Historical Events In August - 06

1890  Cy Young pitches & wins 1st game on this day in history.   

1890  John Hart or William Kemmler, US, 1st executed in electric chair (NY) on this day in history.   

1892  Hoot Gibson, Tekamah NE, western actor (Horse Soldier, Last Outlaw) on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history guthrie McClintic, Seattle Wash, Broadway producer/dir (Winterset)   

1895  George Frederick Root, composer, dies at 74 on August - 06.   

1896  France annexes Madagascar on this day in history.   

1896  Cyril Mockridge, composer on this day in history.   

1900  Wilhelm Liebknecht, German journalist/socialist, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1901  On August - 06 kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation.   

1902  On August - 06 michal Vilec, composer   

1904  On this day in history henry Payne Iba, Easton Mo, US basketball coach (Olympic-gold-64, 68)   

1905  On August - 06 26.7 cm rainfall at Princeton, Indiana (state record)   

1905  On this day in history clara Bow, silent screen actress (Wings) "it" girl of 1920's films   

1906  On this day in history ken Strong, NFL, AFL halfback (Staten Island, NY Yanks, NY Giants)   

1908  St Louis Card John Lush's 2nd no-hitter, beats Dodgers, 2-0 in 6 inn on this day in history.   

1908  On August - 06 george Singer, composer   

1909  Alice Ramsey and three friends become the first women to complete a transcontinental auto trip on this day in history.   

1910  NYC Mayor Wm J Gaynor seriously wounded during assassination attempt on this day in history.   

1910  On August - 06 charles Crichton, British director (Battle of Sexes)   

1911  On August - 06 lucille Ball, Jamestown NY, comedienne/actress (I Love Lucy, Mame)   

1914  On this day in history austria-Hungary declares war against Russia   

1914  Ellen Wilson Pres Wilson's wife, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1914  Serbia declares war against Germany on this day in history.   

1914  Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia & Serbia on this day in history.   

1914  Susan Cowdy, ornithologist on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history ellen Wilson, 1st lady (1913-14), dies at 54   

1915  Battle of Lone Pine, Gallipoli starts - Seven Australians receive Victoria Crosses on this day in history.   

1915  On August - 06 during World War I, Warsaw falls into German hands   

1916  On this day in history dom[inic] Mintoff, premier Malta   

1917  On this day in history the birth of Robert Mitchum, American actor   

1917  World War I: Battle of MărăşeÅŸti between the Romanian and German armies begins on August - 06.   

1917  On this day in history robert Mitchum, Bridgeport Ct, actor (Winds of War, North & South)   

1918  Ferdinand Foch becomes marshal of France on this day in history.   

1919  The first air flight over a major body of water in Australia (Harry Butler) on this day in history.   

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1180  Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239) was born on this day in history.   

1504  On this day in history birth of matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury   

1609  Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675) was born on August - 06.   

1619  On August - 06 birth of barbara Strozzi, composer   

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

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

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

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

0258  Death of Sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded on this day in history.   

0523  On August - 06 hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies   

0966  Death of Berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963) on this day in history.   

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

1195  Henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies on August - 06.   

1221  On this day in history death of dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans)   

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

1414  On August - 06 death of king Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377)