Historical Events In August - 06
Friday, 26 April 2024
1946 US officially submits to jurisdiction of World Court on August - 06.
1947 1st performance of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 8" on this day in history.
1948 Bob Mathias, US, wins decathlon at London Olympics on August - 06.
1948 Fanny Blankers-Koen from Netherlands is first women to win 3 golds at Olympics on August - 06.
1949 On August - 06 luke Appling record of 2,154 (en route to 2,218) games at shortstop
1951 Typhoon floods kill 4,800 in Manchuria on August - 06.
1952 Satchel Paige, 47, becomes oldest pitcher to win a complete shutout on this day in history.
1953 Ted Williams returns to Red Sox from the military on this day in history.
1954 WLAC (now WTVF) TV channel 5 in Nashville (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.
1954 On this day in history theo[by] Van Reijn, sculptor/drawer/lithograph, dies at 70 [or 8/10]
1956 On this day in history after going bankrupt in 1955, the American broadcaster DuMont Television Network makes its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena.
1958 On August - 06 glenn Davis sets record of 49.2 in 400-meter hurdles
1959 On August - 06 preston Sturges, [Edmund Biden], US director/screenwriter, dies at 60
1960 On this day in history pitt Steelers (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 43-16 in Toronto
1961 On August - 06 gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits), 1st case of motion sickness in space reported
1961 Gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits) on this day in history.
1961 On August - 06 jozef E Van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechelen, dies at 87
1962 On August - 06 jamaica gains independence from Britain
1962 On August - 06 jamaica gains independent from Britain
1962 On this day in history jamaica becomes independent after 300 years of British rule
1963 On this day in history tom Keene, actor (Our Daily Bread), dies of cancer at 68
1964 On this day in history sir Cedric Hardwicke actor (Capt Hook-Peter Pan), dies at 71
1964 Pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Ecclesiam Suam on August - 06.
1964 Cedric Hardwicke, actor (Capt Hook-Peter Pan), dies at 71 on August - 06.
1965 Beatles release "Help" album in UK on this day in history.
1965 On this day in history federal Voting Rights Act guarantees black voting rights
1965 On August - 06 nancy Carroll actress (Alice-Aldrich Family), dies at 60
1965 On this day in history 32nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Cleveland 24, All-Stars 16 (68,000)
1965 On this day in history aksel Sandemose, writer, dies
1966 On August - 06 paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, sci-fi author (Space Lords), dies at 53
1968 Ernest Burnelle, Belgian politician, dies at 60 on August - 06.
1969 On August - 06 theodor Adorno, German philosopher/sociologist, dies at 65
1970 On this day in history ingolf Dahl, German composer (Andante & Arioso), dies at 58
1973 Fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar, dictator Cuba (1940-58), dies at 72 on August - 06.
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