What Happened On August 6

What Happened On Aug 6 Timeline

1623 Aug 6 Battle of Stadtlohn
The Battle of Stadtlohn was fought on August 6, 1623 between Roman Catholic and Protestant forces during the Thirty Years' War. The Catholics were led by Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly,...
1623 Aug 6 Maffeo Barberini (Urban VIII) elected Pope
Pope Urban VIII (baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July, 1644), born Maffeo Barberini, was pope from 1623 to 1644. He was the last pope to expand the papal territory by force of arms, and was a ...
1777 Aug 6 Battle of Oriskany
The Battle of Oriskany, fought on August 6, 1777, was one of the bloodiest battles in the American Revolutionary War and a significant engagement of the Saratoga campaign. Early in the si...
1780 Aug 6 Battle of Hanging Rock
Sumter decided on a plan of attack of assaulting the camp in three mounted detachments. The initial assault was made early in the morning where Winn's and Davie's men completely routed Br...
1832 Aug 6 Lincoln Becomes Postmaster of New Salem
Lincoln was appointed his postmaster's position by President Andrew Jackson, a Democrat, on May 7, 1833. In Lincoln's 1860 autobiography, he pointed out that the office was "too insignifi...
1838 Aug 6
to 1838 Nov 1
 Missouri Mormon War
In August of 1838, Mormons attempting to vote in the town of Gallatin in Daviess County were attacked and kept from the polls. A man named William P. Penniston, who was a local judge, led...
1859 Aug 6 Wreck of the SS Admella
The wreck of the SS Admella in the early hours of August 6th 1859 was only the beginning of a horrific week for survivors who remained on board, in sight of land, while authorities strugg...
1862 Aug 6
to 1862 Aug 9
 Battle of Kirksville
The Battle of Kirksville was a battle in the American Civil War, fought near the town of Kirksville, Missouri, on August 6, 1862. The Union victory helped consolidate Federal control over...
1890 Aug 6 Cy Young Pitches His First Professional Game
On August 6, 1890, baseball great Cy Young pitched his first professional game, leading the Cleveland Spiders past the Chicago Colts. Over the course of his 22-year career, Young won at l...
1898 Aug 6
to 1898 Aug 9
 Battle of Guamani River Bridge
On August 6, Colonel Coit sent two companies of the 4th Ohio on a reconnaissance mission across and beyond a cast iron bridge that crossed the Río Guanamí (Guamani River). The road beyond...
1911 Aug 6 Edwin Cheney Divorces his Wife, Mamah Borthwick Cheney
Originally published in the Chicago Daily Tribune, August 6, 1911, page 3. Her Spiritual Hegira Ends in His divorce. ------------------------- Cheney Divorces Wife Who Eloped. -----...
1914 Aug 6 Austria-Hungary Declares War on Russia
Opening hostilities Confusion among the Central Powers The strategy of the Central Powers suffered from miscommunication. Germany had promised to support Austria–Hungary’s invasion ...
1914 Aug 6 Serbia Declares War on Germany
Setting the stage On July 23, Austria-Hungary demanded Serbia comply with its March 1909 declaration to the Great Powers to maintain good neighborly relations with Austria-Hungary and ...
1915 Aug 6
to 1915 Aug 10
 Battle Of Lone Pine
The Battle of Lone Pine, was a battle between Australian and Turkish forces that took place during the Gallipoli campaign from 6–10 August 1915. It was part of a diversion to draw attenti...
1915 Aug 6
to 1915 Aug 21
 Battle Of Sari Bair
The Battle of Sari Bair (Turkish: Anafartalar Savaşı or "Sarı Bayır muharebesi"), also known as the August Offensive, was the final attempt made by the British to seize control of the Gal...
1916 Aug 6
to 1916 Aug 17
 Sixth Battle Of The Isonzo
The Sixth Battle of the Isonzo also known as the Battle of Gorizia was the most successful Italian offensive along the Isonzo River during World War I.
