Famous Birthdays In October - 06

1289  King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306) was born on this day in history.   

1459  On this day in history birth of martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507)   

1510  On this day in history birth of rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555)   

1510  On this day in history birth of john Caius, English physician (d. 1573)   

1552  On this day in history birth of matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China)   

1573  Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater (d. 1624) was born on this day in history.   

1610  On this day in history 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  On October - 06 birth of pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- )   

1716  George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman (d. 1771) was born on this day in history.   

1738  On this day in history birth of archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (d. 1789)   

1744  James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1813) was born on October - 06.   

1767  Henri Christophe, king of Haiti (d. 1820) was born on October - 06.   

1773  King Louis-Philippe of France (d. 1850) was born on October - 06.   

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

1801  On this day in history birth of hippolyte Carnot, French statesman (d. 1888)   

1803  Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, German physicist (d. 1879) was born on this day in history.   

1806  Andreas Randel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1808  On this day in history birth of frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63)   

1816  William Batchelder Bradbury, composer was born on this day in history.   

1818  Joseph Rummel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1819  On October - 06 birth of willem A Scholten, Dutch potato-flour manufacturer   

1820  On this day in history birth of jenny Lind, Swedish soprano (d. 1887)   

1824  On this day in history birth of henry Chadwick, baseball pioneer, developed 1st rule book   

1827  On October - 06 birth of cark Reidel, composer   

1831  J W Richard Dedekind, Ger mathematician (Nature & Meaning of Numbers) was born on this day in history.   

1838  On October - 06 birth of giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian patriot and writer (d. 1910)   

1846  On this day in history birth of george Westinghouse, responsible for alternating current in US   

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

1849  On October - 06 birth of basil Zaharoff, arms dealer, "merchant of death"   

1860  On this day in history birth of oscar L Helfrich, Dutch governor (Curacao)   

1860  On this day in history birth of reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch foreign minister (1908-13)   

1862  Albert Jeremiah Beveridge, US, politician/author (Progressive) was born on October - 06.   

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

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0404  On October - 06 eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies   

0877  On October - 06 charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54   

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

1072  On October - 06 death of sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered   

1101  Death of Bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order on October - 06.   

1214  Alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies on October - 06.   

1413  On this day in history death of dawit I, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1382)   

1542  On this day in history death of thomas Wyatt, English poet (b. 1503)