Famous Personalities Born In October - 06

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

1459  Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507) was born on this day in history.   

1510  On October - 06 birth of rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555)   

1510  John Caius, English physician (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.   

1552  On October - 06 birth of matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China)   

1573  On October - 06 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 this day in history.   

1706  Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- ) was born on this day in history.   

1716  On October - 06 birth of george Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman (d. 1771)   

1738  Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (d. 1789) was born on October - 06.   

1744  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of king Louis-Philippe of France (d. 1850)   

1777  William Russell, composer was born on October - 06.   

1801  On October - 06 birth of hippolyte Carnot, French statesman (d. 1888)   

1803  Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, German physicist (d. 1879) was born on this day in history.   

1806  Andreas Randel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1808  On this day in history birth of frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63)   

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

1818  On October - 06 birth of joseph Rummel, composer   

1819  On October - 06 birth of willem A Scholten, Dutch potato-flour manufacturer   

1820  On October - 06 birth of jenny Lind, Swedish soprano (d. 1887)   

1824  On October - 06 birth of henry Chadwick, baseball pioneer, developed 1st rule book   

1827  Cark Reidel, composer was born on October - 06.   

1831  J W Richard Dedekind, Ger mathematician (Nature & Meaning of Numbers) was born on October - 06.   

1838  On this day in history birth of giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian patriot and writer (d. 1910)   

1846  On October - 06 birth of george Westinghouse, responsible for alternating current in US   

1847  On this day in history birth of adolf von Hildebrand, German sculptor   

1849  On October - 06 birth of basil Zaharoff, arms dealer, "merchant of death"   

1860  Oscar L Helfrich, Dutch governor (Curacao) was born on October - 06.   

1860  On this day in history birth of reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch foreign minister (1908-13)   

1862  Albert Jeremiah Beveridge, US, politician/author (Progressive) was born on this day in history.   

1866  On October - 06 birth of reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice & music   

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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  On this day in history samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies   

1072  Death of Sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered on October - 06.   

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

1214  On October - 06 alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies   

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

1542  Death of Thomas Wyatt, English poet (b. 1503) on October - 06.