Famous Birthdays In August - 06

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)   

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0258  On August - 06 death of sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded   

0523  Hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies on August - 06.   

0966  On August - 06 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 August - 06 death of dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans)   

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 August - 06.