Famous Birthdays In August - 06
Wednesday, 29 March 2023
1180 On August - 06 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 Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on August - 06.
1638 Nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher was born on this day in history.
1644 Francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV was born on August - 06.
1651 On this day in history 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 Johann Christoph Schmidt, composer was born on August - 06.
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 this day in history.
1697 Charles VII, Holy Roman emperor (1742-45) was born on this day in history.
1715 Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French writer (d. 1747) was born on August - 06.
1748 Bernhard Haltenberger, composer was born on this day in history.
1775 On August - 06 birth of louis-Antoine the Bourbon, French duke of Angouleme/General of France
1775 Daniel O'Connell, Irish politician (d. 1847) was born on this day in history.
1800 On August - 06 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 Judah Philip Benjamin, Secy War/Secy State (Confederacy) [or Aug 11] was born on August - 06.
1819 Samuel Powhatan Carter, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on August - 06.
1826 On August - 06 birth of thomas Alexander Browne, Australian writer (d. 1915)
1844 Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1900) was born on August - 06.
1845 Anthonie A Vorsterman van Oyen, Dutch genealogist was born on this day in history.
1858 Albert Fuchs, composer was born on August - 06.
1859 On August - 06 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 Paul Claudel, France, diplomat/poet (L'Otage-1909) was born on this day in history.
1871 Emanuel Querido, [Joost Mendes], author/publisher was born on this day in history.
1873 On this day in history birth of john Wesley Work, composer
1873 Mary Carr Moore, composer was born on August - 06.
1874 Charles Fort, American writer and researcher (d. 1932) was born on August - 06.