate, queen of Portugal (d. 1699) was born on this day in history.  

1697  On August - 06 birth of charles VII, Holy Roman emperor (1742-45)  

1715  Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French writer (d. 1747) was born on August - 06.  

1748  On this day in history birth of bernhard Haltenberger, composer  

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

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

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

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

1809  Alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of England was born on this day in history.  

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

1819  Samuel Powhatan Carter, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.  

1826  Thomas Alexander Browne, Australian writer (d. 1915) was born on August - 06.  

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

1845  On this day in history birth of anthonie A Vorsterman van Oyen, Dutch genealogist  

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

1859  J Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon) was born on this day in history.  

1861  On August - 06 birth of edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, 2nd wife of Theodore Roosevelt  

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

1868  On August - 06 birth of paul Claudel, France, diplomat/poet (L'Otage-1909)  

1871  On this day in history birth of emanuel Querido, [Joost Mendes], author/publisher  

1873  On this day in history birth of john Wesley Work, composer  

1873  Mary Carr Moore, composer was born on August - 06.  

1874  On this day in history 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 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  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  On August - 06 stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies  

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