Page 6: Historical Events In August - 06

1946  US officially submits to jurisdiction of World Court on this day in history.   

1947  1st performance of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 8" on this day in history.   

1948  Bob Mathias, US, wins decathlon at London Olympics on this day in history.   

1948  On August - 06 fanny Blankers-Koen from Netherlands is first women to win 3 golds at Olympics   

1949  Luke Appling record of 2,154 (en route to 2,218) games at shortstop on this day in history.   

1951  Typhoon floods kill 4,800 in Manchuria on August - 06.   

1952  On this day in history satchel Paige, 47, becomes oldest pitcher to win a complete shutout   

1953  On this day in history ted Williams returns to Red Sox from the military   

1954  On this day in history wLAC (now WTVF) TV channel 5 in Nashville (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1954  On this day in history theo[by] Van Reijn, sculptor/drawer/lithograph, dies at 70 [or 8/10]   

1956  On August - 06 after going bankrupt in 1955, the American broadcaster DuMont Television Network makes its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena.   

1958  Glenn Davis sets record of 49.2 in 400-meter hurdles on this day in history.   

1959  Preston Sturges, [Edmund Biden], US director/screenwriter, dies at 60 on August - 06.   

1960  Pitt Steelers (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 43-16 in Toronto on August - 06.   

1961  Gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits), 1st case of motion sickness in space reported on this day in history.   

1961  Gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits) on August - 06.   

1961  Jozef E Van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechelen, dies at 87 on August - 06.   

1962  Jamaica gains independence from Britain on August - 06.   

1962  Jamaica gains independent from Britain on August - 06.   

1962  On this day in history jamaica becomes independent after 300 years of British rule   

1963  Tom Keene, actor (Our Daily Bread), dies of cancer at 68 on August - 06.   

1964  On this day in history sir Cedric Hardwicke actor (Capt Hook-Peter Pan), dies at 71   

1964  Pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Ecclesiam Suam on August - 06.   

1964  Cedric Hardwicke, actor (Capt Hook-Peter Pan), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1965  Beatles release "Help" album in UK on this day in history.   

1965  On August - 06 federal Voting Rights Act guarantees black voting rights   

1965  On this day in history nancy Carroll actress (Alice-Aldrich Family), dies at 60   

1965  On August - 06 32nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Cleveland 24, All-Stars 16 (68,000)   

1965  Aksel Sandemose, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1966  Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, sci-fi author (Space Lords), dies at 53 on August - 06.   

1968  Ernest Burnelle, Belgian politician, dies at 60 on August - 06.   

1969  Theodor Adorno, German philosopher/sociologist, dies at 65 on August - 06.   

1970  On this day in history ingolf Dahl, German composer (Andante & Arioso), dies at 58   

1973  On this day in history fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar, dictator Cuba (1940-58), dies at 72   

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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 August - 06.   

1609  On this day in history birth of richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)   

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

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

1644  On August - 06 birth of francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV   

1651  On August - 06 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 August - 06.   

0523  Hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies on this day in history.   

0966  On this day in history death of berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963)   

1162  On August - 06 death of ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona   

1195  Henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies on this day in history.   

1221  Death of Dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans) on this day in history.   

1272  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies on August - 06.   

1414  On August - 06 death of king Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377)