Famous Deaths In August - 06

1821  On August - 06 antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, composer, dies at 64   

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

1848  Nicola Vaccai, Italian composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1850  Death of Edward Walsh, Irish poet (b. 1805) on this day in history.   

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

1862  Francisco Acuna de Figueroa, Uruguay national anthem, dies at 71 on August - 06.   

1866  Death of John Mason Neale, English divine, scholar and hymnwriter (b. 1818) on August - 06.   

1881  On August - 06 death of james White, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (b. 1821)   

1884  On this day in history death of robert Spear Hudson, English businessman (b. 1812)   

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

1890  Death of John Hart or William Kemmler, US, 1st executed in electric chair (NY) on August - 06.   

1893  Death of Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. 1811) on this day in history.   

1895  On August - 06 george Frederick Root, composer, dies at 74   

1900  Wilhelm Liebknecht, German journalist/socialist, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1904  Death of Eduard Hanslick, Austrian music critic (b. 1825) on this day in history.   

1914  Ellen Wilson, 1st lady (1913-14), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history death of stefan Bastyr, Polish aviator, first flight in independent Poland (b. 1890)   

1924  John Henry Roberts, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1928  On August - 06 william Henry Grattan Flood, composer, dies at 68   

1931  Death of Bix Beiderbecke, American musician (b. 1903) on this day in history.   

1935  On August - 06 alexander Gustav Adolfovich Winkler, composer, dies at 70   

1937  Annie E F Horniman, England, theater owner (Abbey Theatre), dies at 76 on August - 06.   

1938  Warner Oland, actor (Werewolf of London, Jazz Singer), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1943  On August - 06 tom Garrett, cricketer (last survivor of 1st Test in 1877), dies   

1945  Death of Hiram Johnson, American politician (b. 1866) on August - 06.   

1946  Death of Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player (b. 1903) on this day in history.   

1954  Theo[by] Van Reijn, sculptor/drawer/lithograph, dies at 70 [or 8/10] on August - 06.   

1959  On this day in history preston Sturges, [Edmund Biden], US director/screenwriter, dies at 60   

1961  Jozef E Van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechelen, dies at 87 on August - 06.   

1963  On this day in history tom Keene, actor (Our Daily Bread), dies of cancer at 68   

1964  On this day in history cedric Hardwicke, actor (Capt Hook-Peter Pan), dies at 71   

1965  On August - 06 aksel Sandemose, writer, dies   

1966  Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, sci-fi author (Space Lords), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1968  Ernest Burnelle, Belgian politician, dies at 60 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 this day in history birth of richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)   

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

1638  On this day in history 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  On August - 06 birth of francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time)   

1651  Johann Michael Zacher, composer was born on this day in history.