Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 06

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

1828  On August - 06 death of konstantin von Benckendorff, Russian general and statesman   

1848  Nicola Vaccai, Italian composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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

1853  On August - 06 josif Josifovich Genishta, composer, dies at 57   

1862  Francisco Acuna de Figueroa, Uruguay national anthem, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1866  On August - 06 death of john Mason Neale, English divine, scholar and hymnwriter (b. 1818)   

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

1884  Death of Robert Spear Hudson, English businessman (b. 1812) on August - 06.   

1886  Wilhelm Scherer, German literature historian, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history death of john Hart or William Kemmler, US, 1st executed in electric chair (NY)   

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

1895  George Frederick Root, composer, dies at 74 on August - 06.   

1900  Wilhelm Liebknecht, German journalist/socialist, dies at 74 on August - 06.   

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

1914  On this day in history ellen Wilson, 1st lady (1913-14), dies at 54   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1937  Annie E F Horniman, England, theater owner (Abbey Theatre), dies at 76 on August - 06.   

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

1943  On this day in history tom Garrett, cricketer (last survivor of 1st Test in 1877), dies   

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

1946  Death of Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player (b. 1903) on this day in history.   

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

1959  On August - 06 preston Sturges, [Edmund Biden], US director/screenwriter, dies at 60   

1961  Jozef E Van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechelen, dies at 87 on August - 06.   

1963  Tom Keene, actor (Our Daily Bread), dies of cancer at 68 on August - 06.   

1964  On August - 06 cedric Hardwicke, actor (Capt Hook-Peter Pan), dies at 71   

1965  Aksel Sandemose, writer, dies on August - 06.   

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 this day in history.   

1504  On this day in history birth of matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury   

1609  Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1619  Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on August - 06.   

1638  Nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher was born on August - 06.   

1644  On this day in history birth of francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV   

1651  On this day in history birth of francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time)   

1651  Johann Michael Zacher, composer was born on this day in history.