Page 7: Historical Events In August - 06

1974  Explosion &fire destory Great Northern RR yard in Wenatchee, Wash on August - 06.   

1976  On this day in history gregor Piatigorsky, Russian cellist, dies at 73   

1978  Pope Paul VI dies of heart attack at summer residence at 80 on August - 06.   

1978  On this day in history edward Durrell Stone, US architect, dies at 76   

1979  On August - 06 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 this day in history.   

1983  Minn Vikings beat St Louis Cards 28-10 in London, England (NFL expo) on August - 06.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1986  William J Schroeder (world's longest-survivor with permanent artificial heart, dies after 620 days with Jarvik VII man-made pump) on August - 06.   

1986  Emilio Fernandez, director (La Choca, Flor Silvestre), dies at 82 on August - 06.   

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

1988  On this day in history anatoli S Levchenko, cosmonaut (TM-4), dies of brain tumor at 47   

1989  Boston Red Sox retire Carl Yastrezemski's #8 on August - 06.   

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

1990  On August - 06 president George Bush orders Operation Desert Shield   

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

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

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

1997  Korean Airlines Flight 801 crashed on Guam on this day in history.   

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

2005  Death of Carlo Little, influential UK rock and roll drummer (b.1938) on this day in history.   

2007  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 on this day in history.   

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

2011  On August - 06 a helicopter containing members of Navy SEAL 6 is shot down in Afghanistan killing 38.   

2012  On August - 06 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 August - 06 18 people are killed and 55 are wounded by a car bomb explosion in Damascus, Syria   

2017  Women's Euro 2017: The Netherlands defeat Denmark 4-2 in Enschede, The Netherlands on August - 06.   

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 August - 06 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 August - 06.   

1504  On August - 06 birth of matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury   

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

1619  Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on August - 06.   

1638  Nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1644  On this day in history 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 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  Death of Berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963) on August - 06.   

1162  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.   

1195  Henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies on this day in history.   

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

1272  On this day in history stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies   

1414  On August - 06 death of king Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377)