Page 6: Historical Events In August - 06

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  Fanny Blankers-Koen from Netherlands is first women to win 3 golds at Olympics on August - 06.   

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 August - 06 wLAC (now WTVF) TV channel 5 in Nashville (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1954  On August - 06 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 this day in history glenn Davis sets record of 49.2 in 400-meter hurdles   

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  Gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits) on this day in history.   

1961  On August - 06 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 August - 06 cedric Hardwicke, actor (Capt Hook-Peter Pan), dies at 71   

1965  Beatles release "Help" album in UK on August - 06.   

1965  Federal Voting Rights Act guarantees black voting rights on this day in history.   

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

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

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 August - 06 ingolf Dahl, German composer (Andante & Arioso), dies at 58   

1973  On August - 06 fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar, dictator Cuba (1940-58), dies at 72   

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1180  Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239) was born on August - 06.   

1504  On this day in history birth of matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury   

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

1619  On this day in history birth of barbara Strozzi, composer   

1638  Nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1644  On August - 06 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 August - 06 death of sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded   

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

0966  Death of Berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963) on August - 06.   

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 August - 06 death of dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans)   

1272  On this day in history stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies   

1414  Death of King Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377) on this day in history.