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August 6 is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan August 2007 is the eighth month of that year It began on a Wednesday and 31 days later ended on a Friday. August 2006 was a month with thirty-one days On August 10, an alleged plot to detonate ten Airliners over the Atlantic Ocean was revealed to PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. August 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - See also August 5 2003 - August 2003 - August 7 2003 ---- 2003 California recall: Arnold Schwarzenegger announces he will August 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 147 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Bogotá —officially named Bogotá DC (DC for " Distrito Capital " which means "Capital District" formerly called Santa Fe de Bogotá Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (1509&ndash1579 was a Spanish explorer and Conquistador in Colombia.
• 1661 - Treaty of The Hague is signed by Portugal and the Dutch Republic. The Treaty of Den Haag (also known as the Treaty of The Hague) was signed in 1661 between representatives of the Dutch Empire and the Portuguese Empire Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. "United Netherlands" redirects here For the "Kingdom of the United Netherlands" see United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
• 1787 - Sixty proof sheets of the Constitution of the United States are delivered to the Constitutional Convention. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. The Philadelphia Convention (now also known as the Constitutional Convention, the Federal Convention, or the " Grand Convention at Philadelphia
• 1806 - Francis II, the last Holy Roman Emperor, abdicates, thus ending the Holy Roman Empire. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Francis II (Franz II Heiliger Römischer Kaiser ( 12 February 1768 &ndash 2 March 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling The Holy Roman Emperor (Römischer Kaiser or Römisch-Deutscher Kaiser Romanorum Imperator was the elected monarch ruling over the many varying numbers of states The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in
• 1819 - Norwich University founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Norwich University (NU is a Private university located in Northfield, Vermont. Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1825 - Bolivia gains independence from Spain. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1845 - Russian Geographical Society is founded in Saint Petersburg. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Russian Geographical Society (RGO is a Learned society, founded on 6 August, 1845 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River
• 1861 - British annexation of Lagos, Nigeria. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Lagos ( pron ˈleɪgɒs or /ˈlɑːgoʊs/ overseas is the most populous Conurbation in Nigeria with Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal
• 1862 - American Civil War: The Confederate ironclad CSS Arkansas is scuttled on the Mississippi River after suffering damage in a battle with USS Essex near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 An ironclad was a steam-propelled Warship of the later 19th century protected by Iron or Steel armor plates History Construction Her keel was laid down at Memphis Tennessee, by J The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to Service in Tennessee In September of 1861 New Era was purchased by the United States Army for use in its Western Gunboat Flotilla and was Baton Rouge (French Bâton-Rouge ˌbætən ˈruːdʒ in English, and in French) is the capital city of Louisiana. The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America
• 1870 - Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Wœrth is fought, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War ( 19 July, 1870 — 10 May, 1871 The Battle of Wœrth, also known as the Battle of Reichshoffen or as the Battle of Frœschwiller, should more correctly be called the second battle of Wörth The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and from 1871 was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising
• 1890 - At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Auburn Correctional Facility is a state Prison located on State Street in Auburn New York. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous William Kemmler ( May 9, 1860 &ndash August 6, 1890) of Buffalo New York was the first person to be executed via Electric Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. Execution by electrocution (usually referred to after its method of implementation as the Electric Chair) is an execution method originating in the United States in which the
• 1901 - Kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Kiowa (ˈkaɪoʊwə are a nation of American Indians who migrated from what is now Canada to their present location in Southwestern Oklahoma. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. An Indian reservation is an area of land managed by a Native American Tribe under the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau
• 1909 - Alice Ramsey and three friends become the first women to complete a transcontinental auto trip. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Alice Huyler Ramsey (1887 – 1983 was the first woman to drive across the United States from coast to coast
• 1912 - The Bull Moose Party meets at the Chicago Coliseum. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The United States Progressive Party of 1912 was a political party created by a split in the Republican Party in the presidential election of 1912. The Chicago Coliseum was a large building in Chicago Illinois from the 1890s to 1982 that served as a sports arena convention center and exhibition hall over the course of
• 1914 - World War I: First Battle of the Atlantic - Two days after the United Kingdom declared war on Germany over the German invasion of Belgium, ten German U-boats leave their base in Heligoland to attack Royal Navy warships in the North Sea. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The First Battle of the Atlantic ( 1914 &ndash 1918) was a naval campaign of World War I, largely fought in the seas around the British The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word, itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot ( undersea boat) and refers Heligoland (Helgoland Heligolandic: deät Lun) is a small German Archipelago in the North Sea. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf.
• 1914 - World War I: Serbia declares war on Germany; Austria declares war on Russia. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• 1914 - Denis Patrick Dowd Jr. enlists in the French Foreign Legion, becoming the first American to fight in World War I. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All
• 1915 - World War I: Battle of Sari Bair - The Allies mount a diversionary attack timed to coincide with a major Allied landing of reinforcements at Suvla Bay. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Battle of Sari Bair ( Turkish Anafartalar Savaşı or "Sarı Bayır muharebesi" also known as the August Offensive, was the final attempt made In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose Suvla is a Bay on the Aegean coast of the Gallipoli peninsula in European Turkey, south of the Gulf of Saros.
• 1917 - World War I: The Battle of Mărăşeşti between the Romanian and German armies begins. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Battle of Mărăşeşti, Vrancea County, eastern Romania ( August 6 to September 8, 1917) was a battle fought during
• 1923 - Henry Sullivan swims the English Channel. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1926 - Gertrude Ederle becomes first woman to swim across the English Channel. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gertrude Caroline Ederle ( October 23, 1905 &ndash November 30, 2003) was an American competitive swimmer.
