Famous Birthdays In August - 06

1180  Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239) was born on this day in history.  

1504  On this day in history birth of matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury  

1609  On this day in history birth of richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)  

1619  On August - 06 birth of barbara Strozzi, composer  

1638  On August - 06 birth of nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher  

1644  On August - 06 birth of francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV  

1651  On this day in history birth of francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time)  

1651  On August - 06 birth of johann Michael Zacher, composer  

1656  Claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. 1733) was born on this day in history.  

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  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 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  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  Alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of England was born on August - 06.  

1811  On this day in history birth of judah Philip Benjamin, Secy War/Secy State (Confederacy) [or Aug 11]  

1819  Samuel Powhatan Carter, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.  

1826  On August - 06 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  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 this day in history birth of emanuel Querido, [Joost Mendes], author/publisher  

1873  John Wesley Work, composer was born on this day in history.  

1873  On this day in history 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  On August - 06 death of sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded  

0523  Hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies on August - 06.  

0966  On August - 06 death of berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963)  

1162  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.  

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

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