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  Hoot Gibson, Tekamah NE, western actor (Horse Soldier, Last Outlaw) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history france annexes Madagascar   

1896  On August - 06 cyril Mockridge, composer   

1900  Wilhelm Liebknecht, German journalist/socialist, dies at 74 on August - 06.   

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

1902  On August - 06 michal Vilec, composer   

1904  Henry Payne Iba, Easton Mo, US basketball coach (Olympic-gold-64, 68) on this day in history.   

1905  26.7 cm rainfall at Princeton, Indiana (state record) on August - 06.   

1905  On this day in history clara Bow, silent screen actress (Wings) "it" girl of 1920's films   

1906  On this day in history ken Strong, NFL, AFL halfback (Staten Island, NY Yanks, NY Giants)   

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

1908  George Singer, composer on August - 06.   

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

1910  On this day in history nYC Mayor Wm J Gaynor seriously wounded during assassination attempt   

1910  Charles Crichton, British director (Battle of Sexes) on this day in history.   

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

1914  On this day in history austria-Hungary declares war against Russia   

1914  Ellen Wilson Pres Wilson's wife, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1914  On August - 06 serbia declares war against Germany   

1914  Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia & Serbia on August - 06.   

1914  Susan Cowdy, ornithologist on August - 06.   

1914  On August - 06 ellen Wilson, 1st lady (1913-14), dies at 54   

1915  On August - 06 battle of Lone Pine, Gallipoli starts - Seven Australians receive Victoria Crosses   

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

1916  On this day in history dom[inic] Mintoff, premier Malta   

1917  On this day in history the birth of Robert Mitchum, American actor   

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

1917  Robert Mitchum, Bridgeport Ct, actor (Winds of War, North & South) on August - 06.   

1918  Ferdinand Foch becomes marshal of France on August - 06.   

1919  The first air flight over a major body of water in Australia (Harry Butler) on this day in history.   

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1180  Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239) was born on August - 06.   

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  Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on August - 06.   

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  Francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time) was born on this day in history.   

1651  On this day in history birth of johann Michael Zacher, composer   

0258  Death of Sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded on this day in history.   

0523  Hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies on this day in history.   

0966  Death of Berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963) on this day in history.   

1162  On August - 06 death of ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona   

1195  On August - 06 henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies   

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

1272  On August - 06 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)