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 August - 06.  

1948  On this day in history bob Mathias, US, wins decathlon at London Olympics  

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

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

1951  Typhoon floods kill 4,800 in Manchuria on this day in history.  

1952  Satchel Paige, 47, becomes oldest pitcher to win a complete shutout on this day in history.  

1953  Ted Williams returns to Red Sox from the military on August - 06.  

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]  

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1956  On this day in history 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  On August - 06 preston Sturges, [Edmund Biden], US director/screenwriter, dies at 60  

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  On this day in history gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits)  

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

1962  On August - 06 jamaica gains independence from Britain  

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 this day in history.  

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  On August - 06 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  On August - 06 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  On August - 06 aksel Sandemose, writer, dies  

1966  On this day in history paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, sci-fi author (Space Lords), dies at 53  

1968  On August - 06 ernest Burnelle, Belgian politician, dies at 60  

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 this day in history birth of emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)  

1504  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of barbara Strozzi, composer  

1638  On this day in history 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  On August - 06 death of sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded  

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

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

1221  On August - 06 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.