Famous Birthdays In October - 06

1289  King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306) was born on October - 06.  

1459  Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507) was born on this day in history.  

1510  Rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555) was born on this day in history.  

1510  John Caius, English physician (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.  

1552  On October - 06 birth of matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China)  

1573  On this day in history birth of henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater (d. 1624)  

1610  On October - 06 birth of charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (d. 1690)  

1618  Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer was born on this day in history.  

1706  Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- ) was born on October - 06.  

1716  On this day in history birth of george Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman (d. 1771)  

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1738  Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (d. 1789) was born on this day in history.  

1744  James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1813) was born on this day in history.  

1767  Henri Christophe, king of Haiti (d. 1820) was born on this day in history.  

1773  On October - 06 birth of king Louis-Philippe of France (d. 1850)  

1777  William Russell, composer was born on October - 06.  

1801  Hippolyte Carnot, French statesman (d. 1888) was born on October - 06.  

1803  Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, German physicist (d. 1879) was born on October - 06.  

1806  On this day in history birth of andreas Randel, composer  

1808  Frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63) was born on October - 06.  

1816  On October - 06 birth of william Batchelder Bradbury, composer  

1818  On this day in history birth of joseph Rummel, composer  

1819  Willem A Scholten, Dutch potato-flour manufacturer was born on October - 06.  

1820  Jenny Lind, Swedish soprano (d. 1887) was born on October - 06.  

1824  On October - 06 birth of henry Chadwick, baseball pioneer, developed 1st rule book  

1827  On October - 06 birth of cark Reidel, composer  

1831  On October - 06 birth of j W Richard Dedekind, Ger mathematician (Nature & Meaning of Numbers)  

1838  Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian patriot and writer (d. 1910) was born on this day in history.  

1846  George Westinghouse, responsible for alternating current in US was born on this day in history.  

1847  On October - 06 birth of adolf von Hildebrand, German sculptor  

1849  On this day in history birth of basil Zaharoff, arms dealer, "merchant of death"  

1860  Oscar L Helfrich, Dutch governor (Curacao) was born on this day in history.  

1860  Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch foreign minister (1908-13) was born on this day in history.  

1862  On this day in history birth of albert Jeremiah Beveridge, US, politician/author (Progressive)  

1866  On this day in history birth of reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice & music  

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0404  On this day in history eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies  

0877  Charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1014  Samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies on October - 06.  

1072  Death of Sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered on this day in history.  

1101  Death of Bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order on this day in history.  

1214  On October - 06 alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies  

1413  On October - 06 death of dawit I, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1382)  

1542  Death of Thomas Wyatt, English poet (b. 1503) on this day in history.