Historical Events In August - 06

1919  1st air flight over a major body of water in Australia (Harry Butler) on August - 06.   

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

1921  On August - 06 clason Point, Bronx to College Point, Queens muni ferry system begins   

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 this day in history john Henry Roberts, composer, dies at 76   

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

1926  Gertrude Ederle becomes first woman to swim the English Channel on August - 06.   

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

1926  NY's Gertrude Ederle becomes 1st woman to swim English Channel on August - 06.   

1926  Christa Reinig, writer on this day in history.   

1927  On August - 06 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.   

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 August - 06 supreme Court Justice John Force Crater disappears in NYC   

1934  US troops leave Haiti, which had been occupied since 1915 on August - 06.   

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 this day in history.   

1937  Franco-artillery fire on Madrid on August - 06.   

1937  On August - 06 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  On August - 06 1st broadcast of "Dinah Shore Show" on NBC-radio   

1940  Estonia is annexed into Soviet empire on August - 06.   

1941  Detroit pitcher Al Benton is 1st to collect 2 sacrifices in an inning on August - 06.   

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

1943  US 1st Infantry division occupies node Troina Sicily on this day in history.   

1943  On August - 06 tom Garrett, cricketer (last survivor of 1st Test in 1877), dies   

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

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

1945  On this day in history atomic bomb dropped Hiroshima   

1945  Hiroshima Peace Day-atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima by "Enola Gay" on August - 06.   

1945  On August - 06 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  On August - 06 birth of matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury   

1609  Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

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

1638  Nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher was born on August - 06.   

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

1651  On August - 06 birth of francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time)   

1651  Johann Michael Zacher, composer was born on this day in history.   

0258  On this day in history death of sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded   

0523  On August - 06 hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies   

0966  On August - 06 death of berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963)   

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

1195  On this day in history henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies   

1221  On this day in history death of dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans)   

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.