• 1926 - In New York, the Warner Brothers' Vitaphone system premieres with the movie Don Juan starring John Barrymore. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Vitaphone was a Sound film process used on features and nearly 2000 Short subjects produced by Warner Bros Don Juan ( 1926) is a Warner Brothers film directed by Alan Crosland. John Sidney Blyth Barrymore ( February 15 1882 – May 29 1942) was an American Actor, frequently called the greatest
• 1926 - Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
• 1931 - Bix Beiderbecke dies at age 28 of an Alcohol seizure. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leon Bix Beiderbecke ( March 10, 1903 &ndash August 6, 1931) was an American Jazz Cornetist and composer as well In Chemistry, an alcohol is any Organic compound in which a Hydroxyl group ( - O[[hydrogen H]]) is bound to a Carbon
• 1942 - Queen Wilhelmina is the first reigning queen to address a joint session of the United States Congress. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wilhelmina (Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Marie 31 August 1880 &ndash 28 November 1962) was Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses
• 1945 - World War II: Hiroshima is devastated when an atomic bomb, "Little Boy", is dropped by the United States B-29 Enola Gay. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Japanese city of ( is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshū, the largest of Japan 's The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were nuclear attacks near the end of World War II against the Empire of Japan by the United States at A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Around 70,000 people were killed instantly, and some tens of thousands died in subsequent years due to burns and radiation poisoning. Radiation poisoning, also called " radiation sickness " or a " creeping dose " is a form of damage to organ tissue due to excessive exposure to
• 1956 - After going bankrupt in 1955, the American broadcaster DuMont Television Network has its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The DuMont Television Network was the world's first commercial Television network, beginning operation in the United States in 1946 Nicholas Arena.
• 1958 - Sports: Australian runner Herb Elliot broke the world record for the mile at the Morton Stadium in Dublin, in a time of 3:54. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Herbert James ("Herb" Elliott AC MBE (born February 25, 1938) is a former Australian athlete A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Morton Stadium, or the National Athletics Stadium, is an athletics Stadium in Santry, in the north of Dublin City. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. 5.
• 1960 - Cuban Revolution: In response to a United States embargo, Cuba nationalizes American and foreign-owned property in the nation. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Cuban Revolution refers to the revolution that led to the overthrow of the United States proxy ruler General Fulgencio Batista 's regime on January 1, The United States Embargo Against Cuba (described in Cuba as el bloqueo, Spanish for "the Blockade " is an economic commercial and The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1960 - USA The Highest Ever Parachute jump was Made by Joe Kittinger in Excelsior III at 100,000Ft (31KM/23Mi) and lasted for 15 Minutes and 3 Seconds. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Joseph William Kittinger II (born July 27 1928 is a former pilot and career Military officer in the United States Air Force.
• 1961 - Second successful manned orbital flight (USSR, Gherman Titov)
• 1962 - Jamaica becomes independent. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Gherman Stepanovich Titov (Герман Степанович Титов ( September 11, 1935 &ndash September 20, 2000) was a Soviet Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea.
• 1964 - Prometheus, the world's oldest tree, is cut down. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Prometheus (aka WPN-114) was the nickname given to the oldest known non-clonal organism a Great Basin Bristlecone Pine ( Pinus longaeva A tree is a perennial Woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or
• 1965 - US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into United States law. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Background See also [[Disfranchisement after the Civil War]] The 13th Amendment, ratified in 1865 after the Civil War, abolished and prohibited The law of the United States was originally largely derived from the Common law system of English law, which was in force at the time of the Revolutionary
• 1966 - Braniff Airlines Flight 250 crashes in Falls City, NE killing all 42 on board. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Braniff Airways Flight 250 crashed near Falls City Nebraska, on August 6, 1966. Falls City is a city in Richardson County, Nebraska, United States.
• 1976 - Zulfikar Ali Bhutto lays foundation-stone of Port Qasim, Karachi. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto ( Urdu: ur '''ذوالفقار علی بھٹو''' Sindhi: ذوالفقار علي ڀُٽو, zʊlfɪqɑːɾ ɑli bɦʊʈːoː The Port Muhammad Bin Qasim ( Urdu: بندر گاہ محمد بن قاسم) is a Port in Karachi, Pakistan on the coastline of the (ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan. It is the world's second largest city proper behind Mumbai in terms of population which exceeds 10 million
• 1986 - A low-pressure system that redeveloped off the New South Wales coast dumps a record 328 millimeters (13 inches) of rain in a day on Sydney. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4
• 1988 - "Tompkins Square Park Police Riot" in New York City. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Tompkins Square Park Riot occurred on August 6 &ndash August 7 1988 in New York City 's Tompkins Square Park. The City of New York A riot erupted in Tompkins Square Park when police attempted to enforce a newly-passed curfew for the park. Bystanders, artists, residents, homeless people and political activists were caught up in the police action that took place on the night of August 6 and the early morning of August 7.
• 1990 - Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council orders a global trade embargo against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) In international Commerce and politics, an embargo is the prohibition of commerce For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed
• 1991 - Tim Berners-Lee releases files describing his idea for the World Wide Web. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee OM KBE FRS FREng FRSA (born 8 June 1955 is an English computer scientist who is credited The World Wide Web (commonly shortened to the Web) is a system of interlinked Hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. WWW debuts as a publicly available service on the Internet. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks
• 1991 - Doi Takako, chair of the Social Democratic Party (Japan), becomes Japan's first female speaker of the House of Representatives. Takako Doi (土井 たか子 Doi Takako, born November 30, 1928) was a prominent Japanese politician until her retirement in 2005 The Social Democratic Party (社会民主党 Shakai Minshu-tō, often abbreviated to 社民党 Shamin-tō; also abbreviated as SDP in English For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The is the Lower house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors of Japan is the Upper house.