1926 Aug 6 Gertrude Ederle Becomes the First Woman to Swim Across the English Channel
Gertrude Caroline Ederle was an American competitive swimmer. In 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. In 1925, Ederle swam a 21-mile crossing across Low...
1928 Aug 6 Andy Warhol is born
Andrew Warhola (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987), more commonly known as Andy Warhol, was an American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker who was a leading figure in the visual art move...
1944 Aug 6 Nazis Begin Evacuation of Kaiserwald Concentration Camp Preceding Arrival of Soviet Forces
On August 6, 1944, as the Red Army advanced westwards and entered Latvia, the Germans began to evacuate the inmates of Kaiserwald to Stutthof, in Poland. Those who were not thought to be ...
1944 Aug 6
to 1944 Aug 14
 Osovets Offensive
The offensive commenced after the 2nd Belorussian Front had successfully taken Grodno and Bialystok in the Belostock Offensive. The Front was issued with new objectives at the end of July...
1945 Aug 6 United States Drops Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
"My God, what have we done?" —Robert Lewis, Commander of the 'Enola Gay'
1952 Aug 6 "The Big Sky" Is Released
The Big Sky is a 1952 Western film directed by Howard Hawks, based on the novel of the same name. The cast includes Kirk Douglas, Arthur Hunnicutt, Dewey Martin and Elizabeth Threatt. ...
1965 Aug 6 Lyndon B. Johnson Signs National Voting Rights Act of 1965 into Law
The National Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. § 1973–1973aa-6) outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Amer...
1965 Aug 6 The Beatles releases Help!
Help! is the fifth UK album and tenth US album by The Beatles, and the soundtrack album from their film of the same name. Produced by George Martin for EMI's Parlophone Records, the album...
1978 Aug 6 Pope Paul VI dies
On 16 March 1978, his friend from FUCI student days Aldo Moro, a Christian Democratic politician, was kidnapped by the Red Brigades, which kept the pope in suspense for 55 days. On 20 Apr...
1991 Aug 6 The World Wide Web Becomes Publicly Available on the Internet
Nobody was paying attention to Tim Berners-Lee and his pet idea. He was a young British scientist at CERN, a high-energy physics lab in Geneva, and he had a radical new way for scientists...
1996 Aug 6 Jughead's Revenge releases Image Is Everything
Image Is Everything is Jughead's Revenge's fourth studio album, released in 1996. It was the band's first release on the label Nitro Records (owned by The Offspring's Dexter Holland), who...
1997 Aug 6 Korean Air Flight 801 Crashes into Nimitz Hill on Guam
Korean Air Flight 801 (KE801, KAL801) crashed on August 6, 1997 on approach to Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, Guam (a United States insular area). Flight 801 was normally flow...
1997 Aug 6 UFO Seen Over Mexico City
On October 1, UFO researcher Tom King of Phoenix, Arizona announced over the internet that he had just viewed an extraordinary videotape shot in Mexico City on August 6. Hardly able to co...
1999 Aug 6 The Thomas Crown Affair released
The Thomas Crown Affair is a 1999 heist film by John McTiernan, director of Die Hard and The Hunt for Red October. It is a remake of the 1968 film of the same name. It stars Pierce Brosna...
2001 Aug 6 Radiohead releases "Knives Out" single
"Knives Out" is a song by English alternative rock band Radiohead. The composition features electric and acoustic guitars, complemented by singer Thom Yorke's vocals. It appears on Radioh...
2002 Aug 6 Jay-Z releases "Song Cry" single
"Song Cry" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z and produced by Just Blaze. It was the fourth and final single from his sixth studio album The Blueprint. The song is a slow and quiet melodi...
2004 Aug 6 Detroit Tigers defeat Boston Red Sox, 4-3
DETROIT -- The easy excuse would be to blame it on David Ortiz's nutty last month in Anaheim, Calif. Maybe Ortiz could have made a difference last night if he were playing rather than fin...
2004 Aug 6 Rick James Dies
On the morning of August 6, 2004, Rick James was found dead in his Burbank, California, home at the Oakwood apartment complex on Barham Boulevard by his caretaker. James had died from pul...
