Page 2: Historical Events In August - 06

1664  Johann Christoph Schmidt, composer on August - 06.   

1665  Jean-Baptiste Lully, composer on this day in history.   

1666  Tsjerk H de Vries, fleet guardian, dies in Battle at 43 on August - 06.   

1675  Russian Czar Aleksei bans foreign hairs cut on this day in history.   

1686  On August - 06 paul Hainlein, composer, dies at 60   

1697  Charles VII, Holy Roman emperor (1742-45) on August - 06.   

1718  On August - 06 jacob F Muller, [Sjako/Jaco], Germ/Neth crowd leader, beheaded at 28   

1726  Emperor Karel VI & tsarina Catharina the Great sign military treaty on this day in history.   

1727  Francois Valentijn, vicar/writer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1746  On August - 06 christian VI, king of Denmark/Norway, dies   

1748  Bernhard Haltenberger, composer on this day in history.   

1774  On August - 06 founder of the Shaker Movement, Mother Ann Lee, arrives in NY   

1775  On August - 06 louis-Antoine the Bourbon, French duke of Angouleme/General of France   

1775  On this day in history heinrich Nikolaus Gerber, composer, dies at 72   

1783  Willem Bachiene, vicar/theologist/geography/astronomer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1784  Karl Kohaut, composer, dies at 57 on August - 06.   

1787  On August - 06 constitutional Convention in Phila begans debate   

1799  Joseph Friebert, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1800  Catherine Beecher, educator (championed higher education for women) on this day in history.   

1804  On August - 06 justinus van der Brugghen, Dutch lawyer/minister of Justice (1856-58)   

1806  Holy Roman Empire ends on August - 06.   

1806  On this day in history holy Roman empire officially ends   

1806  Holy Roman Empire ends; it was neither holy, Roman, nor an empire on this day in history.   

1809  On this day in history the birth of Alfred Tennyson, English poet   

1809  On August - 06 alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of England   

1811  On August - 06 judah Philip Benjamin, Secy War/Secy State (Confederacy) [or Aug 11]   

1815  US flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis &Tripoli on this day in history.   

1815  On August - 06 uS flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis & Tripoli   

1816  Karl Frieberth, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1819  Norwich University is founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States on this day in history.   

1819  Samuel Powhatan Carter, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on August - 06.   

1820  On August - 06 antonin Vranicky, composer, dies at 59   

1821  1st edition of "Courrier of Pays-Bas" newspaper published in Brussels on August - 06.   

1821  On this day in history antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, composer, dies at 64   

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1180  Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239) was born on this day in history.   

1504  On this day in history birth of matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury   

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

1619  Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on August - 06.   

1638  Nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher was born on August - 06.   

1644  Francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV was born on this day in history.   

1651  On August - 06 birth of francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time)   

1651  On this day in history birth of johann Michael Zacher, composer   

0258  On August - 06 death of sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded   

0523  Hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies on August - 06.   

0966  Death of Berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963) on August - 06.   

1162  On this day in history death of ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona   

1195  Henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies on this day in history.   

1221  Death of Dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans) on this day in history.   

1272  On this day in history stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies   

1414  On August - 06 death of king Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377)