• 1993 - According to Japanese government and Tokyo Broadcasting System networks report, heavy massive rain and debris blow occurred at widely Kagoshima and Aira area, Kyūshū, Japan, killing 72. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Japan no longer officially has the traditional Federal system, and its 47 prefectures, and prefectural and municipal assembly members are popularly elected for For other uses see TBS. ( or TBS, is a Television network in Tokyo, Japan. is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture at the southwestern tip of the Kyūshū island of Japan, and the largest city in the prefecture by some Aira is a Genus of about 10 Species of annual grasses native to western and southern Europe, southwest Asia or Kyushu is the third-largest Island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• 1996 - NASA announces that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life-forms. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program ALH 84001 (full name Allan Hills 84001) is a Meteorite found in Allan Hills, Antarctica in December 1984 by a team of US meteorite hunters from
• 1997 - Korean Air Flight 801, a Boeing 747-300, crashes into the jungle on Guam on approach to airport, killing 228. Korean Air Flight 801 (KE801 KAL801 crashed on August 6, 1997 on approach to Antonio B WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Guam ( Chamorro: cha Guåhån) officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated
• 2000 - The Roman Catholic Church's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, under Prefect Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, publishes Dominus Iesus, notable for its lack of the filioque clause in the Latin text of the Nicene Creed. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF ( Congregatio pro Doctrina Fidei) previously known as the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office, Prefect (from the Latin praefectus, perfect participle of praeficere: "make in front" i Pope Benedict XVI ( Latin: Benedictus PP XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger Dominus Iesus ( Latin for "The Lord Jesus" is a declaration by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Filioque, a Latin phrase meaning "and (from the Son" In Western Christianity, it was added to the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The Nicene Creed (ˈnaɪsiːn is an ecumenical Christian statement of faith accepted in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Assyrian Church of
• 2001 - White House briefing entitled Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S. delivered to George W. Bush. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence Bin Ladin Determined To Strike in US was the President's Daily Brief given to U George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. This document foreshadowed the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Births

• 1180 - Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. ( August 6, 1180 &ndash March 28, 1239) was the 82nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession 1239)
• 1504 - Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. Matthew Parker ( 6 August 1504 &ndash 17 May 1575) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1559 until his death in 1575 The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the 1575)
• 1609 - Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. Richard Bennett ( August 6, 1609 - April 12, 1675) was a British Colonial Governor of Virginia. 1675)
• 1619 - Barbara Strozzi, Italian singer and composer (d. Barbara Strozzi (also called Barbara Valle (Baptised August 6, 1619, Venice - November 11, 1677, Padua) was an Italian 1677)
• 1638 - Nicolas Malebranche, French philosopher (d. "Malebranche" redirects here For the fictional demons see Malebolge. 1715)
• 1644 - Louise de la Vallière, French mistress of Louis XIV of France (d. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Louise Françoise de La Baume Le Blanc de La Vallière ( August 6 1644 &ndash June 7 1710) was the mistress to Louis XIV of France Early years Birth and ancestry Louis XIV was born in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on September 5 1638 and bore the Heir apparent 1710)
• 1656 - Claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Claude, chevalier then count de Forbin-Gardanne ( 6 August 1656 – 4 March 1733) was a French naval commander 1733)
• 1666 - Maria Sofia of the Palatinate, queen of Portugal (d. Year 1733 ( MDCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Maria Sofia of the Palatinate, also of Neuburg ( August 6 1666 &ndash August 4 1699) was the German queen consort 1699)
• 1697 - Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (d. Emperor Charles VII Albert ( Brussels August 6, 1697 &ndash January 20, 1745 in Munich) a member of the Wittelsbach 1745)
• 1715 - Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French writer (d. Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Luc de Clapiers marquis de Vauvenargues ( 6 August 1715 &ndash 28 May 1747) was a French Moralist, Essayist 1747)
• 1766 - William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist (d. Year 1747 ( MDCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Hyde Wollaston FRS ( August 6, 1766 &ndash December 22, 1828) was an English Chemist and physicist 1828)
• 1768 - Jean-Baptiste Bessières, French marshal (d. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean-Baptiste Bessières, 1st Duc d' Istria ( August 6, 1768 &ndash May 1, 1813) was a Marshal of France 1813)
• 1775 - Daniel O'Connell, Irish politician (d. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Daniel O'Connell ( 6 August 1775 &ndash 15 May 1847) ( Dónal Ó Conaill) known as The Liberator, or The Emancipator 1847)
• 1809 - Alfred Lord Tennyson, English poet (d. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Alfred Tennyson 1st Baron Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892 was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom and remains one of the most popular English poets 1892)
• 1844 - James Henry Greathead, British engineer (d. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year James Henry Greathead ( 6 August 1844 - 21 October[[ 896]] was an Engineer renowned for his work on the London Underground railway 1896)
• 1844 - Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Alfred Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Alfred Ernest Albert 6 August 1844 &ndash 30 July 1900 was the third Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha reigning between 1893 and 1900 1900)
• 1861 - Edith Roosevelt, American First Lady of the United States (d. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt ( August 6, 1861 &ndash September 30, 1948) second wife of Theodore Roosevelt, was First Lady First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. 1948)
• 1868 - Paul Claudel, French poet (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Paul Claudel ( 6 August 1868 &ndash 23 February 1955) was a French Poet, Dramatist and Diplomat, 1955)
• 1874 - Charles Fort, American writer and researcher (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Hoy Fort ( 6 August, 1874 &ndash 3 May, 1932) was a Dutch-American writer and researcher into anomalous phenomena 1932)
• 1877 - Wallace H. White, Jr., American politician (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Wallace Humphrey White Jr ( August 6, 1877 &ndash March 31, 1952) was a prominent American politician and Republican 1952)
