Famous Birthdays In August - 06
Tuesday, 28 November 2023
1180 On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)
1504 Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.
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 On August - 06 birth of nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher
1644 Francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV was born on August - 06.
1651 Francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time) was born on August - 06.
1651 On August - 06 birth of johann Michael Zacher, composer
1656 Claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. 1733) was born on this day in history.
1664 On August - 06 birth of johann Christoph Schmidt, composer
1665 Jean-Baptiste Lully, composer was born on August - 06.
1666 Maria Sofia of the Palatinate, queen of Portugal (d. 1699) was born on August - 06.
1697 On August - 06 birth of charles VII, Holy Roman emperor (1742-45)
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 August - 06.
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 August - 06.
1811 Judah Philip Benjamin, Secy War/Secy State (Confederacy) [or Aug 11] was born on this day in history.
1819 On August - 06 birth of samuel Powhatan Carter, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1826 Thomas Alexander Browne, Australian writer (d. 1915) was born on this day in history.
1844 Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.
1845 Anthonie A Vorsterman van Oyen, Dutch genealogist was born on August - 06.
1858 Albert Fuchs, composer was born on August - 06.
1859 J Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon) was born on this day in history.
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 On August - 06 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 On this day in history birth of john Wesley Work, composer
1873 On this day in history birth of mary Carr Moore, composer
1874 Charles Fort, American writer and researcher (d. 1932) was born on this day in history.