Famous Personalities Born In August - 06
Thursday, 06 March 2025
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 August - 06 birth of richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)
1619 On this day in history birth of barbara Strozzi, composer
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 Francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time) was born on August - 06.
1651 On August - 06 birth of johann Michael Zacher, composer
1656 On this day in history birth of claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. 1733)
1664 On August - 06 birth of johann Christoph Schmidt, composer
1665 Jean-Baptiste Lully, composer was born on this day in history.
1666 On August - 06 birth of maria Sofia of the Palatinate, queen of Portugal (d. 1699)
1697 On this day in history birth of charles VII, Holy Roman emperor (1742-45)
1715 On August - 06 birth of luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French writer (d. 1747)
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 On August - 06 birth of daniel O'Connell, Irish politician (d. 1847)
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 On this day in history birth of alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of England
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 Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.
1845 On this day in history birth of anthonie A Vorsterman van Oyen, Dutch genealogist
1858 Albert Fuchs, composer was born on August - 06.
1859 On August - 06 birth of j Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon)
1861 On August - 06 birth of edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, 2nd wife of Theodore Roosevelt
1866 On August - 06 birth of chief Thundercloud, [Scott T Williams], MT, actor (Lone Ranger)
1868 On August - 06 birth of paul Claudel, France, diplomat/poet (L'Otage-1909)
1871 Emanuel Querido, [Joost Mendes], author/publisher was born on this day in history.
1873 John Wesley Work, composer was born on this day in history.
1873 Mary Carr Moore, composer was born on August - 06.
1874 Charles Fort, American writer and researcher (d. 1932) was born on August - 06.