• 1880 - Hans Moser, Austrian actor (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Hans Moser as a waiter in a 1964)
• 1881 - Leo Carrillo, American actor (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Leopoldo Antonio Carrillo ( August 6 1880 &ndash September 10 1961) was an Actor, Vaudevillian, Political cartoonist 1961)
• 1881 - Alexander Fleming, Scottish scientist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Alexander Fleming (6 August 1881 &ndash 11 March 1955 was a Scottish Biologist and Pharmacologist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1955)
• 1881 - Louella Parsons, American gossip columnist (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Louella Parsons ( August 6, 1881 &ndash December 9, 1972) was an American Gossip columnist. 1972)
• 1887 - Dudley Benjafield, British racing driver (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph Dudley Benjafield, MD was born on 6 August 1887, in Edmonton London, UK. 1957)
• 1888 - Heinrich Schlusnus, German baritone (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Heinrich Schlusnus ( August 6, 1888 - June 18, 1952) was Germany's foremost lyric Baritone of the period between World War One 1952)
• 1889 - John Middleton Murry, English poet (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Middleton Murry ( August 6, 1889 &ndash March 12, 1957) was an English Writer. 1957)
• 1889 - George Kenney, American Air Force General (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) George Churchill Kenney ( August 6, 1889 - August 9, 1977) was a United States Army Air Forces general during World War II 1977)
• 1891 - William Slim, British general (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Field Marshal William Joseph "Bill" Slim 1st Viscount Slim, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, KStJ 1970)
• 1892 - Hoot Gibson, American actor (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year For the astronaut see Robert L Gibson. Hoot Gibson ( August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962) was a Rodeo champion 1962)
• 1893 - Wright Patman, American politician (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John William Wright Patman ( August 6, 1893 – March 7, 1976) was a U 1976)
• 1900 - Cecil H. Green, American geophysicist (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Cecil Howard Green ( August 6, 1900 &ndash April 11, 2003) was a British -born American Geophysicist who trained 2003)
• 1902 - Dutch Schultz, American bootlegger (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Dutch Schultz ( August 6, 1902 &ndash October 24, 1935) was a New York City -area gangster of the 1920s and 1930s 1935)
• 1904 - Henry Iba, American basketball coach (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Henry Payne "Hank" Iba ( August 6, 1904 - January 15, 1993) was a well-known college men's Basketball coach 1993)
• 1906 - Vic Dickenson, American trombonist (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Vic (Victor Dickenson ( August 6, 1906 - November 16, 1984) was an African-American Jazz Trombonist. 1984)
• 1908 - Helen Jacobs, American tennis player (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Helen Hull Jacobs ( August 6, 1908 &ndash June 2, 1997) was an American female tennis player who won ten Grand Slam titles 1997)
• 1908 - Will Lee, American actor (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Will Lee ( August 6, 1908 – December 7, 1982) was an American actor who was known to many for playing the store proprietor Mr 1982)
• 1910 - Charles Crichton, British film director (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Charles Crichton ( August 6, 1910 in Wallasey, Cheshire – September 14, 1999 in South Kensington, 1999)
• 1911 - Lucille Ball, American actress (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lucille Ball (August 6 1911 – April 26 1989 was an American comedienne, film television stage and radio Actress, model, film 1989)
• 1914 - Arthur Charles Dobson, British racing driver (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Arthur Charles Dobson (born in Lodsworth, Sussex, August 6, 1914 - died in Battersea, London, March 12, 1980)
• 1916 - Richard Hofstadter, American historian (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Richard Hofstadter ( August 6, 1916 - October 24, 1970) was an American Historian and DeWitt Clinton Professor of American History 1970)
• 1916 - Dom Mintoff, Maltese Prime Minister
• 1917 - Robert Mitchum, American actor (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dom Mintoff (born Dominic Mintoff, Maltese Duminku Mintoff; August 6, 1916) was the leader of the Malta Labour Party from 1949 This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Robert Charles Durman Mitchum ( August 6, 1917 &ndash July 1, 1997) was an Academy Award nominated American film 1997)
• 1918 - Norman Granz, American record producer (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Norman Granz ( Los Angeles, USA, August 6, 1918 - Geneva, Switzerland, November 22, 2001) was an American 2001)
• 1920 - Ella Raines, American actress (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Ella Raines ( August 6, 1920 &ndash May 30, 1988) was an American actress. 1988)
• 1922 - Sir Freddie Laker, English entrepreneur (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Frederick Alfred Laker ( 6 August, 1922 &ndash 9 February, 2006) was a British Airline Entrepreneur, best 2006)
• 1923 - Jess Collins, American artist (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jess Collins ( August 6, 1923 - January 2, 2004) was an American visual artist 2004)
• 1925 - Barbara Bates, American actress (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barbara Bates ( August 6, 1925 - March 18, 1969) was an American Actress best known for her role as Phoebe in the 1950 1969)
• 1926 - Clem Labine, American baseball player (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clement Walter Labine ( August 6 1926 – March 2 2007) was an American right-handed Relief pitcher in Major League 2007)
• 1926 - Norman Wexler, American screenwriter (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Norman Wexler ( 6 August, 1926 – 23 August, 1999) was a screenwriter whose work included such films as Saturday Night Fever 1999)
• 1926 - Frank Finlay, British actor
• 1928 - Andy Warhol, American artist (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Francis "Frank" Finlay, CBE (born 6 August 1926) is a British stage film and television Actor. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the song by David Bowie, see Andy Warhol (song. Andrew Warhola (August 6 1928 &ndash February 22 1987 known as Andy Warhol 1987)
• 1928 - Herb Moford, American baseball player (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Herbert (Herb Moford ( August 6, 1928 - December 3, 2005) was a right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball who played 2005)
• 1929 - Roch La Salle, Canadian politician (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roch La Salle, PC ( August 6 1929 &ndash August 20 2007) was a Canadian politician who served in the province of Quebec 2007)
• 1930 - Abbey Lincoln, American jazz singer
• 1932 - Howard Hodgkin, British painter
• 1934 - Piers Anthony, English writer
• 1937 - Barbara Windsor, English actress
