Page 2: Historical Events In August - 06

1664  On August - 06 johann Christoph Schmidt, composer   

1665  Jean-Baptiste Lully, composer on August - 06.   

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

1675  Russian Czar Aleksei bans foreign hairs cut on August - 06.   

1686  Paul Hainlein, composer, dies at 60 on August - 06.   

1697  Charles VII, Holy Roman emperor (1742-45) on this day in history.   

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

1726  Emperor Karel VI & tsarina Catharina the Great sign military treaty on this day in history.   

1727  Francois Valentijn, vicar/writer, dies at 61 on August - 06.   

1746  On August - 06 christian VI, king of Denmark/Norway, dies   

1748  Bernhard Haltenberger, composer on this day in history.   

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 August - 06.   

1775  Heinrich Nikolaus Gerber, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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  On August - 06 catherine Beecher, educator (championed higher education for women)   

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

1806  Holy Roman Empire ends on this day in history.   

1806  Holy Roman empire officially ends on August - 06.   

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

1809  The birth of Alfred Tennyson, English poet on this day in history.   

1809  Alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of England on this day in history.   

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

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

1815  US flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis & Tripoli on this day in history.   

1816  Karl Frieberth, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1819  On August - 06 norwich University is founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States.   

1819  On August - 06 samuel Powhatan Carter, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1820  Antonin Vranicky, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

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

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1180  Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239) was born on this day in history.   

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  On August - 06 birth of barbara Strozzi, composer   

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

1644  Francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV was born on August - 06.   

1651  On this day in history birth of francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time)   

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

0258  Death of Sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded on this day in history.   

0523  Hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies on this day in history.   

0966  On August - 06 death of berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963)   

1162  On August - 06 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 this day in history.   

1414  Death of King Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377) on August - 06.