Page 7: Historical Events In August - 06

1974  Explosion &fire destory Great Northern RR yard in Wenatchee, Wash on this day in history.   

1976  On August - 06 gregor Piatigorsky, Russian cellist, dies at 73   

1978  Pope Paul VI dies of heart attack at summer residence at 80 on August - 06.   

1978  Edward Durrell Stone, US architect, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history kurt Kaszner actor (Cmdr Fitzhugh-Land of the Giants), dies at 65   

1979  Kurt Kasznar, actor (Cmdr Fitzhugh-Land of the Giants), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history charles Urbanus, Dutch baseball player, dies at 66   

1981  NASA launches Fltsatcom-5, it failed on August - 06.   

1983  On August - 06 minn Vikings beat St Louis Cards 28-10 in London, England (NFL expo)   

1984  On this day in history 203.05 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange   

1985  19th space shuttle mission (51-F), Challenger 8, lands at Edwards AFB on this day in history.   

1986  On August - 06 phil Katz releases PKARC version 1.0, for the IBM   

1986  William J Schroeder (world's longest-survivor with permanent artificial heart, dies after 620 days with Jarvik VII man-made pump) on this day in history.   

1986  On August - 06 emilio Fernandez, director (La Choca, Flor Silvestre), dies at 82   

1987  On this day in history ira C Eaker, commandant USAF in Europe (WW II), dies at 91   

1988  Anatoli S Levchenko, cosmonaut (TM-4), dies of brain tumor at 47 on August - 06.   

1989  Boston Red Sox retire Carl Yastrezemski's #8 on this day in history.   

1989  Pilot Union tells pilots okay to cross Eastern Airlines picket lines on August - 06.   

1990  On this day in history president George Bush orders Operation Desert Shield   

1990  On this day in history uN Security Council votes 13-0 (2 abstentions Cuba &Yemen) to place economic sanctions against Iraq   

1990  On this day in history charles Arnt, actor (Double Exposure), dies of pancreatic cancer at 82   

1991  Harry Reasoner newscaster (Host on 60 Minutes), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1997  Korean Airlines Flight 801 crashed on Guam on this day in history.   

2005  An ATR-72 heading from Italy to Tunisia crashes into the Mediterranean Sea, killing 16 of 39 on board on August - 06.   

2005  On this day in history death of Carlo Little, influential UK rock and roll drummer (b.1938)   

2007  Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert arrives in historic Palestianian town of Jericho, becoming the first Prime Minister of Israel to visit the West Bank or Gaza Strip in over seven years. Olmert met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on this day in history.   

2007  On this day in history the Crandall Canyon Mine in Emery County, Utah collapses, trapping six miners.   

2011  A helicopter containing members of Navy SEAL 6 is shot down in Afghanistan killing 38 on this day in history.   

2012  Mount Tongariro, New Zealand, erupts for the first time in a century on this day in history.   

2012  On August - 06 curiosity, the Mars Science Laboratory mission's rover, successfully lands on Mars.   

2013  On August - 06 18 people are killed and 55 are wounded by a car bomb explosion in Damascus, Syria   

2017  Women's Euro 2017: The Netherlands defeat Denmark 4-2 in Enschede, The Netherlands on this day in history.   

2017  On this day in history women's British Golf Open: South Korea's In-Kyung Kim wins with a course record-equalling 64 at Kingsbarns, Scotland   

2018  On this day in history south Sudan peace accord signed between South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar in Sudan attempting to end 5 years of civil war   

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

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

1609  On August - 06 birth of richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)   

1619  On August - 06 birth of barbara Strozzi, composer   

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

1644  On this day in history 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  Johann Michael Zacher, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1195  On this day in history henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies   

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