Famous Birthdays In August - 06

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 this day in history.  

1619  On August - 06 birth of barbara Strozzi, composer  

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

1644  On August - 06 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  

1656  Claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. 1733) was born on August - 06.  

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

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1665  On August - 06 birth of jean-Baptiste Lully, composer  

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

1697  On this day in history birth of charles VII, Holy Roman emperor (1742-45)  

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

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 this day in history.  

1775  Daniel O'Connell, Irish politician (d. 1847) was born on August - 06.  

1800  On August - 06 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  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 this day in history.  

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

1858  On August - 06 birth of albert Fuchs, composer  

1859  On August - 06 birth of j Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon)  

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

1866  Chief Thundercloud, [Scott T Williams], MT, actor (Lone Ranger) was born on this day in history.  

1868  Paul Claudel, France, diplomat/poet (L'Otage-1909) was born on August - 06.  

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

1873  John Wesley Work, composer was born on August - 06.  

1873  On August - 06 birth of mary Carr Moore, composer  

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

1195  Henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies on this day in history.  

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  Death of King Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377) on August - 06.