What are the important events that happened on August 6? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
August 6: Facts & Myths About This Day
August 6 is the 219th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 147 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 24, 2024 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,722,902,400 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectadecaenneagon’ day.
Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 176 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,246 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
Do people and celebrities interest you? Discover all the August 6 famous birthdays who share your special day. Learn some fun facts about your birthday! (Sponsored link)
August 6 Historical Events
1506 –
The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Crimean Khanate in the Battle of Kletsk
1806 –
Francis II, the last Holy Roman Emperor, abdicates ending the Holy Roman Empire.
1825 –
Bolivia gains independence from Spain.
1917 –
World War I: Battle of Mărăşeşti between the Romanian and German armies begins.
1926 –
Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
1945 –
World War II: Hiroshima is devastated when the atomic bomb “Little Boy” is dropped by the United States B-29 Enola Gay. Around 70,000 people are killed instantly, and some tens of thousands die in subsequent years from burns and radiation poisoning.
1956 –
After going bankrupt in 1955, the American broadcaster DuMont Television Network makes its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena in New York in the Boxing from St. Nicholas Arena series.
1990 –
Gulf War: the United Nations Security Council orders a global trade embargo against Iraq in response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait.
1993 –
Heavy rains and debris kill 72 in the Kagoshima and Aira areas of Kyūshū, Japan.
2008 –
A military junta led by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz stages a coup d'état in Mauritania, overthrowing president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi.
Who were born on August 6?
1504 –
Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1575)
1882 –
Ernst Eklund, Swedish actor (d. 1971)
1888 –
Heinrich Schlusnus, German baritone (d. 1952)
1923 –
Jess Collins, American artist (d. 2004)
1930 –
Abbey Lincoln, American jazz singer (d. 2010)
1934 –
Billy Boston, Welsh rugby league footballer
1941 –
Lyle Berman, American poker player
1965 –
Yuki Kajiura, Japanese composer
1972 –
Geri Halliwell, British singer (Spice Girls)
1980 –
Seneca Wallace, American football player
Who died on August 6?
1272 –
King Stephen V of Hungary (b. 1239)
1458 –
Pope Callixtus III (b. 1378)
1753 –
Georg Wilhelm Richmann, Russian physicist (struck by lightning) (b. 1711)
1925 –
Sir Surendranath Banerjea, Indian leader of the Indian National Congress (b. 1848)
1945 –
Wu, Prince of Korea (b. 1912)
1983 –
Klaus Nomi, German singer (b. 1944)
2002 –
Edsger Dijkstra, Dutch computer scientist (b. 1930)
2005 –
Robin Cook, British politician (b. 1946)
2009 –
John Hughes, American film director (b. 1950)
2009 –
W. S. Rendra, Indonesian poet and playwright (b. 1935)
Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters GIAWQWIT? Check your answers here: Word solver GIAWQWIT. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)