Page 7: Historical Events In July - 06

1943  On July - 06 night Battle of Kula Gulf results in loss of 2 Japanese destroyers and USS Helena.   

1943  On this day in history 2nd day of battle at Kursk: 25,000 German killed   

1944  On July - 06 170 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  Nicaragua becomes first nation to formally accept UN Charter on July - 06.   

1945  On this day in history pres Truman signs executive order establishing Medal of Freedom   

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  On July - 06 "St Louis Woman" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 113 perfs   

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

1949  On this day in history cin Red Walker Cooper gets 10 RBIs   

1951  Josef Huttel, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1955  On July - 06 paolo Gallico, composer, dies at 87   

1957  On this day in history althea Gibson became first black tennis player to win Wimbledon   

1957  On this day in history harry S Truman Library established in Independence, Missouri   

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

1959  Saar becomes part of German Federal Republic on this day in history.   

1959  George Grosz, German cartoonist/painter (Ecce Homo), dies at 65 on July - 06.   

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 this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history william Faulkner author, inventor of Yoknapatawpha Co, dies at 64   

1962  On July - 06 william [Harrison] Faulkner, US writer (Nobel 1949), dies at 64   

1964  Beatles' film "Hard Day's Night" premiers in London on this day in history.   

1964  Malawi (then Nyasaland) gains independence from Britain (Natl Day) on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history nyasaland becomes the independent state of Malawi   

1965  Rock group "Jefferson Airplane" forms on July - 06.   

1966  Anne Nagel, dies of cancer at 50 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history 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 July - 06.   

1970  Marjorie Rambeau, dies at 80 on July - 06.   

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

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1542  On this day in history birth of elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg   

1580  On this day in history birth of johann Stobaeus, composer   

1632  Albert Schop, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  Peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist was born on July - 06.   

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

1686  Antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.   

1189  On July - 06 henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56   

1218  Death of Eudes III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1166) on July - 06.   

1415  On July - 06 death of jan Hus, burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany   

1476  Regiomontanus, [Johannes Muller of Königsberg], dies on this day in history.   

1480  Antonio Squarcialupi, composer, dies at 64 on July - 06.   

1533  Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1535  On July - 06 death of thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57   

1553  On this day in history edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15