• 1937 - Baden Powell de Aquino, Brazilian guitarist (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Abbey Lincoln (born Anna Marie Wooldridge on August 6 1930 in Chicago Illinois) is a Jazz Vocalist, Songwriter, and Actress Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Gordon Howard Eliot Hodgkin CH, CBE (born August 6, 1932) is a British painter and Printmaker. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob (born August 6, 1934 in Oxford England) is an English American writer in the Science fiction Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barbara Ann Windsor, MBE (born Barbara Ann Deeks on 6 August 1937) is an English actress. Baden Powell de Aquino ( August 6, 1937 - September 26, 2000) widely known simply as Baden Powell, was a Brazilian Guitarist 2000)
• 1938 - Paul Bartel, American actor (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Bartel ( August 6, 1938 &ndash May 13, 2000) was an American Actor, Writer and director. 2000)
• 1938 - Peter Bonerz, American actor
• 1940 - Mukhu Aliyev, Dagestanian politician
• 1941 - Lyle Berman, American poker player
• 1941 - Ray Culp, American baseball player
• 1942 - George Jung, American convicted drug felon
• 1943 - Jon Postel, American computer scientist (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Peter Bonerz (born August 6 1938 in New Hampshire) is an American Actor and director. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mukhu Gimbatovich Aliyev (Муху́ Гимба́тович Али́ев) (born August 6, 1940) is the President of the Republic of Dagestan The Republic of Dagestan dæɡɪˈstɑːn (IntEng ˈdeɪɡəstæn (AmEng (Респу́блика Дагеста́н Дагъистанлъул ДжумхIурият Daɣistanłul Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lyle Berman (born August 6, 1941 in Minneapolis Minnesota) is a professional Poker player and business executive Raymond Leonard Culp (born August 6, 1941 in Elgin Texas) was a Pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies (1963-66 Chicago Cubs (1967 Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Jacob Jung (born August 6, 1942) nicknamed "Boston George" was a major player in the cocaine trade in the United States Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jonathan Bruce Postel (pəˈstɛl August 6 1943 – October 16 1998 made many significant contributions to the development of the Internet, particularly in the area 1998)
• 1945 - Andy Messersmith, American baseball player
• 1945 - Ron Jones, British TV director (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar John Alexander "Andy" Messersmith (born August 6, 1945 in Toms River New Jersey) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed Ron Jones ( 6 August 1945 –1995 was a British Television director. 1995)
• 1946 - Allan Holdsworth, British musician
• 1946 - Roh Moo-hyun, South Korean politician
• 1946 - Masaaki Sakai, Japanese comedian
• 1949 - Dino Bravo, Canadian professional wrestler (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Allan Holdsworth (born August 6, 1946 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is a British Jazz / rock Guitarist Roh Moo-hyun (nomuʝʌn (born in August 6, 1946 in Kimhae, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea is a former President of South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː is a popular Japanese performer from Tokyo. He is best known to English-speaking audiences as the title star of the TV show ''Monkey''. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Adolfo Bresciano ( August 6, 1949 - March 11, 1993) was an Italian -born Canadian professional wrestler, 1993)
• 1949 - Alan Campbell, Northern Irish clergyman
• 1949 - Clarence Richard Silva, Catholic Bishop of Honolulu
• 1950 - Dorian Harewood, American actor
• 1951 - Daryl Somers, Australian television personality
• 1951 - Catherine Hicks, American actress
• 1952 - Vinnie Vincent, American musician (ex-Kiss)
• 1954 - Paul Steigerwald, American sports announcer
• 1957 - Jim McGreevey, American politician
• 1957 - Bob Horner, American baseball player
• 1962 - Michelle Yeoh, Chinese-Malaysian actress
• 1962 - Marc Lavoine, French singer and actor
• 1963 - Kevin Mitnick, American computer hacker
• 1964 - Moosie Drier, American actor and director
• 1965 - Yuki Kajiura, Japanese composer
• 1965 - David Robinson, American basketball player
• 1965 - Mark Speight, British television presenter (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Pastor Alan Campbell is the Pentecostal Pastor of the Cregagh Covenant People's Fellowship in Belfast, Clarence Richard Silva, popularly known as Larry Silva (born August 6, 1949, in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a Bishop of Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dorian Harewood (born August 6 1950) is an American actor known for playing Jesse Owens Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Daryl Paul Somers OAM (born Daryl Scroltch August 6, 1951 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia) sometimes referred Catherine Mary Hicks (born August 6 1951) is an Emmy Award -nominated American Actress. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vincent John Cusano (born August 6, 1952, in Bridgeport Connecticut) better known as Vinnie Vincent, is a guitarist and songwriter most Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Paul Steigerwald (b 6 August 1954 in Scott Township, Pennsylvania) is an American sports announcer Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) James Edward "Jim" McGreevey (born August 6, 1957) is an American Democratic politician James Robert "Bob" Horner (born August 6, 1957) is a former Major League Baseball Third baseman / First baseman and right-handed Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dato' Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng ( Cantonese (Yale romanization yèuhng jí kìhng born August 6, 1962) is a BAFTA Award-nominated Marc Lavoine (born August 6, 1962) is a French singer and actor Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kevin David Mitnick (born August 6, 1963) is a computer security consultant who was a controversial Computer hacker in the late 20th century Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Moosie Drier (born August 6, 1964, Chicago Illinois) is an American television and movie actor whose career began as a Child actor. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. born August 6, 1965 in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese Composer and Music producer. David Maurice Robinson (born) is a retired American NBA Basketball player who is often considered one of the greatest centers to ever Mark Warwick Fordham Speight (6 August 1965 – 7 April 2008 was a British television presenter who presented the long-running BBC children's art programme 2008)
• 1967 - Archbishop Alexy (Bondarenko)
• 1967 - Mike Greenberg, American sportscaster
• 1967 - Julie Snyder, Quebec talk show host and producer
• 1969 - Elliott Smith, American musician (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Archbishop Alexy (Bondarenko) (b August 6 1967 in Kiev, Ukraine) has been Bishop since 2003 Archbishop since 2005 Mike Greenberg (born August 6, 1967 in New York, New York) is a television anchor television show host radio host for ESPN Julie Snyder (born August 6, 1967 in Greenfield Park Quebec, Canada) is a Francophone Canadian talk show host and producer Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith (August 6 1969 – October 21 2003 was an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. 2003)
• 1970 - M. Night Shyamalan, Indian-born American film director
• 1971 - Merrin Dungey, American actress
