Page 3: Historical Events In August - 06

1824  On August - 06 battle at Junan   

1825  Bolivia gains independence from Peru on August - 06.   

1825  Bolivia gains independence from Peru (National Day) on this day in history.   

1828  Konstantin von Benckendorff, Russian general and statesman on August - 06.   

1845  The Russian Geographical Society is founded in Saint Petersburg on August - 06.   

1845  Anthonie A Vorsterman van Oyen, Dutch genealogist on August - 06.   

1848  On August - 06 nicola Vaccai, Italian composer, dies at 58   

1853  Josif Josifovich Genishta, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1854  On August - 06 congress passes Confiscation Act   

1858  On August - 06 albert Fuchs, composer   

1859  On August - 06 j Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon)   

1861  On August - 06 lexington KY-Union milt camp forms in neutral state   

1861  Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, 2nd wife of Theodore Roosevelt on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history cSA ironclad "Arkansas" is badly damaged in Union attack   

1862  On August - 06 confederate Army ironclad "Arkansas" is badly damaged in Union attack   

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

1864  Rebels evacuate Ft Powell, Mobile Bayd on August - 06.   

1866  Chief Thundercloud, [Scott T Williams], MT, actor (Lone Ranger) on August - 06.   

1868  Paul Claudel, France, diplomat/poet (L'Otage-1909) on August - 06.   

1870  White conservatives suppresed black vote &captured Tenn legislature on August - 06.   

1870  Battle at Spicheren: Prussia beats France on this day in history.   

1871  On August - 06 emanuel Querido, [Joost Mendes], author/publisher   

1873  On this day in history john Wesley Work, composer   

1875  Marcel Labey, composer on August - 06.   

1879  On August - 06 joseph Wirth, German politician (Stalin Peace Prize)   

1881  On this day in history alexander Fleming, England, bacteriologist (penicillin; Nobel 1954)   

1882  Gerrit H Kersten, Dutch vicar/founder (Calvinist party) on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history francesco Santoliquido, composer   

1885  On August - 06 jozef M E Meeus, Belgian director H-Heart union   

1886  Edward Ballantine, composer on August - 06.   

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

1889  On August - 06 london's Savoy Hotel opens, the first British hotel to have private baths   

1890  On August - 06 cy Young pitches &wins 1st game   

1890  On August - 06 first use of electric chair in US, John Hart, in NY for murder   

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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 this day in history.   

1609  On this day in history birth of richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)   

1619  On August - 06 birth of barbara Strozzi, composer   

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

1644  On this day in history birth of francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV   

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  On this day in history hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies   

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

1162  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona on August - 06.   

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

1221  Death of Dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans) on August - 06.   

1272  On this day in history 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)