Historical Events In August - 06

1919  On this day in history 1st air flight over a major body of water in Australia (Harry Butler)   

1919  On August - 06 pauline Betz Addie, Dayton Ohio, tennis champ (Wimbledon 1946)   

1921  Clason Point, Bronx to College Point, Queens muni ferry system begins on this day in history.   

1921  Ella Raines, Sinoqualmie Falls Wash, actress (Janice Dean RN) on August - 06.   

1922  On August - 06 freddie Laker, CEO (Laker airlines)   

1923  On August - 06 jack Parnell, London England, orch leader (Englebert Humperdick Show)   

1924  John Henry Roberts, composer, dies at 76 on August - 06.   

1925  Barbara Bates, Denver Colo, actress (Kathy-It's a Great Life) on this day in history.   

1926  Gertrude Ederle becomes first woman to swim the English Channel on August - 06.   

1926  On August - 06 warner Bros premiers Vitaphone sound-on-disc movie system   

1926  On August - 06 nY's Gertrude Ederle becomes 1st woman to swim English Channel   

1926  On this day in history christa Reinig, writer   

1927  The third Toronto Union Station is opened officially by Edward, Prince of Wales. It was opened to the public on August 11, but passengers had to walk across to the old station tracks. The first day on which trains used the new, elevated, tracks through the new station platform was January 31, 1930 on this day in history.   

1927  On August - 06 andy Warhol, McKeesport PA, artist/producer (Frankenstein, Bad)   

1928  Janice-Lee York Romary, Calif, fencer (Olympics-1948-68) on August - 06.   

1928  On this day in history william Henry Grattan Flood, composer, dies at 68   

1930  Supreme Court Justice John Force Crater disappears in NYC on this day in history.   

1934  US troops leave Haiti, which had been occupied since 1915 on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history alexander Gustav Adolfovich Winkler, composer, dies at 70   

1936  On this day in history 1st time in 20th century, 1st 2 batters in a game-Roy Johnson & Rabbit Warstler of Boston Bees-lead off with HRs   

1937  On this day in history franco-artillery fire on Madrid   

1937  Annie E F Horniman, England, theater owner (Abbey Theatre), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1938  On August - 06 warner Oland, actor (Werewolf of London, Jazz Singer), dies at 57   

1939  1st broadcast of "Dinah Shore Show" on NBC-radio on this day in history.   

1940  On August - 06 estonia is annexed into Soviet empire   

1941  On August - 06 detroit pitcher Al Benton is 1st to collect 2 sacrifices in an inning   

1942  On August - 06 -8] Riots by Dutch Jews   

1943  On this day in history uS 1st Infantry division occupies node Troina Sicily   

1943  On this day in history tom Garrett, cricketer (last survivor of 1st Test in 1877), dies   

1944  On this day in history deportation of 70,000 jews from Lodz Poland to Auschwitz begins   

1944  All 1,200 Jewish death marchers from Lipcani Moldavia have died on August - 06.   

1945  On August - 06 atomic bomb dropped Hiroshima   

1945  Hiroshima Peace Day-atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima by "Enola Gay" on August - 06.   

1945  The first atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima, an explosion equal to 20,000 tons of TNT on August - 06.   

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1180  On August - 06 birth of emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)   

1504  Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury was born on August - 06.   

1609  Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675) was born on August - 06.   

1619  Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on August - 06.   

1638  On this day in history birth of nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher   

1644  On this day in history birth of francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV   

1651  Francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time) was born on August - 06.   

1651  Johann Michael Zacher, composer was born on this day in history.   

0258  Death of Sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded on this day in history.   

0523  On August - 06 hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies   

0966  On August - 06 death of berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963)   

1162  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona on August - 06.   

1195  Henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies on August - 06.   

1221  Death of Dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans) on August - 06.   

1272  On August - 06 stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies   

1414  On this day in history death of king Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377)