August 6th, 1733

Born on August 6th, 1733

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on August 6th?

August 6th, 2013

A gas leak caused an explosion that collapsed a building and led to the deaths of 22 people in Rosario, Argentina.

August 6th, 2011

A series of riots broke out in several London boroughs and in cities and towns across England in response to the shooting of Mark Duggan by Metropolitan Police officers.

August 6th, 2010

Flash floods, mudslides, and debris flows across the Ladakh region of Indian-administered Kashmir left at least 255 people dead.

August 6th, 2008

Mauritanian President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi was ousted from power by a group of high-ranking generals that he had dismissed from office several hours earlier.

August 6th, 1997

On approach to Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport in Guam, Korean Air Flight 801 crashed into a hill, killing 228 of the 254 people aboard.

August 6th, 1996

Researchers announced that the meteorite ALH84001 (pictured), discovered in the Allan Hills of Antarctica, may contain evidence of life on Mars, but further tests were inconclusive.

August 6th, 1991

British computer programmer Tim Berners-Lee posted a public invitation to collaborate on a system of interlinked, hypertext documents accessible via the Internet, known as the World Wide Web.

August 6th, 1965

U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, outlawing literacy tests and other discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disfranchisement of African Americans.

August 6th, 1945

World War II: The U.S. Army Air Force bomber Enola Gay (pictured with crew) dropped the Little Boy atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, killing about 70,000 people instantly.

August 6th, 1892

The Anglo-Belgian India Rubber Company was founded in Antwerp to exploit natural rubber in the Congo Free State.

August 6th, 1777

The Battle of Oriskany, one of the bloodiest battles of the American Revolutionary War, was fought about 6 mi (10 km) east of Fort Stanwix, New York.

August 6th, 0686

Second Fitna: Pro-Alid forces defeated the Umayyad Caliphate in the Battle of Khazir, allowing them to take control of Mosul in present-day Iraq.

August 6th, 2015

A suicide bomb attack kills at least 15 people at a mosque in the Saudi city of Abha.

August 6th, 2012

NASA's Curiosity rover lands on the surface of Mars.

August 6th, 2011

War in Afghanistan: A United States military helicopter is shot down, killing 30 American special forces members and a working dog, seven Afghan soldiers, and one Afghan civilian. It was the deadliest single event for the United States in the War in Afghanistan.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 6th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 6th?

25

Einar Lurås Oftebro

Norwegian nordic combined skier

*August 6th, 1998, Norway

43

Roman Weidenfeller

German association football player

*August 6th, 1980, Diez

84

Howard Hodgkin

British artist (1932-2017)

*August 6th, 1932, Hammersmith †March 9th, 2017, London

86

Paul Claudel

French diplomat, poet and playwright (1868-1955)

*August 6th, 1868, Villeneuve-sur-Fère †February 23rd, 1955, Paris

61

Michelle Yeoh

Malaysian actress (born 1962)

*August 6th, 1962, Ipoh

78

Silvano Basagni

Italian sport shooter (1938-2017)

*August 6th, 1938, Florence †May 10th, 2017, Florence

73

Alexander Fleming

Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, botanist, and Nobel laureate (1881–1955)

*August 6th, 1881, Lochfield †March 11th, 1955, London

40

Robin van Persie

Dutch association football player and manager

*August 6th, 1983, Rotterdam

82

Jan Kubr

Czechoslovak biker

*August 6th, 1934, Krásný Dvůr †February 11th, 2017

58

Andy Warhol

American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)

*August 6th, 1928, Pittsburgh †February 22nd, 1987, New York City

52

John Wilson

English mathematician (1741-1793)

*August 6th, 1741, Westmorland †October 18th, 1793, Kendal

70

Allan Holdsworth

British musician (1946–2017)

*August 6th, 1946, Bradford †April 15th, 2017, Vista

38

Bafétimbi Gomis

French-Senegalese association football player

*August 6th, 1985, La Seyne-sur-Mer

83

Alfred Tennyson

British Poet Laureate (1809–1892)

*August 6th, 1809, Somersby †October 6th, 1892, Aldworth

69

Jürgen Owczarzak

German association football player

*August 6th, 1954, Stuttgart

42

Leslie Odom Jr.

American actor and singer (born 1981)

*August 6th, 1981, Queens

53

M. Night Shyamalan

American screenwriter, film director and producer

*August 6th, 1970, Mahé

63

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

Spanish politician and member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

*August 6th, 1960, Valladolid

71

Hans-Jörn Arp

German politician

*August 6th, 1952, Wacken

77

Lucille Ball

American actress (1911–1989)

*August 6th, 1911, Jamestown †April 26th, 1989, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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70

Joseph Priestley

English chemist, theologian, educator, and political theorist (1733–1804)

*March 13th, 1733, Birstall †February 6th, 1804, Northumberland

79

Christoph Martin Wieland

German writer, poet and publisher (1733-1813)

*September 5th, 1733, Biberach an der Riss †January 20th, 1813, Weimar

77

Benjamin Lincoln

Continental Army general (1733–1810)

*January 24th, 1733, Hingham †May 9th, 1810, Hingham

82

Carsten Niebuhr

German mathematician, cartographer and explorer (1733–1815)

*March 17th, 1733, Lüdingworth †April 26th, 1815, Meldorf

81

Christian Friedrich Schwan

German publisher

*December 12th, 1733, Prenzlau †June 29th, 1815, Heidelberg

77

Roman Anton Boos

German sculptor (1733-1810)

*February 28th, 1733, Roßhaupten †December 19th, 1810, Munich

55

Robert Goldsborough

American politician and lawyer

*December 3rd, 1733, Cambridge †December 22nd, 1788, Dorchester County

91

Giacomo Tritto

Italian composer (1733-1824)

*April 2nd, 1733, Altamura †September 16th, 1824, Naples

63

James Duane

United States federal judge (1733-1797)

*February 6th, 1733, New York City †February 1st, 1797, Schenectady County

57

Elizabeth Hamilton, 1st Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon

Irish belle, lady-in-waiting, and society hostess; (1733-1790)

*December 7th, 1733, Hemingford Grey †December 20th, 1790, London

75

Leopoldine von Sternberg

Princess consort of Liechtenstein (1733-1809)

*December 11th, 1733, Vienna †June 27th, 1809, Valtice

63

Philip Carteret

Royal Navy admiral (1733-1796)

*January 22nd, 1733, Jersey †July 21st, 1796, Southampton

62

Thomas Linley

British composer

*January 17th, 1733, Wells †November 19th, 1795, London

79

Alessandro Longhi

Italian painter and engraver (1733-1813)

*June 12th, 1733, Venice †January 1st, 1813, Venice

74

Georg Friedrich Seiler

Dr. phil. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg 1757

*January 1st, 1733, Creußen †January 1st, 1807, Erlangen

56

Johann Jakob Hemmer

German physicist

*June 13th, 1733, Horbach †May 3rd, 1790, Mannheim

83

Vincenzo Galeotti

Italian dancer, choreographer and ballet master (1733 – 1813)

*March 5th, 1733, Florence †December 16th, 1816, Copenhagen

68

Isabella Vincent

Vincent [née Burchell; other married name Mills], Isabella (1734/5–1802), singer

*November 30th, 1733, Surrey †June 9th, 1802, London

75

Johann Matthias Schröckh

German historian

*July 26th, 1733, Vienna †August 1st, 1808, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

69

Joseph Adam von Arco

Austrian priest (1733-1802)

*January 27th, 1733, Salzburg †June 3rd, 1802, Graz

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1733 is a normal year and no leap year.

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