Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 06

1821  Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, composer, dies at 64 on August - 06.   

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

1848  On this day in history nicola Vaccai, Italian composer, dies at 58   

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

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

1862  Francisco Acuna de Figueroa, Uruguay national anthem, dies at 71 on August - 06.   

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

1881  Death of James White, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (b. 1821) on this day in history.   

1884  Death of Robert Spear Hudson, English businessman (b. 1812) on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. 1811)   

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  Ellen Wilson, 1st lady (1913-14), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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

1924  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1935  On August - 06 alexander Gustav Adolfovich Winkler, composer, dies at 70   

1937  On this day in history annie E F Horniman, England, theater owner (Abbey Theatre), dies at 76   

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 August - 06.   

1945  Death of Hiram Johnson, American politician (b. 1866) on August - 06.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  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  On this day in history 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  On August - 06 birth of barbara Strozzi, composer   

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  On this day in history birth of johann Michael Zacher, composer