Famous Personalities Born In October - 06

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

1459  Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507) was born on October - 06.   

1510  On October - 06 birth of rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555)   

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

1552  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China) was born on this day in history.   

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

1610  Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (d. 1690) was born on this day in history.   

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  On October - 06 birth of james McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1813)   

1767  On this day in history birth of henri Christophe, king of Haiti (d. 1820)   

1773  King Louis-Philippe of France (d. 1850) was born on this day in history.   

1777  On October - 06 birth of william Russell, composer   

1801  On October - 06 birth of hippolyte Carnot, French statesman (d. 1888)   

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

1806  On October - 06 birth of andreas Randel, composer   

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

1816  On this day in history birth of william Batchelder Bradbury, composer   

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

1819  On this day in history birth of willem A Scholten, Dutch potato-flour manufacturer   

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

1824  Henry Chadwick, baseball pioneer, developed 1st rule book was born on October - 06.   

1827  On October - 06 birth of cark Reidel, composer   

1831  On this day in history birth of j W Richard Dedekind, Ger mathematician (Nature & Meaning of Numbers)   

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

1860  On October - 06 birth of oscar L Helfrich, Dutch governor (Curacao)   

1860  Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch foreign minister (1908-13) was born on October - 06.   

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

1866  Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice & music was born on October - 06.   

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0404  Eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies on this day in history.   

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

1014  On October - 06 samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies   

1072  On this day in history 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  On this day in history alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies   

1413  Death of Dawit I, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1382) on this day in history.   

1542  Death of Thomas Wyatt, English poet (b. 1503) on October - 06.