Page 4: Historical Events In August - 06
Wednesday, 25 December 2024
1890 On August - 06 cy Young pitches & wins 1st game
1890 John Hart or William Kemmler, US, 1st executed in electric chair (NY) on August - 06.
1892 Hoot Gibson, Tekamah NE, western actor (Horse Soldier, Last Outlaw) on this day in history.
1893 Guthrie McClintic, Seattle Wash, Broadway producer/dir (Winterset) on August - 06.
1895 George Frederick Root, composer, dies at 74 on August - 06.
1896 France annexes Madagascar on August - 06.
1896 On August - 06 cyril Mockridge, composer
1900 On this day in history wilhelm Liebknecht, German journalist/socialist, dies at 74
1901 On this day in history kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation.
1902 On this day in history michal Vilec, composer
1904 Henry Payne Iba, Easton Mo, US basketball coach (Olympic-gold-64, 68) on this day in history.
1905 On this day in history 26.7 cm rainfall at Princeton, Indiana (state record)
1905 On this day in history clara Bow, silent screen actress (Wings) "it" girl of 1920's films
1906 Ken Strong, NFL, AFL halfback (Staten Island, NY Yanks, NY Giants) on this day in history.
1908 On this day in history st Louis Card John Lush's 2nd no-hitter, beats Dodgers, 2-0 in 6 inn
1908 George Singer, composer on August - 06.
1909 Alice Ramsey and three friends become the first women to complete a transcontinental auto trip on this day in history.
1910 NYC Mayor Wm J Gaynor seriously wounded during assassination attempt on this day in history.
1910 Charles Crichton, British director (Battle of Sexes) on this day in history.
1911 On this day in history lucille Ball, Jamestown NY, comedienne/actress (I Love Lucy, Mame)
1914 Austria-Hungary declares war against Russia on August - 06.
1914 On August - 06 ellen Wilson Pres Wilson's wife, dies at 54
1914 On this day in history serbia declares war against Germany
1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia & Serbia on this day in history.
1914 Susan Cowdy, ornithologist on this day in history.
1914 Ellen Wilson, 1st lady (1913-14), dies at 54 on this day in history.
1915 Battle of Lone Pine, Gallipoli starts - Seven Australians receive Victoria Crosses on this day in history.
1915 During World War I, Warsaw falls into German hands on August - 06.
1916 Dom[inic] Mintoff, premier Malta on August - 06.
1917 The birth of Robert Mitchum, American actor on this day in history.
1917 World War I: Battle of Mărăşeşti between the Romanian and German armies begins on August - 06.
1917 Robert Mitchum, Bridgeport Ct, actor (Winds of War, North & South) on this day in history.
1918 On this day in history ferdinand Foch becomes marshal of France
1919 The first air flight over a major body of water in Australia (Harry Butler) on this day in history.
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