Historical Events In August - 06

1946  US officially submits to jurisdiction of World Court on August - 06.  

1947  On this day in history 1st performance of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 8"  

1948  On August - 06 bob Mathias, US, wins decathlon at London Olympics  

1948  On this day in history 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  On this day in history typhoon floods kill 4,800 in Manchuria  

1952  On this day in history satchel Paige, 47, becomes oldest pitcher to win a complete shutout  

1953  Ted Williams returns to Red Sox from the military on this day in history.  

1954  WLAC (now WTVF) TV channel 5 in Nashville (CBS) begins broadcasting on August - 06.  

1954  Theo[by] Van Reijn, sculptor/drawer/lithograph, dies at 70 [or 8/10] on August - 06.  

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  Preston Sturges, [Edmund Biden], US director/screenwriter, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 August - 06.  

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  Tom Keene, actor (Our Daily Bread), dies of cancer at 68 on August - 06.  

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

1965  On this day in history beatles release "Help" album in UK  

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

1965  On this day in history aksel Sandemose, writer, dies  

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

1968  Ernest Burnelle, Belgian politician, dies at 60 on August - 06.  

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

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  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Next Page »

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

1504  Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury was born on August - 06.  

1609  On August - 06 birth of richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)  

1619  On August - 06 birth of barbara Strozzi, composer  

1638  Nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher was born on August - 06.  

1644  On August - 06 birth of francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV  

1651  On this day in history birth of francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time)  

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  On August - 06 death of berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963)  

1162  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona on August - 06.  

1195  On this day in history henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies  

1221  Death of Dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans) on this day in history.  

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.