Famous Personalities Born In August - 06
Sunday, 09 February 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 Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.
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 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 Charles VII, Holy Roman emperor (1742-45) was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history birth of daniel O'Connell, Irish politician (d. 1847)
1800 Catherine Beecher, educator (championed higher education for women) was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of judah Philip Benjamin, Secy War/Secy State (Confederacy) [or Aug 11]
1819 Samuel Powhatan Carter, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.
1826 On August - 06 birth of thomas Alexander Browne, Australian writer (d. 1915)
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 August - 06.
1866 On August - 06 birth of chief Thundercloud, [Scott T Williams], MT, actor (Lone Ranger)
1868 On this day in history birth of paul Claudel, France, diplomat/poet (L'Otage-1909)
1871 On this day in history birth of emanuel Querido, [Joost Mendes], author/publisher
1873 On August - 06 birth of john Wesley Work, composer
1873 On this day in history birth of mary Carr Moore, composer
1874 Charles Fort, American writer and researcher (d. 1932) was born on August - 06.