Historical Events In August - 06

1824  Battle at Junan on this day in history.  

1825  Bolivia gains independence from Peru on this day in history.  

1825  Bolivia gains independence from Peru (National Day) on this day in history.  

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

1845  The Russian Geographical Society is founded in Saint Petersburg on this day in history.  

1845  On August - 06 anthonie A Vorsterman van Oyen, Dutch genealogist  

1848  Nicola Vaccai, Italian composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1853  Josif Josifovich Genishta, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1854  On August - 06 congress passes Confiscation Act  

1858  Albert Fuchs, composer on August - 06.  

1859  J Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon) on this day in history.  

1861  Lexington KY-Union milt camp forms in neutral state on this day in history.  

1861  Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, 2nd wife of Theodore Roosevelt on August - 06.  

1862  On this day in history cSA ironclad "Arkansas" is badly damaged in Union attack  

1862  Confederate Army ironclad "Arkansas" is badly damaged in Union attack on this day in history.  

1862  On this day in history francisco Acuna de Figueroa, Uruguay national anthem, dies at 71  

1864  On August - 06 rebels evacuate Ft Powell, Mobile Bayd  

1866  Chief Thundercloud, [Scott T Williams], MT, actor (Lone Ranger) on August - 06.  

1868  On August - 06 paul Claudel, France, diplomat/poet (L'Otage-1909)  

1870  On August - 06 white conservatives suppresed black vote &captured Tenn legislature  

1870  Battle at Spicheren: Prussia beats France on August - 06.  

1871  Emanuel Querido, [Joost Mendes], author/publisher on August - 06.  

1873  On August - 06 john Wesley Work, composer  

1875  Marcel Labey, composer on this day in history.  

1879  On this day in history joseph Wirth, German politician (Stalin Peace Prize)  

1881  On August - 06 alexander Fleming, England, bacteriologist (penicillin; Nobel 1954)  

1882  On this day in history gerrit H Kersten, Dutch vicar/founder (Calvinist party)  

1883  Francesco Santoliquido, composer on this day in history.  

1885  On August - 06 jozef M E Meeus, Belgian director H-Heart union  

1886  On this day in history edward Ballantine, composer  

1886  On this day in history wilhelm Scherer, German literature historian, dies at 45  

1889  London's Savoy Hotel opens, the first British hotel to have private baths on this day in history.  

1890  On August - 06 cy Young pitches &wins 1st game  

1890  First use of electric chair in US, John Hart, in NY for murder on this day in history.  

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

1619  On this day in history birth of barbara Strozzi, composer  

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 this day in history.  

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 August - 06.  

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

0966  On this day in history death of berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963)  

1162  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.  

1195  Henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies on August - 06.  

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 this day in history.