Page 4: Historical Events In August - 06

1890  Cy Young pitches & wins 1st game on August - 06.   

1890  John Hart or William Kemmler, US, 1st executed in electric chair (NY) on August - 06.   

1892  On this day in history 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 this day in history george Frederick Root, composer, dies at 74   

1896  France annexes Madagascar on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history cyril Mockridge, composer   

1900  On this day in history wilhelm Liebknecht, German journalist/socialist, dies at 74   

1901  Kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation on August - 06.   

1902  Michal Vilec, composer on August - 06.   

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  On this day in history clara Bow, silent screen actress (Wings) "it" girl of 1920's films   

1906  Ken Strong, NFL, AFL halfback (Staten Island, NY Yanks, NY Giants) on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history st Louis Card John Lush's 2nd no-hitter, beats Dodgers, 2-0 in 6 inn   

1908  George Singer, composer on this day in history.   

1909  On August - 06 alice Ramsey and three friends become the first women to complete a transcontinental auto trip.   

1910  On August - 06 nYC Mayor Wm J Gaynor seriously wounded during assassination attempt   

1910  On August - 06 charles Crichton, British director (Battle of Sexes)   

1911  On August - 06 lucille Ball, Jamestown NY, comedienne/actress (I Love Lucy, Mame)   

1914  Austria-Hungary declares war against Russia on August - 06.   

1914  On this day in history ellen Wilson Pres Wilson's wife, dies at 54   

1914  On this day in history serbia declares war against Germany   

1914  On this day in history austria-Hungary declares war on Russia & Serbia   

1914  On August - 06 susan Cowdy, ornithologist   

1914  Ellen Wilson, 1st lady (1913-14), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1915  Battle of Lone Pine, Gallipoli starts - Seven Australians receive Victoria Crosses on this day in history.   

1915  During World War I, Warsaw falls into German hands on August - 06.   

1916  On August - 06 dom[inic] Mintoff, premier Malta   

1917  The birth of Robert Mitchum, American actor on August - 06.   

1917  World War I: Battle of MărăşeÅŸti between the Romanian and German armies begins on August - 06.   

1917  On this day in history 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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1180  Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239) was born on this day in history.   

1504  On August - 06 birth of matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury   

1609  On August - 06 birth of richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)   

1619  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time)   

1651  Johann Michael Zacher, composer was born on August - 06.   

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

0523  On August - 06 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 this day in history.   

1195  On this day in history henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies   

1221  On this day in history death of dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans)   

1272  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies on this day in history.   

1414  Death of King Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377) on this day in history.