Historical Events In July - 06
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
1943 Night Battle of Kula Gulf results in loss of 2 Japanese destroyers and USS Helena on this day in history.
1943 2nd day of battle at Kursk: 25,000 German killed on this day in history.
1944 On this day in history 170 die in a fire at Ringling Bros Circus in Hartford Conn
1944 On this day in history 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
1945 On this day in history nicaragua becomes first nation to formally accept UN Charter
1945 Pres Truman signs executive order establishing Medal of Freedom on July - 06.
1945 Wash Senator Rick Ferrell catches a record 1,722 games on this day in history.
1945 On this day in history nicaragua becomes 1st nation to formally accept UN Charter
1946 "St Louis Woman" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 113 perfs on this day in history.
1947 The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union on July - 06.
1949 Cin Red Walker Cooper gets 10 RBIs on this day in history.
1951 Josef Huttel, composer, dies at 57 on July - 06.
1953 J Churms discovers asteroid #1701 Okavango on July - 06.
1954 Dirk Verbeek, actor/director (Hofstad Stage), dies at 70 on July - 06.
1955 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 on July - 06.
1955 On this day in history paolo Gallico, composer, dies at 87
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 On July - 06 alaska becomes the 49th state
1959 Saar becomes part of German Federal Republic on July - 06.
1959 On July - 06 george Grosz, German cartoonist/painter (Ecce Homo), dies at 65
1960 On this day in history dr Barbara Moore completes a 3,207 mile walk from LA to NYC
1961 On this day in history cuno Amiet, Swiss painter, dies at 93
1962 William Faulkner author, inventor of Yoknapatawpha Co, dies at 64 on this day in history.
1962 William [Harrison] Faulkner, US writer (Nobel 1949), dies at 64 on this day in history.
1964 Beatles' film "Hard Day's Night" premiers in London on July - 06.
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 July - 06.
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 Marine Observation Squadron 2 (VMO-2) stationed at Da Nang, South Vietnam, received the first OV-1OA, Broncos, to arrive in South Vietnam on this day in history.
1970 Marjorie Rambeau, dies at 80 on this day in history.
1971 Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong jazz musician (Hello Dolly), dies at 70 on this day in history.
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