Page 6: Historical Events In August - 06

1946  On August - 06 uS officially submits to jurisdiction of World Court   

1947  1st performance of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 8" on August - 06.   

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

1948  On this day in history fanny Blankers-Koen from Netherlands is first women to win 3 golds at Olympics   

1949  Luke Appling record of 2,154 (en route to 2,218) games at shortstop on August - 06.   

1951  On this day in history typhoon floods kill 4,800 in Manchuria   

1952  Satchel Paige, 47, becomes oldest pitcher to win a complete shutout on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history ted Williams returns to Red Sox from the military   

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 August - 06 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 August - 06.   

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  On this day in history gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits), 1st case of motion sickness in space reported   

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

1961  On August - 06 jozef E Van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechelen, dies at 87   

1962  Jamaica gains independence from Britain on August - 06.   

1962  On August - 06 jamaica gains independent from Britain   

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

1963  On this day in history 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 this day in history pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Ecclesiam Suam   

1964  On August - 06 cedric Hardwicke, actor (Capt Hook-Peter Pan), dies at 71   

1965  On this day in history beatles release "Help" album in UK   

1965  On August - 06 federal Voting Rights Act guarantees black voting rights   

1965  On this day in history nancy Carroll actress (Alice-Aldrich Family), dies at 60   

1965  On August - 06 32nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Cleveland 24, All-Stars 16 (68,000)   

1965  Aksel Sandemose, writer, dies on August - 06.   

1966  On this day in history paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, sci-fi author (Space Lords), dies at 53   

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

1969  On this day in history theodor Adorno, German philosopher/sociologist, dies at 65   

1970  On this day in history ingolf Dahl, German composer (Andante & Arioso), dies at 58   

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 August - 06 birth of matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury   

1609  Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1619  On this day in history birth of barbara Strozzi, composer   

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

1644  Francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV was born on August - 06.   

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

1651  On this day in history birth of johann Michael Zacher, composer   

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

0523  Hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies on August - 06.   

0966  Death of Berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963) on August - 06.   

1162  On August - 06 death of ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona   

1195  On this day in history henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies   

1221  On August - 06 death of dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans)   

1272  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies on August - 06.   

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