Page 3: Historical Events In August - 06

1824  On this day in history battle at Junan   

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

1825  On August - 06 bolivia gains independence from Peru (National Day)   

1828  On August - 06 konstantin von Benckendorff, Russian general and statesman   

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

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  Congress passes Confiscation Act on August - 06.   

1858  On this day in history albert Fuchs, composer   

1859  On August - 06 j Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon)   

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  On this day in history 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  On August - 06 rebels evacuate Ft Powell, Mobile Bayd   

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  White conservatives suppresed black vote &captured Tenn legislature on August - 06.   

1870  On this day in history battle at Spicheren: Prussia beats France   

1871  Emanuel Querido, [Joost Mendes], author/publisher on this day in history.   

1873  John Wesley Work, composer on August - 06.   

1875  On August - 06 marcel Labey, composer   

1879  Joseph Wirth, German politician (Stalin Peace Prize) on this day in history.   

1881  Alexander Fleming, England, bacteriologist (penicillin; Nobel 1954) on August - 06.   

1882  On August - 06 gerrit H Kersten, Dutch vicar/founder (Calvinist party)   

1883  Francesco Santoliquido, composer on this day in history.   

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  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  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  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 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  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 August - 06.   

1221  On this day in history death of dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans)   

1272  On this day in history 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.