Historical Events In August - 06

1946  US officially submits to jurisdiction of World Court on August - 06.   

1947  On this day in history 1st performance of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 8"   

1948  On this day in history bob Mathias, US, wins decathlon at London Olympics   

1948  Fanny Blankers-Koen from Netherlands is first women to win 3 golds at Olympics on August - 06.   

1949  Luke Appling record of 2,154 (en route to 2,218) games at shortstop on this day in history.   

1951  On August - 06 typhoon floods kill 4,800 in Manchuria   

1952  Satchel Paige, 47, becomes oldest pitcher to win a complete shutout on August - 06.   

1953  Ted Williams returns to Red Sox from the military on August - 06.   

1954  On August - 06 wLAC (now WTVF) TV channel 5 in Nashville (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1954  Theo[by] Van Reijn, sculptor/drawer/lithograph, dies at 70 [or 8/10] on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history after going bankrupt in 1955, the American broadcaster DuMont Television Network makes its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena.   

1958  Glenn Davis sets record of 49.2 in 400-meter hurdles on this day in history.   

1959  Preston Sturges, [Edmund Biden], US director/screenwriter, dies at 60 on August - 06.   

1960  Pitt Steelers (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 43-16 in Toronto on this day in history.   

1961  Gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits), 1st case of motion sickness in space reported on August - 06.   

1961  Gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits) on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history jozef E Van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechelen, dies at 87   

1962  Jamaica gains independence from Britain on this day in history.   

1962  Jamaica gains independent from Britain on August - 06.   

1962  On August - 06 jamaica becomes independent after 300 years of British rule   

1963  On August - 06 tom Keene, actor (Our Daily Bread), dies of cancer at 68   

1964  Sir Cedric Hardwicke actor (Capt Hook-Peter Pan), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1964  On August - 06 pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Ecclesiam Suam   

1964  Cedric Hardwicke, actor (Capt Hook-Peter Pan), dies at 71 on August - 06.   

1965  On August - 06 beatles release "Help" album in UK   

1965  Federal Voting Rights Act guarantees black voting rights on August - 06.   

1965  Nancy Carroll actress (Alice-Aldrich Family), dies at 60 on August - 06.   

1965  On this day in history 32nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Cleveland 24, All-Stars 16 (68,000)   

1965  On this day in history aksel Sandemose, writer, dies   

1966  Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, sci-fi author (Space Lords), dies at 53 on August - 06.   

1968  Ernest Burnelle, Belgian politician, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1969  Theodor Adorno, German philosopher/sociologist, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1970  Ingolf Dahl, German composer (Andante & Arioso), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1973  Fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar, dictator Cuba (1940-58), dies at 72 on August - 06.   

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

1504  On this day in history birth of matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury   

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

1619  Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1638  On August - 06 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  On this day in history birth of francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time)   

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

0258  On this day in history death of sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded   

0523  Hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies on this day in history.   

0966  On this day in history 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  On August - 06 henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies   

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

1272  On this day in history stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies   

1414  On August - 06 death of king Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377)