Page 7: Historical Events In July - 06

1943  Night Battle of Kula Gulf results in loss of 2 Japanese destroyers and USS Helena on this day in history.   

1943  On July - 06 2nd day of battle at Kursk: 25,000 German killed   

1944  On this day in history 170 die in a fire at Ringling Bros Circus in Hartford Conn   

1944  On July - 06 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  On this day in history pres Truman signs executive order establishing Medal of Freedom   

1945  On this day in history wash Senator Rick Ferrell catches a record 1,722 games   

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 July - 06.   

1947  On July - 06 the AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.   

1949  Cin Red Walker Cooper gets 10 RBIs on July - 06.   

1951  Josef Huttel, composer, dies at 57 on July - 06.   

1953  On July - 06 j Churms discovers asteroid #1701 Okavango   

1954  Dirk Verbeek, actor/director (Hofstad Stage), dies at 70 on July - 06.   

1955  On this day in history 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 July - 06.   

1957  Althea Gibson became first black tennis player to win Wimbledon on July - 06.   

1957  Harry S Truman Library established in Independence, Missouri on this day in history.   

1958  Alaska becomes the 49th state on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history saar becomes part of German Federal Republic   

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  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 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 this day in history.   

1964  Nyasaland becomes the independent state of Malawi on this day in history.   

1965  Rock group "Jefferson Airplane" forms on this day in history.   

1966  On July - 06 anne Nagel, dies of cancer at 50   

1967  Biafran War erupts as Nigerian forces invade on July - 06.   

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 July - 06.   

1970  On this day in history marjorie Rambeau, dies at 80   

1971  Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong jazz musician (Hello Dolly), dies at 70 on July - 06.   

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1542  Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg was born on this day in history.   

1580  Johann Stobaeus, composer was born on this day in history.   

1632  Albert Schop, composer was born on July - 06.   

1632  Pietro Reggio, composer was born on this day in history.   

1638  Gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.   

1668  On July - 06 birth of peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist   

1678  On this day in history birth of nicola Francesco Haym, composer   

1686  On July - 06 birth of antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758)   

1189  Henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56 on July - 06.   

1218  On this day in history death of eudes III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1166)   

1415  On this day in history death of jan Hus, burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany   

1476  Regiomontanus, [Johannes Muller of Königsberg], dies on July - 06.   

1480  On July - 06 antonio Squarcialupi, composer, dies at 64   

1533  On July - 06 ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57   

1535  On this day in history death of thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57   

1553  On July - 06 edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15