Historical Events In August - 06
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
1890 On August - 06 cy Young pitches & wins 1st game
1890 John Hart or William Kemmler, US, 1st executed in electric chair (NY) on this day in history.
1892 On August - 06 hoot Gibson, Tekamah NE, western actor (Horse Soldier, Last Outlaw)
1893 On this day in history guthrie McClintic, Seattle Wash, Broadway producer/dir (Winterset)
1895 On August - 06 george Frederick Root, composer, dies at 74
1896 On this day in history france annexes Madagascar
1896 On this day in history cyril Mockridge, composer
1900 On August - 06 wilhelm Liebknecht, German journalist/socialist, dies at 74
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 Henry Payne Iba, Easton Mo, US basketball coach (Olympic-gold-64, 68) on August - 06.
1905 On this day in history 26.7 cm rainfall at Princeton, Indiana (state record)
1905 Clara Bow, silent screen actress (Wings) "it" girl of 1920's films on August - 06.
1906 Ken Strong, NFL, AFL halfback (Staten Island, NY Yanks, NY Giants) on this day in history.
1908 St Louis Card John Lush's 2nd no-hitter, beats Dodgers, 2-0 in 6 inn on this day in history.
1908 On August - 06 george Singer, composer
1909 Alice Ramsey and three friends become the first women to complete a transcontinental auto trip on this day in history.
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 Lucille Ball, Jamestown NY, comedienne/actress (I Love Lucy, Mame) on this day in history.
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 On August - 06 austria-Hungary declares war on Russia & Serbia
1914 Susan Cowdy, ornithologist on August - 06.
1914 On August - 06 ellen Wilson, 1st lady (1913-14), dies at 54
1915 On this day in history battle of Lone Pine, Gallipoli starts - Seven Australians receive Victoria Crosses
1915 During World War I, Warsaw falls into German hands on this day in history.
1916 Dom[inic] Mintoff, premier Malta on this day in history.
1917 On August - 06 the birth of Robert Mitchum, American actor
1917 On this day in history world War I: Battle of Mărăşeşti between the Romanian and German armies begins.
1917 Robert Mitchum, Bridgeport Ct, actor (Winds of War, North & South) on August - 06.
1918 On August - 06 ferdinand Foch becomes marshal of France
1919 The first air flight over a major body of water in Australia (Harry Butler) on this day in history.
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