Page 7: Historical Events In July - 06

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

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

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

1944  On July - 06 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   

1945  On July - 06 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  On July - 06 nicaragua becomes 1st nation to formally accept UN Charter   

1946  "St Louis Woman" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 113 perfs on this day in history.   

1947  On July - 06 the AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.   

1949  On July - 06 cin Red Walker Cooper gets 10 RBIs   

1951  On July - 06 josef Huttel, composer, dies at 57   

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  On this day in history 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   

1955  Paolo Gallico, composer, dies at 87 on July - 06.   

1957  Althea Gibson became first black tennis player to win Wimbledon on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history harry S Truman Library established in Independence, Missouri   

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

1959  On July - 06 saar becomes part of German Federal Republic   

1959  George Grosz, German cartoonist/painter (Ecce Homo), dies at 65 on July - 06.   

1960  On this day in history dr Barbara Moore completes a 3,207 mile walk from LA to NYC   

1961  On July - 06 cuno Amiet, Swiss painter, dies at 93   

1962  William Faulkner author, inventor of Yoknapatawpha Co, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

1964  On July - 06 beatles' film "Hard Day's Night" premiers in London   

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

1964  On July - 06 nyasaland becomes the independent state of Malawi   

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

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

1967  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1970  Marjorie Rambeau, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history louis "Satchmo" Armstrong jazz musician (Hello Dolly), dies at 70   

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1542  On this day in history birth of elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg   

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

1632  On July - 06 birth of albert Schop, composer   

1632  On July - 06 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 July - 06.   

1678  On July - 06 birth of nicola Francesco Haym, composer   

1686  Antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.   

1189  On July - 06 henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56   

1218  Death of Eudes III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1166) on this day in history.   

1415  On July - 06 death of jan Hus, burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany   

1476  On this day in history regiomontanus, [Johannes Muller of Königsberg], dies   

1480  Antonio Squarcialupi, composer, dies at 64 on July - 06.   

1533  Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57 on July - 06.   

1535  Death of Thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57 on July - 06.   

1553  On July - 06 edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15