Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 06

1821  On this day in history antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, composer, dies at 64   

1828  Death of Konstantin von Benckendorff, Russian general and statesman on this day in history.   

1848  On August - 06 nicola Vaccai, Italian composer, dies at 58   

1850  Death of Edward Walsh, Irish poet (b. 1805) on this day in history.   

1853  On this day in history josif Josifovich Genishta, composer, dies at 57   

1862  On August - 06 francisco Acuna de Figueroa, Uruguay national anthem, dies at 71   

1866  Death of John Mason Neale, English divine, scholar and hymnwriter (b. 1818) on this day in history.   

1881  On this day in history death of james White, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (b. 1821)   

1884  On this day in history death of robert Spear Hudson, English businessman (b. 1812)   

1886  On August - 06 wilhelm Scherer, German literature historian, dies at 45   

1890  Death of John Hart or William Kemmler, US, 1st executed in electric chair (NY) on this day in history.   

1893  Death of Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. 1811) on this day in history.   

1895  On August - 06 george Frederick Root, composer, dies at 74   

1900  On August - 06 wilhelm Liebknecht, German journalist/socialist, dies at 74   

1904  On this day in history death of eduard Hanslick, Austrian music critic (b. 1825)   

1914  Ellen Wilson, 1st lady (1913-14), dies at 54 on August - 06.   

1920  On August - 06 death of stefan Bastyr, Polish aviator, first flight in independent Poland (b. 1890)   

1924  John Henry Roberts, composer, dies at 76 on August - 06.   

1928  On this day in history william Henry Grattan Flood, composer, dies at 68   

1931  Death of Bix Beiderbecke, American musician (b. 1903) on this day in history.   

1935  Alexander Gustav Adolfovich Winkler, composer, dies at 70 on August - 06.   

1937  Annie E F Horniman, England, theater owner (Abbey Theatre), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1938  Warner Oland, actor (Werewolf of London, Jazz Singer), dies at 57 on August - 06.   

1943  Tom Garrett, cricketer (last survivor of 1st Test in 1877), dies on this day in history.   

1945  Death of Hiram Johnson, American politician (b. 1866) on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history death of tony Lazzeri, American baseball player (b. 1903)   

1954  Theo[by] Van Reijn, sculptor/drawer/lithograph, dies at 70 [or 8/10] on this day in history.   

1959  Preston Sturges, [Edmund Biden], US director/screenwriter, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1961  On August - 06 jozef E Van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechelen, dies at 87   

1963  Tom Keene, actor (Our Daily Bread), dies of cancer at 68 on this day in history.   

1964  Cedric Hardwicke, actor (Capt Hook-Peter Pan), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1965  Aksel Sandemose, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1966  Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, sci-fi author (Space Lords), dies at 53 on August - 06.   

1968  On August - 06 ernest Burnelle, Belgian politician, dies at 60   

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1180  Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239) was born on August - 06.   

1504  Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury was born on August - 06.   

1609  On this day in history birth of richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)   

1619  Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1638  On this day in history birth of nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher   

1644  Francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV was born on this day in history.   

1651  Francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time) was born on August - 06.   

1651  Johann Michael Zacher, composer was born on August - 06.