Historical Events In August - 06

1824  On this day in history battle at Junan  

1825  On this day in history bolivia gains independence from Peru  

1825  Bolivia gains independence from Peru (National Day) on August - 06.  

1828  Konstantin von Benckendorff, Russian general and statesman on August - 06.  

1845  On August - 06 the Russian Geographical Society is founded in Saint Petersburg.  

1845  On August - 06 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  On August - 06 congress passes Confiscation Act  

1858  On August - 06 albert Fuchs, composer  

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

1861  On this day in history lexington KY-Union milt camp forms in neutral state  

1861  On August - 06 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 August - 06.  

1864  Rebels evacuate Ft Powell, Mobile Bayd on August - 06.  

1866  On this day in history chief Thundercloud, [Scott T Williams], MT, actor (Lone Ranger)  

1868  Paul Claudel, France, diplomat/poet (L'Otage-1909) on this day in history.  

1870  On this day in history white conservatives suppresed black vote &captured Tenn legislature  

1870  On August - 06 battle at Spicheren: Prussia beats France  

1871  On this day in history emanuel Querido, [Joost Mendes], author/publisher  

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 this day in history 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 August - 06.  

1885  Jozef M E Meeus, Belgian director H-Heart union on this day in history.  

1886  Edward Ballantine, composer on this day in history.  

1886  Wilhelm Scherer, German literature historian, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1889  London's Savoy Hotel opens, the first British hotel to have private baths on August - 06.  

1890  On this day in history cy Young pitches &wins 1st game  

1890  On this day in history first use of electric chair in US, John Hart, in NY for murder  

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1180  On August - 06 birth of emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)  

1504  On this day in history birth of matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury  

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

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

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

1644  On August - 06 birth of francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV  

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

1651  Johann Michael Zacher, composer was born on August - 06.  

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

0523  On August - 06 hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies  

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

1162  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1272  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies on this day in history.  

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