Historical Events In August - 06

1919  1st air flight over a major body of water in Australia (Harry Butler) on this day in history.  

1919  On this day in history pauline Betz Addie, Dayton Ohio, tennis champ (Wimbledon 1946)  

1921  Clason Point, Bronx to College Point, Queens muni ferry system begins on this day in history.  

1921  Ella Raines, Sinoqualmie Falls Wash, actress (Janice Dean RN) on this day in history.  

1922  Freddie Laker, CEO (Laker airlines) on August - 06.  

1923  Jack Parnell, London England, orch leader (Englebert Humperdick Show) on August - 06.  

1924  On August - 06 john Henry Roberts, composer, dies at 76  

1925  Barbara Bates, Denver Colo, actress (Kathy-It's a Great Life) on August - 06.  

1926  On August - 06 gertrude Ederle becomes first woman to swim the English Channel  

1926  Warner Bros premiers Vitaphone sound-on-disc movie system on this day in history.  

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1926  NY's Gertrude Ederle becomes 1st woman to swim English Channel on this day in history.  

1926  Christa Reinig, writer on August - 06.  

1927  The third Toronto Union Station is opened officially by Edward, Prince of Wales. It was opened to the public on August 11, but passengers had to walk across to the old station tracks. The first day on which trains used the new, elevated, tracks through the new station platform was January 31, 1930 on this day in history.  

1927  On this day in history andy Warhol, McKeesport PA, artist/producer (Frankenstein, Bad)  

1928  On this day in history janice-Lee York Romary, Calif, fencer (Olympics-1948-68)  

1928  William Henry Grattan Flood, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1930  Supreme Court Justice John Force Crater disappears in NYC on this day in history.  

1934  US troops leave Haiti, which had been occupied since 1915 on this day in history.  

1935  On August - 06 alexander Gustav Adolfovich Winkler, composer, dies at 70  

1936  1st time in 20th century, 1st 2 batters in a game-Roy Johnson & Rabbit Warstler of Boston Bees-lead off with HRs on August - 06.  

1937  Franco-artillery fire on Madrid on this day in history.  

1937  On this day in history annie E F Horniman, England, theater owner (Abbey Theatre), dies at 76  

1938  On this day in history warner Oland, actor (Werewolf of London, Jazz Singer), dies at 57  

1939  1st broadcast of "Dinah Shore Show" on NBC-radio on August - 06.  

1940  On August - 06 estonia is annexed into Soviet empire  

1941  On August - 06 detroit pitcher Al Benton is 1st to collect 2 sacrifices in an inning  

1942  On this day in history -8] Riots by Dutch Jews  

1943  US 1st Infantry division occupies node Troina Sicily on August - 06.  

1943  Tom Garrett, cricketer (last survivor of 1st Test in 1877), dies on August - 06.  

1944  Deportation of 70,000 jews from Lodz Poland to Auschwitz begins on August - 06.  

1944  All 1,200 Jewish death marchers from Lipcani Moldavia have died on this day in history.  

1945  On August - 06 atomic bomb dropped Hiroshima  

1945  On this day in history hiroshima Peace Day-atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima by "Enola Gay"  

1945  On this day in history the first atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima, an explosion equal to 20,000 tons of TNT.  

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1180  On August - 06 birth of emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)  

1504  Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.  

1609  Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675) was born on August - 06.  

1619  Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on August - 06.  

1638  On August - 06 birth of nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher  

1644  Francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV was born on this day in history.  

1651  On this day in history birth of francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time)  

1651  On August - 06 birth of johann Michael Zacher, composer  

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

0523  On this day in history hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies  

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

1162  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona on August - 06.  

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

1221  Death of Dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans) on August - 06.  

1272  On August - 06 stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies  

1414  Death of King Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377) on August - 06.