Page 7: Historical Events In July - 06

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

1943  On July - 06 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  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  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  On this day in history wash Senator Rick Ferrell catches a record 1,722 games   

1945  Nicaragua becomes 1st nation to formally accept UN Charter on July - 06.   

1946  "St Louis Woman" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 113 perfs on July - 06.   

1947  On this day in history 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 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  Paolo Gallico, composer, dies at 87 on July - 06.   

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

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 July - 06 saar becomes part of German Federal Republic   

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

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 this day in history.   

1964  Beatles' film "Hard Day's Night" premiers in London on July - 06.   

1964  On this day in history malawi (then Nyasaland) gains independence from Britain (Natl Day)   

1964  On July - 06 nyasaland becomes the independent state of Malawi   

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

1966  Anne Nagel, dies of cancer at 50 on July - 06.   

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 July - 06.   

1970  On July - 06 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 July - 06.   

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

1632  On July - 06 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1686  Antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758) was born on July - 06.   

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

1218  On July - 06 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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