• 1971 - Scott Minto, English footballer
• 1972 - Geri Halliwell, British singer (Spice Girls)
• 1973 - Vera Farmiga, American actress
• 1973 - Max Kellerman, American sportscaster
• 1973 - Stuart O'Grady, Australian cyclist
• 1974 - Luis Vizcaino, Dominican baseball player
• 1975 - Victor Zambrano, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1975 - Jamie McGonnigal, American actor
• 1975 - Renate Götschl, Austrian alpine skier
• 1976 - Melissa George, Australian actress
• 1976 - Soleil Moon Frye, American actress
• 1977 - Leandro Amaral, Brazilian footballer
• 1977 - Jennifer Lyons, American actress
• 1977 - Jimmy Nielsen, Danish footballer
• 1977 - Luciano Zavagno, Argentine footballer
• 1978 - Marisa Miller, American supermodel
• 1980 - Danny Collins, Welsh footballer
• 1980 - Wilber Pan, American-born Taiwanese singer
• 1982 - Adrianne Curry, American model and reality television personality
• 1982 - Justin Germano, American Major League Baseball Player
• 1982 - Karl Davies, British actor
• 1982 - Ryan Sypek, American actor
• 1983 - Robin van Persie, Dutch footballer
• 1987 - Matt Di Angelo, English actor

Deaths

• 258 - Saint Pope Sixtus II
• 523 - Saint Pope Hormisdas
• 1162 - Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona
• 1195 - Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony and Bavaria (b. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan (ˈʃaməˈlan ( Malayalam: മനോജ് നെല്ലിയട്ടു ശ്യാമളന്‍ Tamil: மனோஜ் நெல்லியட்டு Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Merrin Dungey (born August 6, 1971) is an American Film and Television Actress. Scott Christopher Minto (born 6 August 1971 in Heswall) is a retired English footballer who played as a left back for numerous clubs Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Geraldine Estelle "Geri" Halliwell (born 6 August 1972 is an English pop Singer-songwriter, Children's author, Actress The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994 Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Vera Ann Farmiga (born August 6, 1973) is an American actress. Max Kellerman (born August 6, 1973) is an American sports talk radio host from New York City. Stuart O'Grady OAM (born 6 August 1973 in Adelaide) nicknamed Stuey, is an Australian professional Road bicycle racer, who started his career Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Luis Vizcaíno Arias (born August 6, 1974 in Baní, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball Right-handed Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Víctor Manuel Zambrano (born August 6, 1975 in Los Teques, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher who is currently Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jamie McGonnigal (born August 6, 1975 in Weymouth, Massachusetts) is an American producer, Actor, and director Renate Götschl (born 6 August 1975, in Judenburg, Austria) is an Austrian alpine skier. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Melissa Suzanne George (born 6 August 1976 is an Australian actress and athlete who has worked in Australia and the United States in Film and Soleil Moon Frye (born August 6 1976 in Glendora California) is an American actress and director. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Leandro Câmara do Amaral or simply Leandro Amaral (born August 6, 1977 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian Striker. Jennifer Lyons (born August 6, 1977 in Pasadena California) is an American actress Jimmy Nielsen (born August 6, 1977 in Aalborg) is a Danish professional football goalkeeper currently playing for Luciano Zavagno is an Argentine football defender He was born on August 6 1977, in the city of Santa Fe in Argentina Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Marisa Miller (born August 6 1978 is an American model known for her consecutive appearances in the ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issues beginning in 2002 and Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Danny Collins (born August 6 1980 in Chester, England) is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Sunderland and Wilber Pan (born 6 August 1980) also known as Will Pan, is a popular American -born Taiwanese singer rapper and drama actor who started Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Adrianne Marie Curry (born August 6 1982 in Joliet Illinois) is an American model who first became famous as the winner of the first cycle of the Justin Germano is a starting Pitcher in Major League Baseball. Karl Davies (born 6 August 1982) is an English Actor, who portrays Lyle Anderson in the TV series Kingdom. Ryan Sypek was born on August 6, 1982 in Boston Massachusetts. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Robin van Persie (born August 6 1983 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch footballer who plays for English Premier League team Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Matt Di Angelo (born 6 August 1987 sources disputed see talk page --> May 1 1987) of Greek and Irish descent Events By Place Roman Empire The Goths ravage Asia Minor and Trabzon. Pope Events By Place Byzantine Empire Justinian, later Byzantine emperor, marries Theodora. Pope Ramon Berenguer IV Count of Barcelona also called Ramon the Holy (c Henry the Lion ( German: Heinrich der Löwe; 1129 &ndash 6 August 1195) was a member of the Guelph dynasty and Duke of Saxony 1129)
• 1221 - Saint Dominic, Spanish founder of the Dominicans (b. Saint Dominic (Domingo also known as Dominic of Osma, often called Dominic de Guzmán and Domingo de Guzmán Garcés (1170 &ndash August 6 1170)
• 1272 - King Stephen V of Hungary
• 1414 - King Ladislas of Naples (b. Stephen V (V István Stjepan VI Štefan V (before October 18 1239 Buda, Hungary &ndash August 6 1272 Csepel Island, Hungary) King Ladislas the Magnanimous (also spelled Ladislaus; July 14, 1376 / February 11, 1377 &ndash August 6 1377)
• 1458 - Pope Callixtus III (b. Pope Calixtus III ( December 31, 1378 &ndash August 6, 1458) né Alfonso de Borja, was Pope from April 1378)
• 1623 - Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare's wife) (b. Anne Hathaway (1556 &ndash August 6, 1623) was the wife of William Shakespeare. 1556)
• 1628 - Johannes Junius, Mayor of Bamberg (b. Johannes Junius ( 1573 - August 6, 1628) was the Burgomeister of Bamberg, who wrote a letter to his daughter from jail while he awaited execution 1573)
• 1637 - Ben Jonson, English writer (b. Benjamin Jonson ( c 11 June 1572 &ndash 6 August 1637) was an English Renaissance Dramatist 1572)
• 1645 - Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex, English merchant (b. Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl of Middlesex (1575 &ndash 6 August 1645) was a successful merchant in London, England, who was introduced to 1575)
• 1657 - Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Polish-Lithuanian noble
• 1660 - Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (b. Bohdan Zynovii Mykhailovych Khmel'nyts'kyi (Богдан Зиновій Михайлович Хмельницький commonly transliterated as Khmelnytsky; known in Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez ( June 6, 1599 &ndash August 6, 1660) was a Spanish painter who was the leading 1599)
• 1679 - John Snell, English royalist (b. Sir John Snell (1629 – August 6 1679) founder of the Snell exhibitions at the University of Oxford, was born in Ayrshire, Scotland 1629)
• 1694 - Antoine Arnauld, French philosopher and mathematician (b. Antoine Arnauld, ( February 6, 1612 - August 6, 1694) &mdash le Grand as contemporaries called him to distinguish him from his 1612)
