Page 3: Historical Events In August - 06

1824  Battle at Junan on August - 06.   

1825  Bolivia gains independence from Peru on August - 06.   

1825  On August - 06 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 this day in history.   

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

1848  Nicola Vaccai, Italian composer, dies at 58 on August - 06.   

1853  On August - 06 josif Josifovich Genishta, composer, dies at 57   

1854  Congress passes Confiscation Act on August - 06.   

1858  Albert Fuchs, composer on August - 06.   

1859  On this day in history 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  On this day in history edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, 2nd wife of Theodore Roosevelt   

1862  CSA ironclad "Arkansas" is badly damaged in Union attack on August - 06.   

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

1862  On August - 06 francisco Acuna de Figueroa, Uruguay national anthem, dies at 71   

1864  On this day in history rebels evacuate Ft Powell, Mobile Bayd   

1866  Chief Thundercloud, [Scott T Williams], MT, actor (Lone Ranger) on this day in history.   

1868  Paul Claudel, France, diplomat/poet (L'Otage-1909) on August - 06.   

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

1870  Battle at Spicheren: Prussia beats France on this day in history.   

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

1873  John Wesley Work, composer on August - 06.   

1875  Marcel Labey, composer on this day in history.   

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

1881  Alexander Fleming, England, bacteriologist (penicillin; Nobel 1954) on this day in history.   

1882  On August - 06 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  On August - 06 edward Ballantine, composer   

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

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

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

1890  On August - 06 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  On this day in history 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 August - 06.   

1644  On this day in history birth of francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV   

1651  On August - 06 birth of francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time)   

1651  On August - 06 birth of johann Michael Zacher, composer   

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 August - 06 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 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  Death of King Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377) on this day in history.