Famous Personalities Born In August - 06
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
1180 On August - 06 birth of emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)
1504 Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.
1609 On August - 06 birth of richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)
1619 On August - 06 birth of barbara Strozzi, composer
1638 On this day in history birth of nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher
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 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
1665 Jean-Baptiste Lully, composer was born on this day in history.
1666 Maria Sofia of the Palatinate, queen of Portugal (d. 1699) was born on this day in history.
1697 Charles VII, Holy Roman emperor (1742-45) was born on this day in history.
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 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 this day in history birth of catherine Beecher, educator (championed higher education for women)
1804 On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.
1844 Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.
1845 On August - 06 birth of anthonie A Vorsterman van Oyen, Dutch genealogist
1858 Albert Fuchs, composer was born on this day in history.
1859 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of chief Thundercloud, [Scott T Williams], MT, actor (Lone Ranger)
1868 On this day in history birth of paul Claudel, France, diplomat/poet (L'Otage-1909)
1871 On August - 06 birth of emanuel Querido, [Joost Mendes], author/publisher
1873 John Wesley Work, composer was born on this day in history.
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)