Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 06

1821  Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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 August - 06.   

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

1866  Death of John Mason Neale, English divine, scholar and hymnwriter (b. 1818) on August - 06.   

1881  On August - 06 death of james White, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (b. 1821)   

1884  On August - 06 death of robert Spear Hudson, English businessman (b. 1812)   

1886  On this day in history 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 August - 06.   

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

1900  On this day in history wilhelm Liebknecht, German journalist/socialist, dies at 74   

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  On August - 06 john Henry Roberts, composer, dies at 76   

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  On August - 06 annie E F Horniman, England, theater owner (Abbey Theatre), dies at 76   

1938  On this day in history warner Oland, actor (Werewolf of London, Jazz Singer), dies at 57   

1943  On this day in history 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 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 August - 06.   

1959  Preston Sturges, [Edmund Biden], US director/screenwriter, dies at 60 on August - 06.   

1961  Jozef E Van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechelen, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1963  On August - 06 tom Keene, actor (Our Daily Bread), dies of cancer at 68   

1964  Cedric Hardwicke, actor (Capt Hook-Peter Pan), dies at 71 on August - 06.   

1965  On this day in history aksel Sandemose, writer, dies   

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

1968  Ernest Burnelle, Belgian politician, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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1180  On August - 06 birth of emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)   

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  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  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.