Page 7: Historical Events In August - 06

1974  Explosion &fire destory Great Northern RR yard in Wenatchee, Wash on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history gregor Piatigorsky, Russian cellist, dies at 73   

1978  On this day in history pope Paul VI dies of heart attack at summer residence at 80   

1978  Edward Durrell Stone, US architect, dies at 76 on August - 06.   

1979  Kurt Kaszner actor (Cmdr Fitzhugh-Land of the Giants), dies at 65 on August - 06.   

1979  On August - 06 kurt Kasznar, actor (Cmdr Fitzhugh-Land of the Giants), dies at 65   

1980  Charles Urbanus, Dutch baseball player, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history nASA launches Fltsatcom-5, it failed   

1983  On this day in history minn Vikings beat St Louis Cards 28-10 in London, England (NFL expo)   

1984  203.05 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history 19th space shuttle mission (51-F), Challenger 8, lands at Edwards AFB   

1986  On this day in history phil Katz releases PKARC version 1.0, for the IBM   

1986  William J Schroeder (world's longest-survivor with permanent artificial heart, dies after 620 days with Jarvik VII man-made pump) on August - 06.   

1986  On this day in history emilio Fernandez, director (La Choca, Flor Silvestre), dies at 82   

1987  Ira C Eaker, commandant USAF in Europe (WW II), dies at 91 on August - 06.   

1988  Anatoli S Levchenko, cosmonaut (TM-4), dies of brain tumor at 47 on this day in history.   

1989  Boston Red Sox retire Carl Yastrezemski's #8 on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history pilot Union tells pilots okay to cross Eastern Airlines picket lines   

1990  On this day in history president George Bush orders Operation Desert Shield   

1990  UN Security Council votes 13-0 (2 abstentions Cuba &Yemen) to place economic sanctions against Iraq on August - 06.   

1990  Charles Arnt, actor (Double Exposure), dies of pancreatic cancer at 82 on August - 06.   

1991  On August - 06 harry Reasoner newscaster (Host on 60 Minutes), dies at 68   

1997  Korean Airlines Flight 801 crashed on Guam on this day in history.   

2005  An ATR-72 heading from Italy to Tunisia crashes into the Mediterranean Sea, killing 16 of 39 on board on August - 06.   

2005  On August - 06 death of Carlo Little, influential UK rock and roll drummer (b.1938)   

2007  Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert arrives in historic Palestianian town of Jericho, becoming the first Prime Minister of Israel to visit the West Bank or Gaza Strip in over seven years. Olmert met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on August - 06.   

2007  On August - 06 the Crandall Canyon Mine in Emery County, Utah collapses, trapping six miners.   

2011  On August - 06 a helicopter containing members of Navy SEAL 6 is shot down in Afghanistan killing 38.   

2012  On August - 06 mount Tongariro, New Zealand, erupts for the first time in a century   

2012  Curiosity, the Mars Science Laboratory mission's rover, successfully lands on Mars on this day in history.   

2013  On August - 06 18 people are killed and 55 are wounded by a car bomb explosion in Damascus, Syria   

2017  On August - 06 women's Euro 2017: The Netherlands defeat Denmark 4-2 in Enschede, The Netherlands   

2017  On this day in history women's British Golf Open: South Korea's In-Kyung Kim wins with a course record-equalling 64 at Kingsbarns, Scotland   

2018  South Sudan peace accord signed between South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar in Sudan attempting to end 5 years of civil war on this day in history.   

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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  On this day in history birth of richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)   

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

1638  On August - 06 birth of nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher   

1644  Francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV was born on this day in history.   

1651  Francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time) was born on this day in history.   

1651  Johann Michael Zacher, composer was born on August - 06.   

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

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

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

1414  Death of King Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377) on this day in history.