August 6th, 1969

Born on August 6th, 1969

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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, 1969

34

Elliott Smith

American musician (1969–2003)

*August 6th, 1969, Omaha †October 21st, 2003, Echo Park

54

Chris Edgerly

American comedian and actor

*August 6th, 1969, Silver Spring

54

Sören Lausberg

German cyclist

*August 6th, 1969, Eisenhüttenstadt

54

Martin Haidinger

Austrian author and historian

*August 6th, 1969, Vienna

54

Simon Doull

New Zealand cricketer

*August 6th, 1969, Pukekohe

54

Mike Budenholzer

American basketball coach

*August 6th, 1969, Holbrook

41

Alejandro Maclean

Spanish air racer

*August 6th, 1969, Madrid †August 17th, 2010, Casarrubios del Monte

54

Medina Schuurman

Dutch actress

*August 6th, 1969, The Hague

54

Armen Martirosyan

Armenian triple jumper

*August 6th, 1969, Gyumri

54

Jonathan Aibel

American screenwriter and film producer

*August 6th, 1969, Demarest

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43

Roman Weidenfeller

German association football player

*August 6th, 1980, Diez

25

Einar Lurås Oftebro

Norwegian nordic combined skier

*August 6th, 1998, Norway

53

M. Night Shyamalan

American screenwriter, film director and producer

*August 6th, 1970, Mahé

61

Michelle Yeoh

Malaysian actress (born 1962)

*August 6th, 1962, Ipoh

84

Howard Hodgkin

British artist (1932-2017)

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

40

Robin van Persie

Dutch association football player and manager

*August 6th, 1983, Rotterdam

50

Asia Carrera

American pornographic actress

*August 6th, 1973, New York City

50

Vera Farmiga

American actress

*August 6th, 1973, Clifton

51

Geri Horner

English singer and actress

*August 6th, 1972, Watford General Hospital

38

Bafétimbi Gomis

French-Senegalese association football player

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

63

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

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

*August 6th, 1960, Valladolid

42

Leslie Odom Jr.

American actor and singer (born 1981)

*August 6th, 1981, Queens

78

Silvano Basagni

Italian sport shooter (1938-2017)

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

70

Allan Holdsworth

British musician (1946–2017)

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

69

Jürgen Owczarzak

German association football player

*August 6th, 1954, Stuttgart

56

Marcel Wüst

German road bicycle racer

*August 6th, 1967, Cologne

50

Stuart O'Grady

Australian cyclist

*August 6th, 1973, Adelaide

82

Jan Kubr

Czechoslovak biker

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

58

Luc Alphand

French alpine skier and racing car driver

*August 6th, 1965, Briançon

71

Hans-Jörn Arp

German politician

*August 6th, 1952, Wacken

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55

Brian Krause

American actor

*February 1st, 1969, Lake Forest

54

Justine Frischmann

English musician

*September 16th, 1969, Kensington

54

Lucero

Mexican singer and actress

*August 29th, 1969, Mexico City

54

Thomas Vinterberg

Danish film director

*May 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

54

Søren Rasted

Danish musician

*June 13th, 1969, Blovstrød

54

Magnus Samuelsson

Swedish strongman

*December 21st, 1969, Kisa

54

Jens Eriksen

Danish badminton player

*December 30th, 1969, Copenhagen

55

Michael Schumacher

German racing driver

*January 3rd, 1969, Hürth

54

Ansgar Brinkmann

German footballer

*July 5th, 1969, Vechta

54

Brad Beven

Triathlete

*September 18th, 1969, Mirriwinni

54

Catrine Bengtsson

Badminton player

*September 21st, 1969, Gothenburg

54

Jyri Aalto

Finnish badminton player

*July 11th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Markus Gisdol

German association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige

55

Jintara Poonlarp

Thai female singer

*March 6th, 1969, Kaset Wisai

55

Arabella Kiesbauer

German talk show host

*April 8th, 1969, Vienna

54

Linus Torvalds

Finnish-American software engineer

*December 28th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Jennifer Lopez

American singer and actress

*July 24th, 1969, The Bronx

54

Maj Helen Sorkmo

Norwegian cross-country skier

*August 14th, 1969, Os Municipality

55

Bettina Stucky

Swiss actress

*January 1st, 1969, Bern

54

Matthew Perry

American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)

*August 19th, 1969, Williamstown †October 28th, 2023, Los Angeles

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No: With 365 days 1969 is a normal year and no leap year.

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