Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 06

1821  Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, composer, dies at 64 on August - 06.   

1828  Death of Konstantin von Benckendorff, Russian general and statesman on this day in history.   

1848  Nicola Vaccai, Italian composer, dies at 58 on August - 06.   

1850  Death of Edward Walsh, Irish poet (b. 1805) on this day in history.   

1853  Josif Josifovich Genishta, composer, dies at 57 on August - 06.   

1862  Francisco Acuna de Figueroa, Uruguay national anthem, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1866  Death of John Mason Neale, English divine, scholar and hymnwriter (b. 1818) on August - 06.   

1881  Death of James White, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (b. 1821) on this day in history.   

1884  On August - 06 death of robert Spear Hudson, English businessman (b. 1812)   

1886  Wilhelm Scherer, German literature historian, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history death of john Hart or William Kemmler, US, 1st executed in electric chair (NY)   

1893  On this day in history death of jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. 1811)   

1895  George Frederick Root, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1900  On August - 06 wilhelm Liebknecht, German journalist/socialist, dies at 74   

1904  On August - 06 death of eduard Hanslick, Austrian music critic (b. 1825)   

1914  Ellen Wilson, 1st lady (1913-14), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1920  On August - 06 death of stefan Bastyr, Polish aviator, first flight in independent Poland (b. 1890)   

1924  John Henry Roberts, composer, dies at 76 on August - 06.   

1928  William Henry Grattan Flood, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1931  Death of Bix Beiderbecke, American musician (b. 1903) on this day in history.   

1935  Alexander Gustav Adolfovich Winkler, composer, dies at 70 on August - 06.   

1937  On August - 06 annie E F Horniman, England, theater owner (Abbey Theatre), dies at 76   

1938  On this day in history warner Oland, actor (Werewolf of London, Jazz Singer), dies at 57   

1943  Tom Garrett, cricketer (last survivor of 1st Test in 1877), dies on this day in history.   

1945  Death of Hiram Johnson, American politician (b. 1866) on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history death of tony Lazzeri, American baseball player (b. 1903)   

1954  Theo[by] Van Reijn, sculptor/drawer/lithograph, dies at 70 [or 8/10] on this day in history.   

1959  Preston Sturges, [Edmund Biden], US director/screenwriter, dies at 60 on August - 06.   

1961  On this day in history jozef E Van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechelen, dies at 87   

1963  Tom Keene, actor (Our Daily Bread), dies of cancer at 68 on August - 06.   

1964  Cedric Hardwicke, actor (Capt Hook-Peter Pan), dies at 71 on August - 06.   

1965  Aksel Sandemose, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1966  Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, sci-fi author (Space Lords), dies at 53 on August - 06.   

1968  On August - 06 ernest Burnelle, Belgian politician, dies at 60   

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1180  Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239) was born on August - 06.   

1504  Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury was born on August - 06.   

1609  Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1619  On this day in history 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 August - 06.   

1651  Johann Michael Zacher, composer was born on this day in history.