Historical Events In July - 06

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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1542  On July - 06 birth of elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg  

1580  On July - 06 birth of johann Stobaeus, composer  

1632  On this day in history birth of albert Schop, composer  

1632  On this day in history birth of pietro Reggio, composer  

1638  Gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter was born on July - 06.  

1668  Peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist was born on this day in history.  

1678  Nicola Francesco Haym, composer was born on July - 06.  

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

1415  Death of Jan Hus, burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany on this day in history.  

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

1480  Antonio Squarcialupi, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1533  Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57 on July - 06.  

1535  Death of Thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57 on this day in history.  

1553  Edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15 on July - 06.