Famous Birthdays In August - 06

1180  On this day in history 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 August - 06.  

1619  On August - 06 birth of barbara Strozzi, composer  

1638  On this day in history birth of nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher  

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

1651  Francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time) was born on August - 06.  

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

1656  On August - 06 birth of claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. 1733)  

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 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 this day in history birth of luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French writer (d. 1747)  

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  On August - 06 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 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 this day in history birth of samuel Powhatan Carter, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

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  Anthonie A Vorsterman van Oyen, Dutch genealogist was born on August - 06.  

1858  On this day in history birth of albert Fuchs, composer  

1859  On August - 06 birth of j Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon)  

1861  On this day in history birth of edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, 2nd wife of Theodore Roosevelt  

1866  On August - 06 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  Emanuel Querido, [Joost Mendes], author/publisher was born on this day in history.  

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

1873  On August - 06 birth of mary Carr Moore, composer  

1874  Charles Fort, American writer and researcher (d. 1932) was born on August - 06.  

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

0523  On this day in history hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies  

0966  On this day in history death of berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963)  

1162  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona on August - 06.  

1195  Henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies on August - 06.  

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.