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  Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  Francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time) was born on this day in history.   

1651  Johann Michael Zacher, composer was born on this day in history.   

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.   

1665  Jean-Baptiste Lully, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1811  On this day in history 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  Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.   

1845  On this day in history birth of anthonie A Vorsterman van Oyen, Dutch genealogist   

1858  Albert Fuchs, composer was born on this day in history.   

1859  J Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon) was born on August - 06.   

1861  Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, 2nd wife of Theodore Roosevelt was born on August - 06.   

1866  On August - 06 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  John Wesley Work, composer was born on August - 06.   

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

0523  On August - 06 hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies   

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  On this day in history death of dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans)   

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

1414  On August - 06 death of king Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377)