Historical Events In July - 06

1943  On this day in history night Battle of Kula Gulf results in loss of 2 Japanese destroyers and USS Helena.   

1943  On July - 06 2nd day of battle at Kursk: 25,000 German killed   

1944  On July - 06 170 die in a fire at Ringling Bros Circus in Hartford Conn   

1944  In Hartford, Connecticut, a fire broke out under the big top of the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus, killing 167 people and injuring 682. Two-thirds of those who perished were children on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history nicaragua becomes first nation to formally accept UN Charter   

1945  Pres Truman signs executive order establishing Medal of Freedom on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history wash Senator Rick Ferrell catches a record 1,722 games   

1945  Nicaragua becomes 1st nation to formally accept UN Charter on July - 06.   

1946  "St Louis Woman" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 113 perfs on July - 06.   

1947  The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history cin Red Walker Cooper gets 10 RBIs   

1951  Josef Huttel, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history j Churms discovers asteroid #1701 Okavango   

1954  On this day in history dirk Verbeek, actor/director (Hofstad Stage), dies at 70   

1955  The Federal Air Pollution Control Act was implemented on this day in 1955, providing federally allocated funds for research into causal analysis and control of car-emission pollution on this day in history.   

1955  On July - 06 paolo Gallico, composer, dies at 87   

1957  On this day in history althea Gibson became first black tennis player to win Wimbledon   

1957  Harry S Truman Library established in Independence, Missouri on July - 06.   

1958  Alaska becomes the 49th state on July - 06.   

1959  Saar becomes part of German Federal Republic on this day in history.   

1959  George Grosz, German cartoonist/painter (Ecce Homo), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1960  On July - 06 dr Barbara Moore completes a 3,207 mile walk from LA to NYC   

1961  On this day in history cuno Amiet, Swiss painter, dies at 93   

1962  On July - 06 william Faulkner author, inventor of Yoknapatawpha Co, dies at 64   

1962  On July - 06 william [Harrison] Faulkner, US writer (Nobel 1949), dies at 64   

1964  On this day in history beatles' film "Hard Day's Night" premiers in London   

1964  Malawi (then Nyasaland) gains independence from Britain (Natl Day) on July - 06.   

1964  Nyasaland becomes the independent state of Malawi on this day in history.   

1965  On July - 06 rock group "Jefferson Airplane" forms   

1966  Anne Nagel, dies of cancer at 50 on this day in history.   

1967  On July - 06 biafran War erupts as Nigerian forces invade   

1968  Marine Observation Squadron 2 (VMO-2) stationed at Da Nang, South Vietnam, received the first OV-1OA, Broncos, to arrive in South Vietnam on July - 06.   

1970  On July - 06 marjorie Rambeau, dies at 80   

1971  Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong jazz musician (Hello Dolly), dies at 70 on July - 06.   

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1542  Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg was born on this day in history.   

1580  On this day in history birth of johann Stobaeus, composer   

1632  On this day in history birth of albert Schop, composer   

1632  On this day in history birth of pietro Reggio, composer   

1638  On this day in history birth of gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter   

1668  Peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist was born on this day in history.   

1678  Nicola Francesco Haym, composer was born on this day in history.   

1686  Antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758) was born on July - 06.   

1189  Henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56 on July - 06.   

1218  Death of Eudes III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1166) on July - 06.   

1415  Death of Jan Hus, burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany on this day in history.   

1476  On July - 06 regiomontanus, [Johannes Muller of Königsberg], dies   

1480  Antonio Squarcialupi, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1533  On this day in history ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57   

1535  Death of Thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57 on this day in history.   

1553  On this day in history edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15