Historical Events In August - 06

1664  Johann Christoph Schmidt, composer on August - 06.  

1665  On August - 06 jean-Baptiste Lully, composer  

1666  Tsjerk H de Vries, fleet guardian, dies in Battle at 43 on August - 06.  

1675  Russian Czar Aleksei bans foreign hairs cut on this day in history.  

1686  On August - 06 paul Hainlein, composer, dies at 60  

1697  Charles VII, Holy Roman emperor (1742-45) on August - 06.  

1718  Jacob F Muller, [Sjako/Jaco], Germ/Neth crowd leader, beheaded at 28 on this day in history.  

1726  On this day in history emperor Karel VI & tsarina Catharina the Great sign military treaty  

1727  On August - 06 francois Valentijn, vicar/writer, dies at 61  

1746  Christian VI, king of Denmark/Norway, dies on August - 06.  

1748  On this day in history bernhard Haltenberger, composer  

1774  On this day in history founder of the Shaker Movement, Mother Ann Lee, arrives in NY  

1775  Louis-Antoine the Bourbon, French duke of Angouleme/General of France on this day in history.  

1775  On this day in history heinrich Nikolaus Gerber, composer, dies at 72  

1783  Willem Bachiene, vicar/theologist/geography/astronomer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1784  On August - 06 karl Kohaut, composer, dies at 57  

1787  Constitutional Convention in Phila begans debate on this day in history.  

1799  On August - 06 joseph Friebert, composer, dies at 74  

1800  Catherine Beecher, educator (championed higher education for women) on August - 06.  

1804  Justinus van der Brugghen, Dutch lawyer/minister of Justice (1856-58) on August - 06.  

1806  On this day in history holy Roman Empire ends  

1806  On August - 06 holy Roman empire officially ends  

1806  Holy Roman Empire ends; it was neither holy, Roman, nor an empire on this day in history.  

1809  The birth of Alfred Tennyson, English poet on August - 06.  

1809  On this day in history alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of England  

1811  On this day in history judah Philip Benjamin, Secy War/Secy State (Confederacy) [or Aug 11]  

1815  US flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis &Tripoli on August - 06.  

1815  On this day in history uS flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis & Tripoli  

1816  On August - 06 karl Frieberth, composer, dies at 80  

1819  On this day in history norwich University is founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States.  

1819  On this day in history samuel Powhatan Carter, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

1820  On this day in history antonin Vranicky, composer, dies at 59  

1821  1st edition of "Courrier of Pays-Bas" newspaper published in Brussels on August - 06.  

1821  On August - 06 antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, composer, dies at 64  

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1180  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)  

1504  On August - 06 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 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  Francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time) was born on August - 06.  

1651  On this day in history birth of johann Michael Zacher, composer  

0258  Death of Sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded on August - 06.  

0523  On August - 06 hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies  

0966  Death of Berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963) on August - 06.  

1162  On this day in history death of ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona  

1195  On August - 06 henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies  

1221  On August - 06 death of dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans)  

1272  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies on August - 06.  

1414  Death of King Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377) on this day in history.