Historical Events In August - 06
Thursday, 07 July 2022
1890 Cy Young pitches & wins 1st game on this day in history.
1890 On August - 06 john Hart or William Kemmler, US, 1st executed in electric chair (NY)
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 George Frederick Root, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1896 On August - 06 france annexes Madagascar
1896 Cyril Mockridge, composer on this day in history.
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 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 On August - 06 st Louis Card John Lush's 2nd no-hitter, beats Dodgers, 2-0 in 6 inn
1908 On this day in history george Singer, composer
1909 On this day in history alice Ramsey and three friends become the first women to complete a transcontinental auto trip.
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 this day in history lucille Ball, Jamestown NY, comedienne/actress (I Love Lucy, Mame)
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 this day in history austria-Hungary declares war on Russia & Serbia
1914 On August - 06 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 this day in history dom[inic] Mintoff, premier Malta
1917 On August - 06 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 On August - 06 robert Mitchum, Bridgeport Ct, actor (Winds of War, North & South)
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 August - 06.
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