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Historical Events In August - 06

Thursday, 23 March 2023

1946  On this day in history uS officially submits to jurisdiction of World Court  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1947  On August - 06 1st performance of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 8"  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1948  On August - 06 bob Mathias, US, wins decathlon at London Olympics  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1948  Fanny Blankers-Koen from Netherlands is first women to win 3 golds at Olympics on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1949  On this day in history luke Appling record of 2,154 (en route to 2,218) games at shortstop  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1951  On this day in history typhoon floods kill 4,800 in Manchuria  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1952  On this day in history satchel Paige, 47, becomes oldest pitcher to win a complete shutout  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1953  Ted Williams returns to Red Sox from the military on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1954  On this day in history wLAC (now WTVF) TV channel 5 in Nashville (CBS) begins broadcasting  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1954  Theo[by] Van Reijn, sculptor/drawer/lithograph, dies at 70 [or 8/10] on August - 06.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1958  Glenn Davis sets record of 49.2 in 400-meter hurdles on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1959  Preston Sturges, [Edmund Biden], US director/screenwriter, dies at 60 on August - 06.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1960  On August - 06 pitt Steelers (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 43-16 in Toronto  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1961  Gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits) on August - 06.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1961  Jozef E Van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechelen, dies at 87 on August - 06.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1962  Jamaica gains independence from Britain on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1962  On August - 06 jamaica gains independent from Britain  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1962  Jamaica becomes independent after 300 years of British rule on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1963  Tom Keene, actor (Our Daily Bread), dies of cancer at 68 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1964  On this day in history sir Cedric Hardwicke actor (Capt Hook-Peter Pan), dies at 71  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1964  Pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Ecclesiam Suam on August - 06.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1964  Cedric Hardwicke, actor (Capt Hook-Peter Pan), dies at 71 on August - 06.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1965  On this day in history beatles release "Help" album in UK  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1965  On this day in history federal Voting Rights Act guarantees black voting rights  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1965  On this day in history nancy Carroll actress (Alice-Aldrich Family), dies at 60  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1965  32nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Cleveland 24, All-Stars 16 (68,000) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1965  Aksel Sandemose, writer, dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1966  On this day in history paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, sci-fi author (Space Lords), dies at 53  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1968  Ernest Burnelle, Belgian politician, dies at 60 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1969  On August - 06 theodor Adorno, German philosopher/sociologist, dies at 65  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1970  Ingolf Dahl, German composer (Andante & Arioso), dies at 58 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1973  On this day in history fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar, dictator Cuba (1940-58), dies at 72  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous Birthdays In August - 06

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1180  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1504  Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury was born on August - 06.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1609  On August - 06 birth of richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1619  On August - 06 birth of barbara Strozzi, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1638  On this day in history birth of nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1644  On this day in history birth of francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1651  On August - 06 birth of francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1651  Johann Michael Zacher, composer was born on August - 06.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In August - 06

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0258  Death of Sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0523  On August - 06 hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0966  On August - 06 death of berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1162  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1195  Henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1221  Death of Dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1272  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies on August - 06.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1414  On this day in history death of king Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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