Page 4: Historical Events In August - 06
Saturday, 19 July 2025
1890 On this day in history cy Young pitches & wins 1st game
1890 On this day in history 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 Guthrie McClintic, Seattle Wash, Broadway producer/dir (Winterset) on August - 06.
1895 On this day in history george Frederick Root, composer, dies at 74
1896 On August - 06 france annexes Madagascar
1896 On this day in history cyril Mockridge, composer
1900 Wilhelm Liebknecht, German journalist/socialist, dies at 74 on August - 06.
1901 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
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 On August - 06 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 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 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 this day in history lucille Ball, Jamestown NY, comedienne/actress (I Love Lucy, Mame)
1914 On this day in history austria-Hungary declares war against Russia
1914 On August - 06 ellen Wilson Pres Wilson's wife, dies at 54
1914 On August - 06 serbia declares war against Germany
1914 On August - 06 austria-Hungary declares war on Russia & Serbia
1914 Susan Cowdy, ornithologist on August - 06.
1914 Ellen Wilson, 1st lady (1913-14), dies at 54 on this day in history.
1915 On August - 06 battle of Lone Pine, Gallipoli starts - Seven Australians receive Victoria Crosses
1915 On August - 06 during World War I, Warsaw falls into German hands
1916 Dom[inic] Mintoff, premier Malta on August - 06.
1917 The birth of Robert Mitchum, American actor on August - 06.
1917 On August - 06 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 Ferdinand Foch becomes marshal of France on August - 06.
1919 On August - 06 the first air flight over a major body of water in Australia (Harry Butler)
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