Historical Events In July - 06
Sunday, 15 December 2019
1943 On this day in history night Battle of Kula Gulf results in loss of 2 Japanese destroyers and USS Helena.
1943 2nd day of battle at Kursk: 25,000 German killed on this day in history.
1944 170 die in a fire at Ringling Bros Circus in Hartford Conn on this day in history.
1944 In Hartford, Connecticut, a fire broke out under the big top of the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus, killing 167 people and injuring 682. Two-thirds of those who perished were children on July - 06.
1945 Nicaragua becomes first nation to formally accept UN Charter on this day in history.
1945 Pres Truman signs executive order establishing Medal of Freedom on this day in history.
1945 Wash Senator Rick Ferrell catches a record 1,722 games on this day in history.
1945 On July - 06 nicaragua becomes 1st nation to formally accept UN Charter
1946 On this day in history "St Louis Woman" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 113 perfs
1947 The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union on this day in history.
1949 On this day in history cin Red Walker Cooper gets 10 RBIs
1951 On this day in history josef Huttel, composer, dies at 57
1953 On this day in history j Churms discovers asteroid #1701 Okavango
1954 Dirk Verbeek, actor/director (Hofstad Stage), dies at 70 on this day in history.
1955 On July - 06 the Federal Air Pollution Control Act was implemented on this day in 1955, providing federally allocated funds for research into causal analysis and control of car-emission pollution
1955 Paolo Gallico, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.
1957 Althea Gibson became first black tennis player to win Wimbledon on this day in history.
1957 On this day in history harry S Truman Library established in Independence, Missouri
1958 Alaska becomes the 49th state on July - 06.
1959 Saar becomes part of German Federal Republic on this day in history.
1959 On July - 06 george Grosz, German cartoonist/painter (Ecce Homo), dies at 65
1960 On July - 06 dr Barbara Moore completes a 3,207 mile walk from LA to NYC
1961 Cuno Amiet, Swiss painter, dies at 93 on July - 06.
1962 William Faulkner author, inventor of Yoknapatawpha Co, dies at 64 on July - 06.
1962 William [Harrison] Faulkner, US writer (Nobel 1949), dies at 64 on July - 06.
1964 On this day in history beatles' film "Hard Day's Night" premiers in London
1964 Malawi (then Nyasaland) gains independence from Britain (Natl Day) on July - 06.
1964 On July - 06 nyasaland becomes the independent state of Malawi
1965 Rock group "Jefferson Airplane" forms on this day in history.
1966 On this day in history anne Nagel, dies of cancer at 50
1967 On July - 06 biafran War erupts as Nigerian forces invade
1968 On this day in history marine Observation Squadron 2 (VMO-2) stationed at Da Nang, South Vietnam, received the first OV-1OA, Broncos, to arrive in South Vietnam
1970 Marjorie Rambeau, dies at 80 on this day in history.
1971 On this day in history louis "Satchmo" Armstrong jazz musician (Hello Dolly), dies at 70
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