Historical Events In August - 06

1974  On this day in history explosion &fire destory Great Northern RR yard in Wenatchee, Wash   

1976  Gregor Piatigorsky, Russian cellist, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1978  On August - 06 pope Paul VI dies of heart attack at summer residence at 80   

1978  Edward Durrell Stone, US architect, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history kurt Kaszner actor (Cmdr Fitzhugh-Land of the Giants), dies at 65   

1979  On August - 06 kurt Kasznar, actor (Cmdr Fitzhugh-Land of the Giants), dies at 65   

1980  Charles Urbanus, Dutch baseball player, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1981  NASA launches Fltsatcom-5, it failed on August - 06.   

1983  Minn Vikings beat St Louis Cards 28-10 in London, England (NFL expo) on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history 203.05 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange   

1985  On this day in history 19th space shuttle mission (51-F), Challenger 8, lands at Edwards AFB   

1986  Phil Katz releases PKARC version 1.0, for the IBM on August - 06.   

1986  On this day in history william J Schroeder (world's longest-survivor with permanent artificial heart, dies after 620 days with Jarvik VII man-made pump)   

1986  On this day in history emilio Fernandez, director (La Choca, Flor Silvestre), dies at 82   

1987  Ira C Eaker, commandant USAF in Europe (WW II), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1988  On August - 06 anatoli S Levchenko, cosmonaut (TM-4), dies of brain tumor at 47   

1989  Boston Red Sox retire Carl Yastrezemski's #8 on this day in history.   

1989  On August - 06 pilot Union tells pilots okay to cross Eastern Airlines picket lines   

1990  President George Bush orders Operation Desert Shield on August - 06.   

1990  UN Security Council votes 13-0 (2 abstentions Cuba &Yemen) to place economic sanctions against Iraq on this day in history.   

1990  Charles Arnt, actor (Double Exposure), dies of pancreatic cancer at 82 on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history harry Reasoner newscaster (Host on 60 Minutes), dies at 68   

1997  On August - 06 korean Airlines Flight 801 crashed on Guam   

2005  On August - 06 an ATR-72 heading from Italy to Tunisia crashes into the Mediterranean Sea, killing 16 of 39 on board.   

2005  Death of Carlo Little, influential UK rock and roll drummer (b.1938) on August - 06.   

2007  On this day in history israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert arrives in historic Palestianian town of Jericho, becoming the first Prime Minister of Israel to visit the West Bank or Gaza Strip in over seven years. Olmert met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.   

2007  On August - 06 the Crandall Canyon Mine in Emery County, Utah collapses, trapping six miners.   

2011  On this day in history a helicopter containing members of Navy SEAL 6 is shot down in Afghanistan killing 38.   

2012  On this day in history mount Tongariro, New Zealand, erupts for the first time in a century   

2012  On this day in history curiosity, the Mars Science Laboratory mission's rover, successfully lands on Mars.   

2013  On this day in history 18 people are killed and 55 are wounded by a car bomb explosion in Damascus, Syria   

2017  On August - 06 women's Euro 2017: The Netherlands defeat Denmark 4-2 in Enschede, The Netherlands   

2017  On August - 06 women's British Golf Open: South Korea's In-Kyung Kim wins with a course record-equalling 64 at Kingsbarns, Scotland   

2018  On this day in history south Sudan peace accord signed between South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar in Sudan attempting to end 5 years of civil war   

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1180  Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239) was born on this day in history.   

1504  On this day in history birth of matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury   

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

1619  On this day in history birth of barbara Strozzi, composer   

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

1644  Francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV was born on this day in history.   

1651  Francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time) was born on this day in history.   

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  Hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies on August - 06.   

0966  On this day in history death of berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963)   

1162  On this day in history 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  On August - 06 stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies   

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