Page 6: 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 August - 06.   

1948  Bob Mathias, US, wins decathlon at London Olympics on August - 06.   

1948  Fanny Blankers-Koen from Netherlands is first women to win 3 golds at Olympics on this day in history.   

1949  Luke Appling record of 2,154 (en route to 2,218) games at shortstop on August - 06.   

1951  On this day in history typhoon floods kill 4,800 in Manchuria   

1952  Satchel Paige, 47, becomes oldest pitcher to win a complete shutout on August - 06.   

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

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

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

1961  On this day in history gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits)   

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 August - 06 jamaica gains independent from Britain   

1962  On August - 06 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 August - 06 sir Cedric Hardwicke actor (Capt Hook-Peter Pan), dies at 71   

1964  On August - 06 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1965  On this day in history 32nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Cleveland 24, All-Stars 16 (68,000)   

1965  On August - 06 aksel Sandemose, writer, dies   

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

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

1969  Theodor Adorno, German philosopher/sociologist, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1970  Ingolf Dahl, German composer (Andante & Arioso), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1973  Fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar, dictator Cuba (1940-58), dies at 72 on August - 06.   

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

1504  Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  Johann Michael Zacher, composer was born on August - 06.   

0258  Death of Sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded on this day in history.   

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

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

1162  On this day in history 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  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies on this day in history.   

1414  Death of King Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377) on August - 06.