Historical Events In August - 06
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
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 August - 06 hoot Gibson, Tekamah NE, western actor (Horse Soldier, Last Outlaw)
1893 On August - 06 guthrie McClintic, Seattle Wash, Broadway producer/dir (Winterset)
1895 On this day in history george Frederick Root, composer, dies at 74
1896 On August - 06 france annexes Madagascar
1896 Cyril Mockridge, composer on this day in history.
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 On this day in history michal Vilec, composer
1904 Henry Payne Iba, Easton Mo, US basketball coach (Olympic-gold-64, 68) on August - 06.
1905 26.7 cm rainfall at Princeton, Indiana (state record) on August - 06.
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 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 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 Lucille Ball, Jamestown NY, comedienne/actress (I Love Lucy, Mame) on this day in history.
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 this day in history serbia declares war against Germany
1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia & Serbia on August - 06.
1914 On this day in history susan Cowdy, ornithologist
1914 On this day in history ellen Wilson, 1st lady (1913-14), dies at 54
1915 Battle of Lone Pine, Gallipoli starts - Seven Australians receive Victoria Crosses on this day in history.
1915 On this day in history during World War I, Warsaw falls into German hands
1916 On August - 06 dom[inic] Mintoff, premier Malta
1917 On this day in history the birth of Robert Mitchum, American actor
1917 World War I: Battle of Mărăşeşti between the Romanian and German armies begins on this day in history.
1917 Robert Mitchum, Bridgeport Ct, actor (Winds of War, North & South) on this day in history.
1918 On August - 06 ferdinand Foch becomes marshal of France
1919 On this day in history the first air flight over a major body of water in Australia (Harry Butler)
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