2005 Aug 6 Minnesota Twins defeat Boston Red Sox, 4-3
MINNEAPOLIS -- The deciding run was unearned, and for the second consecutive night, so was Minnesota's win. ''I can think of some other bad ways to lose a game," said Mike Timlin. But,...
2005 Aug 6 UFC Ultimate Fight Night
Ultimate Fight Night was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 6, 2005. The event took place at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada and was broadca...
2006 Aug 6 Entourage Season 3 Episode 9
Vince and the entourage head to Las Vegas for a vacation and for Vince to make a special promotional appearance for $100,000. Seth Green repeatedly harasses Eric about Sloan. Drama mislea...
2006 Aug 6 "Leeroy Jenkins" Charges Into Battle
Leeroy Jenkins, sometimes misspelled Leroy Jenkins and often elongated with numerous additional letters, is an Internet phenomenon named for a player character created by Ben Schultz in B...
2006 Aug 6 Slayer Releases "Christ Illusion"
Christ Illusion is the ninth studio album by the American thrash metal band Slayer. Released on August 8, 2006, the album received generally favorable critical reviews, and it entered the...
2006 Aug 6 Tampa Bay Rays defeat Boston Red Sox, 7-6
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The bottle of Jean Paul Gaultier cologne, the French fragrance David Ortiz had found so appealing a couple of nights earlier, was delivered to the visitors' clubho...
2007 Aug 6 Los Angeles Angels defeat Boston Red Sox, 4-2
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- His first night in the big leagues, and Brandon Moss could have written a book. The rookie outfielder could not, however, pen a Hollywood ending to one of the most unex...
2008 Aug 6 Bayer Diabetes Care Partners With Nick Jonas As A Diabetes Ambassador
Since August 6, 2008, Bayer Diabetes Care has partnered with Nick Jonas as a diabetes ambassador to promote the idea for young people to manage their diabetes, as Nick was diagnosed with ...
2008 Aug 6 Boston Red Sox defeat Kansas City Royals, 8-2
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Jacoby Ellsbury hit a three-run homer and Tim Wakefield's baffling knuckleball shut down Kansas City on four hits through six innings, helping the Boston Red Sox to an 8-...
2008 Aug 6 Los Angeles Angels defeat Baltimore Orioles, 9-4
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Mark Teixeira, the Los Angeles Angels first baseman and Severna Park native, has been asked about playing for his hometown Orioles since he has been in the big leagues, ...
2008 Aug 6 Pineapple Express (movie) released
Pineapple Express is a 2008 American comedy film directed by David Gordon Green, written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and starring Rogen and James Franco with cameo appearances by Ed B...
2009 Aug 6 California 66 Revue - Fairfield, CT stop
The second show of the tour was part of a three band benefit concert for WPKN-FM public radio at the Quick Center, on the campus of Fairfield University. Bronx rock legends the Blues Mag...
2009 Aug 6 Cleveland Indians defeat Minnesota Twins, 2-1
CLEVELAND - The words weren't spoken viciously or angrily, but the Twins took a few subtle digs at one another Thursday afternoon after their 2-1 loss to Cleveland at Progressive Field. ...
2009 Aug 6 Detroit Tigers defeat Baltimore Orioles, 7-3
DETROIT -- Orioles rookie right-hander David Hernandez's schooling at the major league level included another valuable lesson Thursday. Learn to survive when you don't have your best p...
2009 Aug 6 "Fast & Furious" Rifftrax is Released
Did you like the 2001 sleeper hit The Fast and The Furious, but are you really not a fan of definite articles? Then 2009's Fast & Furious is the movie for you! After the twin triumphs o...
2009 Aug 6 Fight Breaks Out at Town Hall Meeting in St. Louis to Discuss Health Care
At town hall meetings in Tampa, Detroit, and St. Louis yesterday -- chaos. A forum on aging sponsored by Rep. Russ Carnahan, D-Mo., resulted in protests and violence and six arrests --...