Page 6: Historical Events In August - 06

1946  On August - 06 uS officially submits to jurisdiction of World Court   

1947  On August - 06 1st performance of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 8"   

1948  Bob Mathias, US, wins decathlon at London Olympics on August - 06.   

1948  Fanny Blankers-Koen from Netherlands is first women to win 3 golds at Olympics on August - 06.   

1949  On August - 06 luke Appling record of 2,154 (en route to 2,218) games at shortstop   

1951  On this day in history typhoon floods kill 4,800 in Manchuria   

1952  Satchel Paige, 47, becomes oldest pitcher to win a complete shutout on August - 06.   

1953  On August - 06 ted Williams returns to Red Sox from the military   

1954  On this day in history wLAC (now WTVF) TV channel 5 in Nashville (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1954  On this day in history theo[by] Van Reijn, sculptor/drawer/lithograph, dies at 70 [or 8/10]   

1956  On this day in history after going bankrupt in 1955, the American broadcaster DuMont Television Network makes its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena.   

1958  Glenn Davis sets record of 49.2 in 400-meter hurdles on August - 06.   

1959  Preston Sturges, [Edmund Biden], US director/screenwriter, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1960  On August - 06 pitt Steelers (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 43-16 in Toronto   

1961  Gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits), 1st case of motion sickness in space reported on this day in history.   

1961  Gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits) on August - 06.   

1961  Jozef E Van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechelen, dies at 87 on August - 06.   

1962  On August - 06 jamaica gains independence from Britain   

1962  On this day in history jamaica gains independent from Britain   

1962  Jamaica becomes independent after 300 years of British rule on this day in history.   

1963  Tom Keene, actor (Our Daily Bread), dies of cancer at 68 on August - 06.   

1964  Sir Cedric Hardwicke actor (Capt Hook-Peter Pan), dies at 71 on August - 06.   

1964  Pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Ecclesiam Suam on this day in history.   

1964  Cedric Hardwicke, actor (Capt Hook-Peter Pan), dies at 71 on August - 06.   

1965  On this day in history beatles release "Help" album in UK   

1965  Federal Voting Rights Act guarantees black voting rights on August - 06.   

1965  On August - 06 nancy Carroll actress (Alice-Aldrich Family), dies at 60   

1965  On August - 06 32nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Cleveland 24, All-Stars 16 (68,000)   

1965  On this day in history aksel Sandemose, writer, dies   

1966  On this day in history paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, sci-fi author (Space Lords), dies at 53   

1968  Ernest Burnelle, Belgian politician, dies at 60 on August - 06.   

1969  On this day in history theodor Adorno, German philosopher/sociologist, dies at 65   

1970  On August - 06 ingolf Dahl, German composer (Andante & Arioso), dies at 58   

1973  Fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar, dictator Cuba (1940-58), dies at 72 on August - 06.   

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

1504  On August - 06 birth of matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury   

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

1619  Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1638  Nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher was born on August - 06.   

1644  Francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 06.   

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

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

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  On August - 06 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  Death of King Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377) on August - 06.