Historical Events In August - 06
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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 Mărăşeşti 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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