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  On this day in history birth of richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)  

1619  Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on August - 06.  

1638  Nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher was born on August - 06.  

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

1651  On August - 06 birth of francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time)  

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

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

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

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

1666  On this day in history birth of maria Sofia of the Palatinate, queen of Portugal (d. 1699)  

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 this day in history.  

1748  Bernhard Haltenberger, composer was born on August - 06.  

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

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

1800  Catherine Beecher, educator (championed higher education for women) was born on August - 06.  

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 August - 06.  

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

1844  On this day in history birth of alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1900)  

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  J Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon) was born on August - 06.  

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

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

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

1873  On this day in history birth of mary Carr Moore, composer  

1874  Charles Fort, American writer and researcher (d. 1932) was born on this day in history.  

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0258  On August - 06 death of sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded  

0523  On August - 06 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  On August - 06 henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies  

1221  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of king Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377)