Historical Events In August - 06

1946  On August - 06 uS officially submits to jurisdiction of World Court  

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

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

1951  On this day in history 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  WLAC (now WTVF) TV channel 5 in Nashville (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

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

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1956  After going bankrupt in 1955, the American broadcaster DuMont Television Network makes its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena on this day in history.  

1958  On this day in history 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  Pitt Steelers (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 43-16 in Toronto on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1961  Jozef E Van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechelen, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history tom Keene, actor (Our Daily Bread), dies of cancer at 68  

1964  On this day in history 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  Beatles release "Help" album in UK on this day in history.  

1965  Federal Voting Rights Act guarantees black voting rights on August - 06.  

1965  Nancy Carroll actress (Alice-Aldrich Family), dies at 60 on August - 06.  

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

1965  Aksel Sandemose, writer, dies on August - 06.  

1966  On August - 06 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  Ingolf Dahl, German composer (Andante & Arioso), dies at 58 on August - 06.  

1973  Fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar, dictator Cuba (1940-58), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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1180  On this day in history 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 August - 06.  

1619  On August - 06 birth of barbara Strozzi, composer  

1638  On this day in history birth of nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher  

1644  On this day in history birth of francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV  

1651  Francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time) was born on this day in history.  

1651  On August - 06 birth of johann Michael Zacher, composer  

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

0523  Hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies on August - 06.  

0966  Death of Berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963) on this day in history.  

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

1195  On August - 06 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  On this day in history death of king Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377)