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

1944  On July - 06 170 die in a fire at Ringling Bros Circus in Hartford Conn   

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 July - 06.   

1945  Pres Truman signs executive order establishing Medal of Freedom on July - 06.   

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

1945  On July - 06 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  On July - 06 cin Red Walker Cooper gets 10 RBIs   

1951  On July - 06 josef Huttel, composer, dies at 57   

1953  J Churms discovers asteroid #1701 Okavango on July - 06.   

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  On July - 06 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  Alaska becomes the 49th state on this day in history.   

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

1959  George Grosz, German cartoonist/painter (Ecce Homo), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1960  Dr Barbara Moore completes a 3,207 mile walk from LA to NYC on July - 06.   

1961  On this day in history cuno Amiet, Swiss painter, dies at 93   

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  On July - 06 beatles' film "Hard Day's Night" premiers in London   

1964  On July - 06 malawi (then Nyasaland) gains independence from Britain (Natl Day)   

1964  Nyasaland becomes the independent state of Malawi on July - 06.   

1965  On this day in history rock group "Jefferson Airplane" forms   

1966  On this day in history anne Nagel, dies of cancer at 50   

1967  Biafran War erupts as Nigerian forces invade on this day in history.   

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 July - 06 louis "Satchmo" Armstrong jazz musician (Hello Dolly), dies at 70   

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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  On July - 06 birth of albert Schop, composer   

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

1638  On this day in history birth of gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter   

1668  On this day in history birth of peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist   

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

1686  On this day in history birth of antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758)   

1189  Henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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 July - 06.   

1476  On this day in history regiomontanus, [Johannes Muller of Königsberg], dies   

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

1533  On this day in history ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57   

1535  Death of Thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57 on July - 06.   

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