Page 2: Historical Events In August - 06

1664  Johann Christoph Schmidt, composer on this day in history.   

1665  On this day in history jean-Baptiste Lully, composer   

1666  On this day in history tsjerk H de Vries, fleet guardian, dies in Battle at 43   

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

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

1697  On August - 06 charles VII, Holy Roman emperor (1742-45)   

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

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 this day in history.   

1746  On this day in history christian VI, king of Denmark/Norway, dies   

1748  On this day in history bernhard Haltenberger, composer   

1774  Founder of the Shaker Movement, Mother Ann Lee, arrives in NY on August - 06.   

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 August - 06.   

1784  On this day in history karl Kohaut, composer, dies at 57   

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

1799  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1806  Holy Roman Empire ends on this day in history.   

1806  On August - 06 holy Roman empire officially ends   

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

1809  On this day in history the birth of Alfred Tennyson, English poet   

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 this day in history.   

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  Norwich University is founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States on August - 06.   

1819  Samuel Powhatan Carter, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

1820  Antonin Vranicky, composer, dies at 59 on August - 06.   

1821  1st edition of "Courrier of Pays-Bas" newspaper published in Brussels on this day in history.   

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

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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  Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1619  Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1638  Nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher was born on August - 06.   

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  Johann Michael Zacher, composer was born on this day in history.   

0258  On this day in history death of sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded   

0523  On this day in history hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies   

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

1162  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona on August - 06.   

1195  On this day in history henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies   

1221  Death of Dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans) on August - 06.   

1272  On this day in history stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies   

1414  On August - 06 death of king Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377)