Historical Events In August - 06
Thursday, 28 March 2024
1890 On this day in history cy Young pitches & wins 1st game
1890 On August - 06 john Hart or William Kemmler, US, 1st executed in electric chair (NY)
1892 Hoot Gibson, Tekamah NE, western actor (Horse Soldier, Last Outlaw) on August - 06.
1893 Guthrie McClintic, Seattle Wash, Broadway producer/dir (Winterset) on August - 06.
1895 On August - 06 george Frederick Root, composer, dies at 74
1896 France annexes Madagascar on August - 06.
1896 On August - 06 cyril Mockridge, composer
1900 Wilhelm Liebknecht, German journalist/socialist, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1901 On August - 06 kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation.
1902 Michal Vilec, composer on this day in history.
1904 On this day in history henry Payne Iba, Easton Mo, US basketball coach (Olympic-gold-64, 68)
1905 On August - 06 26.7 cm rainfall at Princeton, Indiana (state record)
1905 Clara Bow, silent screen actress (Wings) "it" girl of 1920's films on this day in history.
1906 Ken Strong, NFL, AFL halfback (Staten Island, NY Yanks, NY Giants) on August - 06.
1908 On August - 06 st Louis Card John Lush's 2nd no-hitter, beats Dodgers, 2-0 in 6 inn
1908 On this day in history george Singer, composer
1909 Alice Ramsey and three friends become the first women to complete a transcontinental auto trip on August - 06.
1910 NYC Mayor Wm J Gaynor seriously wounded during assassination attempt on this day in history.
1910 On this day in history charles Crichton, British director (Battle of Sexes)
1911 On this day in history lucille Ball, Jamestown NY, comedienne/actress (I Love Lucy, Mame)
1914 Austria-Hungary declares war against Russia on this day in history.
1914 On this day in history ellen Wilson Pres Wilson's wife, dies at 54
1914 Serbia declares war against Germany on this day in history.
1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia & Serbia on this day in history.
1914 On August - 06 susan Cowdy, ornithologist
1914 Ellen Wilson, 1st lady (1913-14), dies at 54 on August - 06.
1915 Battle of Lone Pine, Gallipoli starts - Seven Australians receive Victoria Crosses on this day in history.
1915 On August - 06 during World War I, Warsaw falls into German hands
1916 Dom[inic] Mintoff, premier Malta on August - 06.
1917 The birth of Robert Mitchum, American actor on this day in history.
1917 World War I: Battle of Mărăşeşti between the Romanian and German armies begins on August - 06.
1917 On August - 06 robert Mitchum, Bridgeport Ct, actor (Winds of War, North & South)
1918 Ferdinand Foch becomes marshal of France on this day in history.
1919 The first air flight over a major body of water in Australia (Harry Butler) on August - 06.
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