Famous Personalities Born In August - 06
Sunday, 22 December 2024
1180 Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239) was born on August - 06.
1504 Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.
1609 On this day in history birth of richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)
1619 Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on this day in history.
1638 On August - 06 birth of nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher
1644 Francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV was born on August - 06.
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 Claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. 1733) was born on August - 06.
1664 On August - 06 birth of johann Christoph Schmidt, composer
1665 On August - 06 birth of jean-Baptiste Lully, composer
1666 Maria Sofia of the Palatinate, queen of Portugal (d. 1699) was born on this day in history.
1697 Charles VII, Holy Roman emperor (1742-45) was born on this day in history.
1715 On this day in history birth of luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French writer (d. 1747)
1748 On August - 06 birth of bernhard Haltenberger, composer
1775 Louis-Antoine the Bourbon, French duke of Angouleme/General of France was born on August - 06.
1775 On August - 06 birth of daniel O'Connell, Irish politician (d. 1847)
1800 On August - 06 birth of catherine Beecher, educator (championed higher education for women)
1804 Justinus van der Brugghen, Dutch lawyer/minister of Justice (1856-58) was born on August - 06.
1809 Alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of England was born on August - 06.
1811 Judah Philip Benjamin, Secy War/Secy State (Confederacy) [or Aug 11] was born on this day in history.
1819 Samuel Powhatan Carter, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on August - 06.
1826 Thomas Alexander Browne, Australian writer (d. 1915) was born on August - 06.
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 On August - 06 birth of albert Fuchs, composer
1859 J Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon) was born on this day in history.
1861 On August - 06 birth of edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, 2nd wife of Theodore Roosevelt
1866 On August - 06 birth of chief Thundercloud, [Scott T Williams], MT, actor (Lone Ranger)
1868 Paul Claudel, France, diplomat/poet (L'Otage-1909) was born on August - 06.
1871 On August - 06 birth of emanuel Querido, [Joost Mendes], author/publisher
1873 On this day in history birth of john Wesley Work, composer
1873 On August - 06 birth of mary Carr Moore, composer
1874 On this day in history birth of charles Fort, American writer and researcher (d. 1932)