• 1695 - François de Harlay de Champvallon, French Catholic archbishop (b. François de Harlay de Champvallon ( 14 August 1625 - 6 August 1695) 5th Archbishop of Paris, was born in that city 1625)
• 1753 - Georg Wilhelm Richmann, Russian physicist (struck by lightning) (b. Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Georg Wilhelm Richmann (Russian Георг Вильгельм Рихман (July 22 1711 ( old style: July 11 1711 &ndash August 6 1753 (old style July 26 1753 1711)
• 1759 - Eugene Aram, English philologist (b. Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Eugene Aram ( 1704 - August 6, 1759) English Philologist, but also infamous as the murderer celebrated by Hood in his ballad See Comparative linguistics for the narrower field of "comparative philology" 1704)
• 1794 - Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst, British politician (b. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Henry Bathurst 2nd Earl Bathurst PC KC ( 20 May 1714 &ndash 6 August 1794) known as the Lord Apsley from 1771 1714)
• 1815 - James A. Bayard (elder), United States Senator from Delaware (b. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year James Asheton Bayard ( July 28, 1767 &ndash August 6, 1815) was an American Lawyer and Politician from This is a chronological listing in timeline format of the United States Congressional Delegations from Delaware to the United States Senate and United States House of 1767)
• 1828 - Konstantin von Benckendorff, Russian general and statesman
• 1850 - Edward Walsh, Irish poet (b. Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Konstantin von Benckendorff (Константин Христофорович Бенкендорф Konstantin Khristoforovich Benkendorf, January 31, 1785 For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link This article deals with Edward Walsh poet For other meanings see Edward Walsh (disambiguation. 1805)
• 1866 - John Mason Neale, English divine, scholar and hymnwriter (b. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Mason Neale ( January 24, 1818 - August 6, 1866) was an English divine scholar and hymn-writer 1818)
• 1881 - James White, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (b. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James White is a name shared by a number of notable men In the military James White (General (1747&ndash1821 American pioneer who founded Knoxville The Seventh-day Adventist (abbreviated " Adventist " Church is a Christian denomination which is distinguished mainly by its observance 1821)
• 1884 - Robert Spear Hudson, English businessman (b. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Robert Spear Hudson ( 6 December 1812 - 6 August 1884) was an English businessman who popularised dry Soap powder 1812)
• 1893 - Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel ( May 11, 1811 - August 6, 1893) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council 1811)
• 1904 - Eduard Hanslick, Austrian music critic (b. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Eduard Hanslick ( September 11, 1825 – August 6, 1904) was a Bohemian Austrian writer on music 1825)
• 1914 - Ellen Louise Wilson, first wife of President Woodrow Wilson (b. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ellen Louise Axson Wilson ( May 15, 1860 &ndash August 6, 1914) first wife of Woodrow Wilson, was First Lady of the United States First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28 1856—February 3 1924 was the twenty-eighth President of the United States. 1860)
• 1920 - Stefan Bastyr, Polish aviator, first flight in independent Poland (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Stefan Bastyr ( August 17, 1890 – August 6, 1920) was a Polish aviator and military pilot one of the pioneers of the Polish aviation 1890)
• 1931 - Bix Beiderbecke, American musician (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leon Bix Beiderbecke ( March 10, 1903 &ndash August 6, 1931) was an American Jazz Cornetist and composer as well 1903)
• 1945 - Richard Bong, American ace fighter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Richard Ira "Dick" Bong (September 24 1920 &ndash August 6 1945 is the United States ' highest-scoring air ace, having shot down at least 40 Japanese A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy Aircraft during aerial combat A fighter aircraft is a Military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other Aircraft, as opposed to a Bomber, which is designed The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. 1920)
• 1945 - Hiram Johnson, American politician (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Hiram Warren Johnson ( September 2, 1866 August 6, 1945) was a leading American progressive and later Isolationist 1866)
• 1945 - Prince Wu of Korea (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Prince Wu of Korea (1912-1945 was the 4th head of Unhyeon Palace and a member of the Imperial family of Korea 1912)
• 1946 - Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anthony Michael "Tony" Lazzeri ( December 6, 1903 — August 6, 1946) was an American Major League Baseball player 1903)
• 1959 - Preston Sturges, American playwright, screenwriter, and director (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Preston Sturges ( August 29, 1898 – August 6, 1959) originally Edmund Preston Biden was a celebrated Screenwriter and 1898)
• 1964 - Sir Cedric Hardwicke, English actor (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Sir Cedric Webster Hardwicke KBE (19 February 1893 - 6 August 1964 was a notable English actor 1893)
• 1966 - Cordwainer Smith, American writer (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Cordwainer Smith — pronounced CORDwainer — was the Pseudonym used by American Author Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger ( July 1913)
• 1969 - Theodor Adorno, German sociologist and philosopher (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno ( September 11, 1903 &ndash August 6, 1969) was a German -born international sociologist 1903)
• 1973 - Memphis Minnie, American blues singer (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Memphis Minnie McCoy-Lawler (born Lizzie Douglas, June 3, 1897 in Algiers, Louisiana; died 1897)
• 1973 - Fulgencio Batista, Cuban president and de facto leader (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common General Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (fulˈxensjo βaˈtista i salˈdiβar January 16, 1901 &ndash August 6, 1973) was a Cuban This page contains a list of Presidents of Cuba. This page also contains a list of Prime Ministers of Cuba from the creation of that office in 1940 until 1976 when it was abolished 1901)
• 1974 - Gene Ammons, American jazz saxophonist (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Eugene "Jug" Ammons ( April 14, 1925 - August 6, 1974) was an American Jazz tenor saxophone player, 1925)
• 1976 - Gregor Piatigorsky, Russian cellist (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gregor Piatigorsky (Ukrainian Григорий Павлович Пятигорский Grigoriy Pavlovich Pyatigorskiy; April 17, 1903 &ndash August 1903)
• 1978 - Pope Paul VI (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Pope 1897)
• 1979 - Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen, German biochemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen ( 6 April 1911 &ndash 6 August 1979) was a German Biochemist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1911)
