August 6th, 1747

Born on August 6th, 1747

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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

Born on August 6th, 1747

55

Johann Friedrich Alexander Thiele

German painter (1747-1803)

*August 6th, 1747, Dresden †March 6th, 1803, Dresden

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

52

John Wilson

English mathematician (1741-1793)

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

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

70

Allan Holdsworth

British musician (1946–2017)

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

83

Alfred Tennyson

British Poet Laureate (1809–1892)

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

38

Bafétimbi Gomis

French-Senegalese association football player

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

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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Born in 1747

53

Johann Abraham Peter Schulz

German musician and composer (1747-1800)

*March 31st, 1747, Lüneburg †June 10th, 1800, Schwedt/Oder

29

Philip Vickers Fithian

American writer

*January 1st, 1747, Cumberland County †January 1st, 1776, Fort Washington

44

Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman emperor (1747-1792)

*May 5th, 1747, Vienna †March 1st, 1792, Vienna

74

Friedrich Justin Bertuch

German publisher

*September 30th, 1747, Weimar †April 3rd, 1822, Weimar

76

Abraham-Louis Breguet

Swiss engineer and clockmaker

*January 10th, 1747, Neuchâtel †September 17th, 1823, Paris

46

Gottfried August Bürger

German poet

*December 31st, 1747, Molmerswende †June 8th, 1794, Göttingen

85

John O'Keeffe

Irish writer

*June 24th, 1747, Dublin †February 4th, 1833, Southampton

76

Carsten Anker

Norwegian merchant, civil servant and politician (1747-1824)

*November 17th, 1747, Frederikshald †March 13th, 1824, Biri

56

Markus Herz

German philosopher (1747-1803)

*January 17th, 1747, Berlin †January 19th, 1803, Berlin

56

Daniel Hiester

American politician (1747-1804)

*June 25th, 1747, Berks County †March 7th, 1804, Washington, D.C.

59

Timothy Dexter

United States merchant (1747-1806)

*January 22nd, 1747, Malden †October 23rd, 1806, Newburyport

46

Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans

French duke (1747-1793)

*April 13th, 1747, Saint-Cloud †November 6th, 1793, Paris

89

Prince Friedrich of Hesse-Kassel

German prince (1747-1837)

*September 11th, 1747, Kassel †May 20th, 1837, Frankfurt

45

John Paul Jones

American naval officer (1747-1792)

*July 6th, 1747, Kirkcudbrightshire †July 18th, 1792, Paris

88

Franz von Paula Schrank

German biologist (1747–1835)

*August 21st, 1747, Neuburg am Inn †December 22nd, 1835, Munich

79

Johann Elert Bode

Prusian astronomer

*January 19th, 1747, Hamburg †November 23rd, 1826, Berlin

67

Johann Wilhelm Wendt

German painter (1747-1815)

*October 19th, 1747, Halle (Saale) †January 21st, 1815, Erbach

52

Franz Georgs von Keess

German jurist (1747-1799)

*January 11th, 1747, Vienna †August 6th, 1799, Brunn am Gebirge

63

Louis Annibal de Saint-Michel d'Agoult

French general

*February 22nd, 1747, Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire †December 17th, 1810, Pamplona

57

Ivan Mane Jarnović

Croatian violinist and composer (1747-1804)

*October 26th, 1747, Palermo †November 23rd, 1804, Saint Petersburg

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No: With 365 days 1747 is a normal year and no leap year.

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