Historical Events In August - 06

1664  On this day in history johann Christoph Schmidt, composer   

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

1666  Tsjerk H de Vries, fleet guardian, dies in Battle at 43 on this day in history.   

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

1686  Paul Hainlein, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1697  Charles VII, Holy Roman emperor (1742-45) on this day in history.   

1718  Jacob F Muller, [Sjako/Jaco], Germ/Neth crowd leader, beheaded at 28 on this day in history.   

1726  Emperor Karel VI & tsarina Catharina the Great sign military treaty on August - 06.   

1727  On August - 06 francois Valentijn, vicar/writer, dies at 61   

1746  On this day in history christian VI, king of Denmark/Norway, dies   

1748  Bernhard Haltenberger, composer on August - 06.   

1774  Founder of the Shaker Movement, Mother Ann Lee, arrives in NY on August - 06.   

1775  On this day in history louis-Antoine the Bourbon, French duke of Angouleme/General of France   

1775  Heinrich Nikolaus Gerber, composer, dies at 72 on August - 06.   

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 this day in history constitutional Convention in Phila begans debate   

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

1800  On this day in history catherine Beecher, educator (championed higher education for women)   

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

1806  Holy Roman Empire ends on this day in history.   

1806  Holy Roman empire officially ends on August - 06.   

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

1809  The birth of Alfred Tennyson, English poet on August - 06.   

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  On this day in history uS flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis &Tripoli   

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

1816  On August - 06 karl Frieberth, composer, dies at 80   

1819  Norwich University is founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States on August - 06.   

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

1820  Antonin Vranicky, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1821  1st edition of "Courrier of Pays-Bas" newspaper published in Brussels on this day in history.   

1821  Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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1180  On August - 06 birth of emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)   

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

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  Nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher was born on this day in history.   

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

1651  On this day in history birth of francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time)   

1651  On August - 06 birth of johann Michael Zacher, composer   

0258  Death of Sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded on August - 06.   

0523  On August - 06 hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies   

0966  On August - 06 death of berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963)   

1162  On August - 06 death of ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona   

1195  Henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies on August - 06.   

1221  On August - 06 death of dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans)   

1272  On August - 06 stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies   

1414  On this day in history death of king Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377)