Famous Birthdays In August - 06

1180  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)  

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  Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on August - 06.  

1638  Nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher was born on August - 06.  

1644  On August - 06 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  On this day in history birth of johann Michael Zacher, composer  

1656  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Lully, composer  

1666  Maria Sofia of the Palatinate, queen of Portugal (d. 1699) was born on August - 06.  

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  Daniel O'Connell, Irish politician (d. 1847) was born on August - 06.  

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 this day in history.  

1809  Alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of England was born on this day in history.  

1811  On August - 06 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  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 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 this day in history.  

1868  Paul Claudel, France, diplomat/poet (L'Otage-1909) was born on August - 06.  

1871  On this day in history birth of emanuel Querido, [Joost Mendes], author/publisher  

1873  On August - 06 birth of john Wesley Work, composer  

1873  Mary Carr Moore, composer was born on this day in history.  

1874  On this day in history birth of charles Fort, American writer and researcher (d. 1932)  

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0258  Death of Sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded on this day in history.  

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

0966  Death of Berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963) on August - 06.  

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

1195  On this day in history henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies  

1221  Death of Dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans) on August - 06.  

1272  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies on this day in history.  

1414  On this day in history death of king Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377)