Famous Deaths In August - 06

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

1828  On this day in history death of konstantin von Benckendorff, Russian general and statesman   

1848  Nicola Vaccai, Italian composer, dies at 58 on August - 06.   

1850  Death of Edward Walsh, Irish poet (b. 1805) on August - 06.   

1853  Josif Josifovich Genishta, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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

1900  Wilhelm Liebknecht, German journalist/socialist, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1904  Death of Eduard Hanslick, Austrian music critic (b. 1825) on August - 06.   

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 August - 06 william Henry Grattan Flood, composer, dies at 68   

1931  Death of Bix Beiderbecke, American musician (b. 1903) on August - 06.   

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 this day in history.   

1938  Warner Oland, actor (Werewolf of London, Jazz Singer), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1943  On August - 06 tom Garrett, cricketer (last survivor of 1st Test in 1877), dies   

1945  On August - 06 death of hiram Johnson, American politician (b. 1866)   

1946  On August - 06 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  On August - 06 preston Sturges, [Edmund Biden], US director/screenwriter, dies at 60   

1961  On this day in history 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 August - 06.   

1964  On this day in history cedric Hardwicke, actor (Capt Hook-Peter Pan), dies at 71   

1965  On August - 06 aksel Sandemose, writer, dies   

1966  On this day in history paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, sci-fi author (Space Lords), dies at 53   

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

1609  On August - 06 birth of richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)   

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

1638  Nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher was born on this day in history.   

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

1651  Francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time) was born on this day in history.   

1651  On August - 06 birth of johann Michael Zacher, composer