• 1983 - Klaus Nomi, German singer (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Klaus Sperber ( January 24, 1944 - August 6, 1983) better known as Klaus Nomi, was a German Countertenor noted 1944)
• 1986 - Emilio Fernández, Mexican actor, screenwriter and film director (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) "El Indio" Fernández (born Emilio Fernández Romo; March 26 1904 &ndash August 6 1986) was a Mexican actor screenwriter 1904)
• 1987 - Ira Eaker, American Air Force leader (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) General Ira Clarence Eaker KCB KBE ( April 13, 1896 – August 6, 1987) was a general of the United 1896)
• 1990 - Jacques Soustelle, French anthropologist (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Jacques Soustelle ( 3 February 1912 &ndash 6 August 1990) was a French anthropologist specializing in pre-Columbian 1912)
• 1991 - Roland Michener, Canadian politician and governor general (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Daniel Roland Michener PC CC CMM CD QC ( April 19, 1900 - August 6, 1991 1900)
• 1991 - Shapour Bakhtiar, Former Iranian prime minister, assassinated in Paris (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Shapour Bakhtiar ( (also Shapur Bakhtiar) ( Persian: شاپور بختیار Shāpūr Bakhtīār) (born 1914 or 1915 - August 1915)
• 1991 - Harry Reasoner, American television reporter (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Harry Reasoner (born April 17, 1923, Dakota City Iowa; died August 6, 1991, Westport Connecticut) was an American Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic 1923)
• 1993 - Tex Hughson, American baseball player (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Cecil Carlton Hughson, ( February 9, 1916 - August 6, 1993) was a Major League Baseball Starting pitcher who played 1916)
• 1994 - Domenico Modugno, Italian singer and songwriter (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Domenico Modugno ( January 9 1928 - August 6 1994) was a twice Grammy Award -winning Italian Singer, Songwriter 1928)
• 1998 - Andre Weil, French mathematician (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) André Weil should not be confused with two other mathematicians with similar names Hermann Weyl (1885-1955 who made substantial contributions 1906)
• 2001 - Jorge Amado de Faria, Brazilian writer (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Jorge Amado de Faria ( August 10, 1912 &ndash August 6, 2001) was a Brazilian Writer of the Modernist school 1912)
• 2001 - Dorothy Tutin, English actress (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Dame Dorothy Tutin DBE, ( 8 April, 1930 &ndash 6 August, 2001) was a highly-regarded English Actor of stage 1930)
• 2001 - Wilhelm Mohnke, one of the original 120 members of the Nazi SS-Staff Guard (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. SS - Brigadeführer ( Major General) Wilhelm Mohnke ( 15 March 1911 &ndash 6 August 2001) was one The ( German for "Protective Squadron" abbreviated SS - or ( Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the 1911)
• 2002 - Edsger Dijkstra, Dutch computer scientist (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Edsger Wybe Dijkstra ( May 11, 1930 &ndash August 6, 2002; ˈɛtsxər ˈwibə ˈdɛɪkstra was a Dutch computer scientist 1930)
• 2004 - Rick James, American musician (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Rick James (born James Ambrose Johnson Jr) ( February 1 1948 &ndash August 6 2004) was an American musician 1948)
• 2005 - Ibrahim Ferrer, Cuban musician (Buena Vista Social Club) (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ibrahim Ferrer ( February 20, 1927 – August 6, 2005) was a popular Afro-Cuban singer and musician in Cuba. The Buena Vista Social Club was a members club in Havana, Cuba that held dances and musical activities becoming a popular location for musicians to meet 1927)
• 2005 - Keter Betts, American jazz bassist (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Keter Betts ( July 25, 1928 &ndash August 6, 2005) was an American Jazz Double bassist. 1928)
• 2005 - Robin Cook, British politician (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Finlayson Cook (28 February 1946 &ndash 6 August 2005 better known as " Robin Cook " was a Politician in the British Labour 1946)
• 2007 - Zsolt Daczi, Hungarian rock guitarist (Bikini, Omen, Carpathia Project Tirana Rockers, solo) (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Zsolt Daczi ( June 12, 1969, Kiskunhalas &ndash August 6, 2007, Budapest) was the guitarist of Hungarian rock band Bikini 1969)
• 2007 - Heinz Barth, German convicted war criminal (SS) (b. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Heinz Barth ( 15 October 1920, Gransee, Brandenburg, Germany – 6 August 2007, Gransee, Brandenburg War crimes are "violations of the laws or customs of war" including but not limited to "murder the ill-treatment or deportation of civilian residents of an occupied The ( German for "Protective Squadron" abbreviated SS - or ( Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the 1920)

Holidays and observances

• Bolivia - Independence Day. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing
• Jamaica - Independence Day. Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing
• United Arab Emirates - H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Accession Day. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان‎ (1918 &mdash 2 November 2004) the principal architect of United Arab An Accession Day is an anniversary of the day on which a Monarch succeeds to the throne upon the death of the previous monarch
• Japan - Toro Nagashi (Hiroshima) - Floating lantern ceremony to honor those killed by the U.S. atomic bomb in Hiroshima. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is a Japanese ceremony in which participants float paper lanterns (chōchin down a river The Japanese city of ( is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshū, the largest of Japan 's The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Japanese city of ( is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshū, the largest of Japan 's

Roman Catholicism

• Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ
• Saint Agapitus (died 258)
• Saint Donatus, bishop of Arezzo, martyr [Paris]
• Joachim (father of Mary (mother of Jesus), according to Catholic tradition)
• Saints Justus and Pastor, martyrs in 304 at Complutum [France]
• St. The Transfiguration of Jesus is an event reported by the Synoptic Gospels in which Jesus is transfigured upon a mountain (,) Pope Saint Joachim ("he whom YHWH has set up" Hebrew: יהוֹיָקִים Greek Ἰωακείμ was the husband of Saint Anne Saints Justus and Pastor (d ca 304 are venerated as Christian Martyrs According to their Acts, they were two Schoolboys (Justus was 13 years Alcalá de Henares, meaning Castle on the river Henares, is a Spanish city whose historical centre is one of UNESCO 's World Heritage Xystus/Sixtus II, pope, martyr [common]
• Saint Walburga, virgin [Bruges]

Eastern Orthodoxy

• Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Pope Saint Walpurga (variants include Walpurgis Valborg Walburge Wealdburg Valderburger Valpuri) born in Crediton near Exeter in what used to be Wessex The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world The Transfiguration of Jesus is an event reported by the Synoptic Gospels in which Jesus is transfigured upon a mountain (,)

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