Famous Birthdays In August - 06
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1180 On August - 06 birth of emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)
1504 Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.
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 On August - 06 birth of nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher
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 Johann Michael Zacher, composer was born on August - 06.
1656 On August - 06 birth of claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. 1733)
1664 Johann Christoph Schmidt, composer was born on August - 06.
1665 On August - 06 birth of jean-Baptiste Lully, composer
1666 Maria Sofia of the Palatinate, queen of Portugal (d. 1699) was born on this day in history.
1697 On this day in history birth of charles VII, Holy Roman emperor (1742-45)
1715 Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French writer (d. 1747) was born on August - 06.
1748 Bernhard Haltenberger, composer was born on August - 06.
1775 Louis-Antoine the Bourbon, French duke of Angouleme/General of France was born on August - 06.
1775 Daniel O'Connell, Irish politician (d. 1847) was born on August - 06.
1800 On this day in history birth of catherine Beecher, educator (championed higher education for women)
1804 Justinus van der Brugghen, Dutch lawyer/minister of Justice (1856-58) was born on August - 06.
1809 Alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of England was born on this day in history.
1811 Judah Philip Benjamin, Secy War/Secy State (Confederacy) [or Aug 11] was born on this day in history.
1819 On August - 06 birth of samuel Powhatan Carter, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1826 Thomas Alexander Browne, Australian writer (d. 1915) was born on August - 06.
1844 On August - 06 birth of alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1900)
1845 On this day in history birth of anthonie A Vorsterman van Oyen, Dutch genealogist
1858 Albert Fuchs, composer was born on this day in history.
1859 On this day in history birth of j Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon)
1861 Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, 2nd wife of Theodore Roosevelt was born on this day in history.
1866 Chief Thundercloud, [Scott T Williams], MT, actor (Lone Ranger) was born on August - 06.
1868 On August - 06 birth of paul Claudel, France, diplomat/poet (L'Otage-1909)
1871 Emanuel Querido, [Joost Mendes], author/publisher was born on August - 06.
1873 On this day in history birth of john Wesley Work, composer
1873 On August - 06 birth of mary Carr Moore, composer
1874 On August - 06 birth of charles Fort, American writer and researcher (d. 1932)