Page 2: Historical Events In August - 06

1665  Jean-Baptiste Lully, composer.   

1666  Tsjerk H de Vries, fleet guardian, dies in Battle at 43.   

1675  Russian Czar Aleksei bans foreign hairs cut   

1686  Paul Hainlein, composer, dies at 60.   

1697  Charles VII, Holy Roman emperor (1742-45)   

1718  Jacob F Muller, [Sjako/Jaco], Germ/Neth crowd leader, beheaded at 28.   

1726  Emperor Karel VI and tsarina Catharina the Great sign military treaty   

1727  Francois Valentijn, vicar/writer, dies at 61   

1746  Christian VI, king of Denmark/Norway, dies   

1748  Bernhard Haltenberger, composer   

1774  Founder of the Shaker Movement, Mother Ann Lee, arrives in NY.   

1775  Louis-Antoine the Bourbon, French duke of Angouleme/General of France   

1775  Heinrich Nikolaus Gerber, composer, dies at 72   

1783  Willem Bachiene, vicar/theologist/geography/astronomer, dies at 70.   

1784  Karl Kohaut, composer, dies at 57   

1787  Constitutional Convention in Phila begans debate   

1799  Joseph Friebert, composer, dies at 74   

1800  Catherine Beecher, educator (championed higher education for women)   

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

1806  Holy Roman Empire ends.   

1806  Holy Roman empire officially ends   

1806  Holy Roman Empire ends; it was neither holy, Roman, nor an empire   

1809  Alfred Tennyson, English poet is born   

1809  Alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of England.   

1811  Judah Philip Benjamin, Secy War/Secy State (Confederacy) [or Aug 11]   

1815  US flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli   

1816  Karl Frieberth, composer, dies at 80   

1819  Norwich University is founded in Vermont as the inaugural private military school in the United States.   

1819  Samuel Powhatan Carter, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers).   

1820  Antonin Vranicky, composer, dies at 59.   

1821  1st edition of "Courrier of Pays-Bas" newspaper published in Brussels   

1821  Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, composer, dies at 64.   

1824  Battle at Junan.   

1825  Bolivia gains independence from Peru   

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1180  Emperor go-toba of japan: Emperor go-toba of japan (d. 1239)   

1504  Matthew "nosey" parker: Archbishop of canterbury   

1609  Richard bennett: British colonial governor of virginia   

1619  Barbara strozzi: Composer   

1638  Nicolas de malebranche: French philosopher   

1644  Francoise l de la baume le blanc: French mistress of louis xiv   

1651  Francois fenelon: France, writer (playing for time)   

1651  Johann michael zacher: Composer   

0258  Death of Sixtus ii: Bishop of rome (257-58), beheaded   

0523  Hormisdas: Pope (514-23),   

0966  Berengarius ii: Markgraaf of ivrea/king of italy (950-963)   

1162  Death of Ramon berenguer iv: Count of barcelona   

1195  Henry de leeuw: Duke of saxon/bayern,   

1221  Death of Dominicus: Italian religious order founder (dominicans)   

1272  Death of Stefanus v: Prince of transylvania/king of hungary (1270-72),   

1414  Death of King ladislas of naples: King ladislas of naples (b. 1377)