Famous Personalities Born In October - 06

1289  King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306) was born on this day in history.   

1459  On this day in history birth of martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507)   

1510  Rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555) was born on October - 06.   

1510  John Caius, English physician (d. 1573) was born on October - 06.   

1552  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China) was born on this day in history.   

1573  On this day in history birth of henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater (d. 1624)   

1610  On October - 06 birth of charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (d. 1690)   

1618  Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer was born on October - 06.   

1706  On October - 06 birth of pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- )   

1716  George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman (d. 1771) was born on this day in history.   

1738  Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (d. 1789) was born on this day in history.   

1744  On October - 06 birth of james McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1813)   

1767  Henri Christophe, king of Haiti (d. 1820) was born on October - 06.   

1773  King Louis-Philippe of France (d. 1850) was born on October - 06.   

1777  William Russell, composer was born on this day in history.   

1801  On this day in history birth of hippolyte Carnot, French statesman (d. 1888)   

1803  On October - 06 birth of heinrich Wilhelm Dove, German physicist (d. 1879)   

1806  Andreas Randel, composer was born on October - 06.   

1808  Frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63) was born on this day in history.   

1816  William Batchelder Bradbury, composer was born on this day in history.   

1818  On this day in history birth of joseph Rummel, composer   

1819  Willem A Scholten, Dutch potato-flour manufacturer was born on this day in history.   

1820  On this day in history birth of jenny Lind, Swedish soprano (d. 1887)   

1824  Henry Chadwick, baseball pioneer, developed 1st rule book was born on October - 06.   

1827  On this day in history birth of cark Reidel, composer   

1831  On October - 06 birth of j W Richard Dedekind, Ger mathematician (Nature & Meaning of Numbers)   

1838  On October - 06 birth of giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian patriot and writer (d. 1910)   

1846  George Westinghouse, responsible for alternating current in US was born on this day in history.   

1847  Adolf von Hildebrand, German sculptor was born on this day in history.   

1849  Basil Zaharoff, arms dealer, "merchant of death" was born on October - 06.   

1860  On this day in history birth of oscar L Helfrich, Dutch governor (Curacao)   

1860  Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch foreign minister (1908-13) was born on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history birth of albert Jeremiah Beveridge, US, politician/author (Progressive)   

1866  Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice & music was born on October - 06.   

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0404  On this day in history eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies   

0877  Charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1014  Samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies on October - 06.   

1072  Death of Sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered on this day in history.   

1101  Death of Bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order on this day in history.   

1214  Alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies on October - 06.   

1413  Death of Dawit I, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1382) on October - 06.   

1542  On this day in history death of thomas Wyatt, English poet (b. 1503)