Historical Events In August - 06
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
1946 US officially submits to jurisdiction of World Court on August - 06.
1947 On August - 06 1st performance of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 8"
1948 On this day in history bob Mathias, US, wins decathlon at London Olympics
1948 On this day in history fanny Blankers-Koen from Netherlands is first women to win 3 golds at Olympics
1949 On August - 06 luke Appling record of 2,154 (en route to 2,218) games at shortstop
1951 On August - 06 typhoon floods kill 4,800 in Manchuria
1952 On August - 06 satchel Paige, 47, becomes oldest pitcher to win a complete shutout
1953 On August - 06 ted Williams returns to Red Sox from the military
1954 On August - 06 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 After going bankrupt in 1955, the American broadcaster DuMont Television Network makes its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena on August - 06.
1958 On August - 06 glenn Davis sets record of 49.2 in 400-meter hurdles
1959 Preston Sturges, [Edmund Biden], US director/screenwriter, dies at 60 on August - 06.
1960 On August - 06 pitt Steelers (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 43-16 in Toronto
1961 Gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits), 1st case of motion sickness in space reported on August - 06.
1961 Gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits) on this day in history.
1961 On this day in history jozef E Van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechelen, dies at 87
1962 On August - 06 jamaica gains independence from Britain
1962 On this day in history jamaica gains independent from Britain
1962 Jamaica becomes independent after 300 years of British rule on this day in history.
1963 On this day in history tom Keene, actor (Our Daily Bread), dies of cancer at 68
1964 On August - 06 sir Cedric Hardwicke actor (Capt Hook-Peter Pan), dies at 71
1964 On this day in history pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Ecclesiam Suam
1964 On this day in history cedric Hardwicke, actor (Capt Hook-Peter Pan), dies at 71
1965 On August - 06 beatles release "Help" album in UK
1965 On this day in history federal Voting Rights Act guarantees black voting rights
1965 Nancy Carroll actress (Alice-Aldrich Family), dies at 60 on August - 06.
1965 On this day in history 32nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Cleveland 24, All-Stars 16 (68,000)
1965 Aksel Sandemose, writer, dies on this day in history.
1966 On August - 06 paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, sci-fi author (Space Lords), dies at 53
1968 Ernest Burnelle, Belgian politician, dies at 60 on this day in history.
1969 On August - 06 theodor Adorno, German philosopher/sociologist, dies at 65
1970 On August - 06 ingolf Dahl, German composer (Andante & Arioso), dies at 58
1973 Fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar, dictator Cuba (1940-58), dies at 72 on August - 06.
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