Historical Events In August - 06

1824  Battle at Junan on August - 06.  

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

1825  On this day in history bolivia gains independence from Peru (National Day)  

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

1845  The Russian Geographical Society is founded in Saint Petersburg on August - 06.  

1845  On this day in history anthonie A Vorsterman van Oyen, Dutch genealogist  

1848  On August - 06 nicola Vaccai, Italian composer, dies at 58  

1853  On this day in history josif Josifovich Genishta, composer, dies at 57  

1854  Congress passes Confiscation Act on August - 06.  

1858  Albert Fuchs, composer on this day in history.  

1859  J Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon) on August - 06.  

1861  On August - 06 lexington KY-Union milt camp forms in neutral state  

1861  On this day in history edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, 2nd wife of Theodore Roosevelt  

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

1862  On August - 06 confederate Army ironclad "Arkansas" is badly damaged in Union attack  

1862  Francisco Acuna de Figueroa, Uruguay national anthem, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1864  Rebels evacuate Ft Powell, Mobile Bayd on this day in history.  

1866  On August - 06 chief Thundercloud, [Scott T Williams], MT, actor (Lone Ranger)  

1868  On this day in history 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  On August - 06 emanuel Querido, [Joost Mendes], author/publisher  

1873  John Wesley Work, composer on August - 06.  

1875  Marcel Labey, composer on August - 06.  

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  Gerrit H Kersten, Dutch vicar/founder (Calvinist party) on August - 06.  

1883  On August - 06 francesco Santoliquido, composer  

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

1886  On this day in history edward Ballantine, composer  

1886  Wilhelm Scherer, German literature historian, dies at 45 on August - 06.  

1889  On this day in history london's Savoy Hotel opens, the first British hotel to have private baths  

1890  Cy Young pitches &wins 1st game on August - 06.  

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 August - 06.  

1504  Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury was born on August - 06.  

1609  Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675) was born on August - 06.  

1619  On August - 06 birth of barbara Strozzi, composer  

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

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

0966  On this day in history 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  Henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies on this day in history.  

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

1272  On August - 06 stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies  

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