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  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  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 this day in history.   

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  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]   

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 this day in history glenn Davis sets record of 49.2 in 400-meter hurdles   

1959  On this day in history preston Sturges, [Edmund Biden], US director/screenwriter, dies at 60   

1960  Pitt Steelers (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 43-16 in Toronto on August - 06.   

1961  On August - 06 gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits), 1st case of motion sickness in space reported   

1961  Gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits) on August - 06.   

1961  On August - 06 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 this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history 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  On August - 06 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 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 this day in history.   

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

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  On August - 06 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 August - 06.   

1651  Johann Michael Zacher, composer was born on this day in history.   

0258  Death of Sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded on August - 06.   

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

1221  Death of Dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans) on August - 06.   

1272  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies on this day in history.   

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