Page 2: Historical Events In August - 06

1664  Johann Christoph Schmidt, composer on August - 06.   

1665  Jean-Baptiste Lully, composer on August - 06.   

1666  Tsjerk H de Vries, fleet guardian, dies in Battle at 43 on this day in history.   

1675  Russian Czar Aleksei bans foreign hairs cut on August - 06.   

1686  On this day in history paul Hainlein, composer, dies at 60   

1697  On this day in history charles VII, Holy Roman emperor (1742-45)   

1718  On this day in history jacob F Muller, [Sjako/Jaco], Germ/Neth crowd leader, beheaded at 28   

1726  On August - 06 emperor Karel VI & tsarina Catharina the Great sign military treaty   

1727  On August - 06 francois Valentijn, vicar/writer, dies at 61   

1746  Christian VI, king of Denmark/Norway, dies on this day in history.   

1748  On August - 06 bernhard Haltenberger, composer   

1774  On this day in history founder of the Shaker Movement, Mother Ann Lee, arrives in NY   

1775  Louis-Antoine the Bourbon, French duke of Angouleme/General of France on August - 06.   

1775  On this day in history heinrich Nikolaus Gerber, composer, dies at 72   

1783  On August - 06 willem Bachiene, vicar/theologist/geography/astronomer, dies at 70   

1784  Karl Kohaut, composer, dies at 57 on August - 06.   

1787  Constitutional Convention in Phila begans debate on this day in history.   

1799  On this day in history joseph Friebert, composer, dies at 74   

1800  On this day in history catherine Beecher, educator (championed higher education for women)   

1804  Justinus van der Brugghen, Dutch lawyer/minister of Justice (1856-58) on August - 06.   

1806  On this day in history holy Roman Empire ends   

1806  On August - 06 holy Roman empire officially ends   

1806  Holy Roman Empire ends; it was neither holy, Roman, nor an empire on August - 06.   

1809  The birth of Alfred Tennyson, English poet on August - 06.   

1809  On August - 06 alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of England   

1811  On August - 06 judah Philip Benjamin, Secy War/Secy State (Confederacy) [or Aug 11]   

1815  US flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis &Tripoli on August - 06.   

1815  On this day in history uS flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis & Tripoli   

1816  Karl Frieberth, composer, dies at 80 on August - 06.   

1819  Norwich University is founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States on August - 06.   

1819  On August - 06 samuel Powhatan Carter, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1820  On this day in history antonin Vranicky, composer, dies at 59   

1821  1st edition of "Courrier of Pays-Bas" newspaper published in Brussels on this day in history.   

1821  Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, composer, dies at 64 on August - 06.   

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1180  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)   

1504  On this day in history birth of matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury   

1609  Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675) was born on August - 06.   

1619  Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on August - 06.   

1638  Nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1644  Francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV was born on August - 06.   

1651  On this day in history birth of francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time)   

1651  Johann Michael Zacher, composer was born on August - 06.   

0258  On this day in history 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  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.   

1195  On August - 06 henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies   

1221  Death of Dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans) on August - 06.   

1272  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies on this day in history.   

1414  On August - 06 death of king Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377)