August 06 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | August 06 Calendar
August 6th Daily Holidays include:
- American Family Day – August 6, 2023 (First Sunday in August)
- Balloons to Heaven Day
- Corporate Baby Name Day
- Farmworker Appreciation Day
- Friendship Day – August 6, 2023 (First Sunday in August)
- Hiroshima Day
- International Forgiveness Day – August 6, 2023 (First Sunday in August)
- National Doll Day – August 6, 2023 (First Sunday in August)
- National Fresh Breath Day
- National Gossip Day
- National Kid’s Day – August 6, 2023 (First Sunday in August)
- National Psychic Day – August 6, 2023 (First Sunday in August)
- National Root Beer Float Day – (also August 19)
- National Sister’s Day – August 6, 2023 (First Sunday in August)
- Wiggle Your Toes Day
August 06: Famous Birthdays
- August 06, 1861 – Edith Roosevelt, American wife of Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt, and 27th First Lady of the United States (d. 1948)
- August 06, 1911 – Lucille Ball, American comedienne, actress, singer (I Love Lucy) (d. 1989)
- August 06, 1917 – Robert Mitchum, American actor and singer (Winds of War, North & South) (d. 1997)
- August 06, 1928 – Andy Warhol, American painter, pop artist, photographer and film producer (d. 1987)
- August 06, 1951 – Catherine Hicks, American actress (7th Heaven, Star Trek IV)
- August 06, 1972 – Geri Halliwell, English singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress (Ginger Spice of the Spice Girls)
- August 06, 1978 – Marisa Miller, American model and actress (Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and Victoria Secret)
August 06: Historical Events
- August 06, 1819 – The first private military school in the United States, Norwich University is founded in Vermont
- August 06, 1825 – Bolivia grains their independence from Spain
- August 06, 1862 – During the American Civil War, the Confederate ironclad CSS Arkansas is badly damaged in a Union attack
- August 06, 1890 – At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair
- August 06, 1901 – Kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement
- August 06, 1914 – During World War I, Serbia declares war on Germany, and Austria declares war on Russia
- August 06, 1930 – Supreme Court Justice Joseph Force Crater steps into a taxi in New York City and disappears
- August 06, 1940 – Estonia is annexed by the Soviet Union
- August 06, 1942 – Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands addresses a joint session of the United States Congress
- August 06, 1945 – An atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima, Japan by the U.S. B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay. Around 70,000 people are killed instantly, and tens of thousands die in subsequent years from radiation poisoning and burns
- August 06, 1962 – Jamaica becomes independent from the United Kingdom after 300 years of British rule.
- August 06, 1965 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act which prohibits voting discrimination against minorities.
- August 06, 1997 – Korean Air Flight 801 crashes in the U.S. territory of Guam, killing 228 people, 26 lived
- August 06, 2011 – A helicopter containing members of U.S. Navy SEAL Team 6 is shot down in Afghanistan killing 38.
- August 06, 2012 – Mount Tongariro in New Zealand erupts for the first time in a century.
- August 06, 2013 – A series of car bombs in Baghdad, Iraq kills 25 and injuries 60 people
August 06: Music Events
- August 06, 1960 – Chubby Checkers is a guest on American Bandstand and performs The Twist for the first time on TV. The song goes on to hit #1 and starts a huge dance craze!
- August 06, 1965 – The Beatles release their Help album in the UK
- August 06, 1972 – Procol Harum records Conquistador live with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
- August 06, 1981 – Stevie Nicks releases her first solo album, Bella Donna. One of the singles, a duet with Tom Petty
- August 06, 1982 – The Wall from Pink Floyd premieres in New York City
August 06: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for August 06 is Leo.
August Birthstone:
What is the August Birthstone? Peridot
Peridot. The modern August birthstone, peridot has been prized as a jewelry stone since ancient times. Always green in color but with considerable variations, a peridot’s particular shade depends on its source.
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