Famous Personalities Born In August - 06
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
1180 Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239) was born on this day in history.
1504 Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury was born on August - 06.
1609 On August - 06 birth of richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)
1619 On August - 06 birth of barbara Strozzi, composer
1638 On this day in history birth of nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher
1644 Francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV was born on this day in history.
1651 Francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time) was born on this day in history.
1651 On this day in history birth of johann Michael Zacher, composer
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 August - 06.
1697 On August - 06 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 On August - 06 birth of bernhard Haltenberger, composer
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 On this day in history birth of justinus van der Brugghen, Dutch lawyer/minister of Justice (1856-58)
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 August - 06.
1819 Samuel Powhatan Carter, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.
1826 Thomas Alexander Browne, Australian writer (d. 1915) was born on this day in history.
1844 Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1900) was born on August - 06.
1845 On August - 06 birth of anthonie A Vorsterman van Oyen, Dutch genealogist
1858 On this day in history birth of albert Fuchs, composer
1859 On August - 06 birth of j Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon)
1861 On this day in history birth of edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, 2nd wife of Theodore Roosevelt
1866 Chief Thundercloud, [Scott T Williams], MT, actor (Lone Ranger) was born on August - 06.
1868 Paul Claudel, France, diplomat/poet (L'Otage-1909) was born on this day in history.
1871 On this day in history birth of emanuel Querido, [Joost Mendes], author/publisher
1873 John Wesley Work, composer was born on August - 06.
1873 On this day in history birth of mary Carr Moore, composer
1874 Charles Fort, American writer and researcher (d. 1932) was born on this day in history.