Historical Events In August - 06

1946  US officially submits to jurisdiction of World Court on this day in history.  

1947  On August - 06 1st performance of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 8"  

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  On August - 06 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  On August - 06 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  On August - 06 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  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  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 August - 06 gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits)  

1961  On this day in history jozef E Van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechelen, dies at 87  

1962  Jamaica gains independence from Britain on this day in history.  

1962  On this day in history jamaica gains independent from Britain  

1962  Jamaica becomes independent after 300 years of British rule on August - 06.  

1963  On August - 06 tom Keene, actor (Our Daily Bread), dies of cancer at 68  

1964  Sir Cedric Hardwicke actor (Capt Hook-Peter Pan), dies at 71 on August - 06.  

1964  Pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Ecclesiam Suam on this day in history.  

1964  Cedric Hardwicke, actor (Capt Hook-Peter Pan), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1965  Beatles release "Help" album in UK on this day in history.  

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

1965  Aksel Sandemose, writer, dies on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history theodor Adorno, German philosopher/sociologist, dies at 65  

1970  Ingolf Dahl, German composer (Andante & Arioso), dies at 58 on August - 06.  

1973  On August - 06 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  Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury was born on August - 06.  

1609  Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.  

1619  Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  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 August - 06 hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies  

0966  On August - 06 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  Henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies on August - 06.  

1221  On this day in history death of dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans)  

1272  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies on August - 06.  

1414  On this day in history death of king Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377)