Historical Events In August - 06

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

1919  On August - 06 pauline Betz Addie, Dayton Ohio, tennis champ (Wimbledon 1946)   

1921  Clason Point, Bronx to College Point, Queens muni ferry system begins on August - 06.   

1921  Ella Raines, Sinoqualmie Falls Wash, actress (Janice Dean RN) on August - 06.   

1922  On this day in history freddie Laker, CEO (Laker airlines)   

1923  On August - 06 jack Parnell, London England, orch leader (Englebert Humperdick Show)   

1924  John Henry Roberts, composer, dies at 76 on August - 06.   

1925  Barbara Bates, Denver Colo, actress (Kathy-It's a Great Life) on this day in history.   

1926  Gertrude Ederle becomes first woman to swim the English Channel on this day in history.   

1926  On August - 06 warner Bros premiers Vitaphone sound-on-disc movie system   

1926  On this day in history nY's Gertrude Ederle becomes 1st woman to swim English Channel   

1926  Christa Reinig, writer on this day in history.   

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  Andy Warhol, McKeesport PA, artist/producer (Frankenstein, Bad) on August - 06.   

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

1928  On August - 06 william Henry Grattan Flood, composer, dies at 68   

1930  On this day in history supreme Court Justice John Force Crater disappears in NYC   

1934  On this day in history uS troops leave Haiti, which had been occupied since 1915   

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  Annie E F Horniman, England, theater owner (Abbey Theatre), dies at 76 on August - 06.   

1938  Warner Oland, actor (Werewolf of London, Jazz Singer), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1939  1st broadcast of "Dinah Shore Show" on NBC-radio on this day in history.   

1940  On August - 06 estonia is annexed into Soviet empire   

1941  Detroit pitcher Al Benton is 1st to collect 2 sacrifices in an inning on this day in history.   

1942  -8] Riots by Dutch Jews on August - 06.   

1943  On August - 06 uS 1st Infantry division occupies node Troina Sicily   

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

1944  On August - 06 deportation of 70,000 jews from Lodz Poland to Auschwitz begins   

1944  On August - 06 all 1,200 Jewish death marchers from Lipcani Moldavia have died   

1945  Atomic bomb dropped Hiroshima on this day in history.   

1945  On August - 06 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  Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239) was born on August - 06.   

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

1609  On August - 06 birth of richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)   

1619  Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 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  On August - 06 hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies   

0966  Death of Berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963) on August - 06.   

1162  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.   

1195  Henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies on August - 06.   

1221  On August - 06 death of dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans)   

1272  On this day in history stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies   

1414  Death of King Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377) on this day in history.