Famous Birthdays In August - 06
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
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 August - 06.
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 this day in history.
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 Johann Michael Zacher, composer was born on this day in history.
1656 Claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. 1733) was born on August - 06.
1664 On August - 06 birth of johann Christoph Schmidt, composer
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 this day in history 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 August - 06 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 this day in history.
1800 Catherine Beecher, educator (championed higher education for women) was born on this day in history.
1804 Justinus van der Brugghen, Dutch lawyer/minister of Justice (1856-58) was born on August - 06.
1809 On this day in history birth of alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of England
1811 Judah Philip Benjamin, Secy War/Secy State (Confederacy) [or Aug 11] was born on this day in history.
1819 On August - 06 birth of samuel Powhatan Carter, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1826 On this day in history birth of thomas Alexander Browne, Australian writer (d. 1915)
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 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 Chief Thundercloud, [Scott T Williams], MT, actor (Lone Ranger) was born on August - 06.
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 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)