Page 5: Historical Events In August - 06

1919  On August - 06 1st air flight over a major body of water in Australia (Harry Butler)   

1919  On August - 06 pauline Betz Addie, Dayton Ohio, tennis champ (Wimbledon 1946)   

1921  Clason Point, Bronx to College Point, Queens muni ferry system begins on this day in history.   

1921  Ella Raines, Sinoqualmie Falls Wash, actress (Janice Dean RN) on August - 06.   

1922  Freddie Laker, CEO (Laker airlines) on this day in history.   

1923  Jack Parnell, London England, orch leader (Englebert Humperdick Show) on this day in history.   

1924  On August - 06 john Henry Roberts, composer, dies at 76   

1925  On this day in history barbara Bates, Denver Colo, actress (Kathy-It's a Great Life)   

1926  Gertrude Ederle becomes first woman to swim the English Channel on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history warner Bros premiers Vitaphone sound-on-disc movie system   

1926  NY's Gertrude Ederle becomes 1st woman to swim English Channel on this day in history.   

1926  Christa Reinig, writer on August - 06.   

1927  The third Toronto Union Station is opened officially by Edward, Prince of Wales. It was opened to the public on August 11, but passengers had to walk across to the old station tracks. The first day on which trains used the new, elevated, tracks through the new station platform was January 31, 1930 on this day in history.   

1927  Andy Warhol, McKeesport PA, artist/producer (Frankenstein, Bad) on August - 06.   

1928  On August - 06 janice-Lee York Romary, Calif, fencer (Olympics-1948-68)   

1928  William Henry Grattan Flood, composer, dies at 68 on August - 06.   

1930  On August - 06 supreme Court Justice John Force Crater disappears in NYC   

1934  US troops leave Haiti, which had been occupied since 1915 on August - 06.   

1935  Alexander Gustav Adolfovich Winkler, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1936  1st time in 20th century, 1st 2 batters in a game-Roy Johnson & Rabbit Warstler of Boston Bees-lead off with HRs on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history franco-artillery fire on Madrid   

1937  On August - 06 annie E F Horniman, England, theater owner (Abbey Theatre), dies at 76   

1938  On August - 06 warner Oland, actor (Werewolf of London, Jazz Singer), dies at 57   

1939  1st broadcast of "Dinah Shore Show" on NBC-radio on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history estonia is annexed into Soviet empire   

1941  Detroit pitcher Al Benton is 1st to collect 2 sacrifices in an inning on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history -8] Riots by Dutch Jews   

1943  US 1st Infantry division occupies node Troina Sicily on August - 06.   

1943  On this day in history tom Garrett, cricketer (last survivor of 1st Test in 1877), dies   

1944  On this day in history deportation of 70,000 jews from Lodz Poland to Auschwitz begins   

1944  On August - 06 all 1,200 Jewish death marchers from Lipcani Moldavia have died   

1945  Atomic bomb dropped Hiroshima on this day in history.   

1945  On August - 06 hiroshima Peace Day-atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima by "Enola Gay"   

1945  On this day in history the first atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima, an explosion equal to 20,000 tons of TNT.   

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1180  Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239) was born on August - 06.   

1504  Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.   

1609  Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1619  On August - 06 birth of barbara Strozzi, composer   

1638  Nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1644  On August - 06 birth of francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV   

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

1651  On August - 06 birth of johann Michael Zacher, composer   

0258  Death of Sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded on August - 06.   

0523  On this day in history hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies   

0966  On this day in history death of berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963)   

1162  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.   

1195  Henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies on this day in history.   

1221  Death of Dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans) on August - 06.   

1272  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies on this day in history.   

1414  Death of King Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377) on this day in history.