Famous Personalities Born In August - 06

1180  Emperor go-toba of japan: Emperor go-toba of japan (d. 1239)   

1504  Matthew "nosey" parker: Archbishop of canterbury   

1609  Richard bennett: British colonial governor of virginia   

1619  Barbara strozzi: Composer   

1638  Nicolas de malebranche: French philosopher   

1644  Francoise l de la baume le blanc: French mistress of louis xiv   

1651  Francois fenelon: France, writer (playing for time)   

1651  Johann michael zacher: Composer   

1656  Claude de forbin: French naval commander   

1664  Johann christoph schmidt: Composer   

1665  Jean-baptiste lully: Composer   

1666  Maria sofia of the palatinate: Queen of portugal   

1697  Charles vii: Holy roman emperor (1742-45)   

1715  Luc de clapiers: Marquis de vauvenargues, french writer   

1748  Bernhard haltenberger: Composer   

1775  Louis-antoine the bourbon: French duke of angouleme/general of france   

1775  Daniel o'connell: Irish politician   

1800  Catherine beecher: Educator (championed higher education for women)   

1804  Justinus van der brugghen: Dutch lawyer/minister of justice (1856-58)   

1809  Alfred lord tennyson: Poet laureate of england   

1811  Judah philip benjamin: Secy war/secy state (confederacy) [or aug 11]   

1819  Samuel powhatan carter: Bvt major general (union volunteers)   

1826  Thomas alexander browne: Australian writer   

1844  Alfred: Duke of saxe-coburg and gotha   

1845  Anthonie a vorsterman van oyen: Dutch genealogist   

1858  Albert fuchs: Composer   

1859  J arthur s berson: Austria meteorologist (balloon flights, amazon)   

1861  Edith kermit carow roosevelt: 2nd wife of theodore roosevelt   

1866  Chief thundercloud: [scott t williams], mt, actor (lone ranger)   

1868  Paul claudel: France, diplomat/poet (l'otage-1909)   

1871  Emanuel querido: [joost mendes], author/publisher   

1873  John wesley work: Composer   

1874  Charles fort: American writer and researcher   

1875  Marcel labey: Composer   

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0258  Sixtus ii: Bishop of rome (257-58), beheaded   

0523  Hormisdas: Pope (514-23),   

0966  Berengarius ii: Markgraaf of ivrea/king of italy (950-963)   

1162  Ramon berenguer iv: Count of barcelona   

1195  Henry de leeuw: Duke of saxon/bayern,   

1221  Dominicus: Italian religious order founder (dominicans)   

1272  Stefanus v: Prince of transylvania/king of hungary (1270-72),   

1414  King ladislas of naples: King ladislas of naples (b. 1377)