Famous Personalities Born In August - 06
Friday, 11 July 2025
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 Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on August - 06.
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 this day in history.
1651 Francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time) was born on August - 06.
1651 Johann Michael Zacher, composer was born on August - 06.
1656 On August - 06 birth of claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. 1733)
1664 On August - 06 birth of johann Christoph Schmidt, composer
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 Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French writer (d. 1747) was born on this day in history.
1748 Bernhard Haltenberger, composer was born on this day in history.
1775 Louis-Antoine the Bourbon, French duke of Angouleme/General of France was born on this day in history.
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 August - 06.
1811 On August - 06 birth of judah Philip Benjamin, Secy War/Secy State (Confederacy) [or Aug 11]
1819 On this day in history birth of samuel Powhatan Carter, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1826 Thomas Alexander Browne, Australian writer (d. 1915) was born on this day in history.
1844 On this day in history birth of alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1900)
1845 On August - 06 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 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 Emanuel Querido, [Joost Mendes], author/publisher was born on August - 06.
1873 On this day in history birth of john Wesley Work, composer
1873 Mary Carr Moore, composer was born on this day in history.
1874 Charles Fort, American writer and researcher (d. 1932) was born on August - 06.