2015 Abha mosque bombing
A suicide bomb attack kills at least 15 people at a mosque in the Saudi city of Abha.
What happened on August 6
32 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 686 to 2024.
About August 6
August 6 is the 218th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 218 of 365 (219 in leap years)147 days left in the year (147 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Thursday in 2026, Friday in 2027, Sunday in 2028, Monday in 2029, Tuesday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 32 of 2026 · Q3
- Zodiac sign
- ♌ Leo (July 23 – August 22)
- Season
- Summer in the north · Winter in the south
- August birthstone
- Peridot / Spinel / Sardonyxstrength, good fortune and calm
- August birth flower
- Gladiolus / Poppystrength of character and remembrance
- Next occurrence
- In 283 days
- Roman numerals
- VI.VIIIday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 70th19551956
- 40thNew South Wales1986
- 40thRaphael Pyrasch1986
- 30thMeteorite1996
- 30thNASA1996
- 25thErwadi fire incident2001
August 6 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Nothing recorded
- 25 years ago2001
- Erwadi fire incident
- 50 years ago1976
- Nothing recorded
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on August 6 — ages this year
- 2004Takhmina Ikromovaturns 22
- 2002Nessa Barrettturns 24
- 1999Hunter Greeneturns 27
- 1999Rebeka Masarovaturns 27
- 1995Rebecca Petersonturns 31
- 1991Wilmer Floresturns 35
Historical events 32
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
2013 Rosario gas explosion
A gas leak caused an explosion that collapsed a building and led to the deaths of 22 people in Rosario, Argentina.
NASA
NASA's Curiosity rover lands on the surface of Mars.
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
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.
2011 England riots
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.
2010 Ladakh floods
Flash floods, mudslides, and debris flows across Ladakh in Indian-administered Kashmir left at least 255 people dead.
Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi
Mauritanian president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi was ousted from power by a group of high-ranking generals that he had dismissed from office several hours earlier.
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
A military junta led by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz stages a coup d'état in Mauritania, overthrowing president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi.
Erwadi fire incident
Erwadi fire incident: Twenty-eight mentally ill persons tied to a chain are burnt to death at a faith based institution at Erwadi, Tamil Nadu.
Korean Air Flight 801
Korean Air Flight 801 crashed into a hill on approach to Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport in Guam, killing 228 of the 254 people aboard.
NASA
NASA announces that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life-forms.
Meteorite
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.
Tim Berners-Lee
Tim Berners-Lee releases files describing his idea for the World Wide Web. WWW makes its first appearance as a publicly available service on the Internet.
Programmer
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.
Takako Doi
Takako Doi, chair of the Social Democratic Party, becomes Japan's first female speaker of the House of Representatives.
Gulf War
Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council orders a global trade embargo against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
New South Wales
A low-pressure system that redeveloped off the New South Wales coast dumps a record 328 millimeters (13 inches) of rain in a day on Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
1979 Coyote Lake earthquake
An earthquake struck along the Calaveras Fault near Coyote Lake, California, injuring sixteen people.
Lyndon B. Johnson
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.
Jamaica
Jamaica becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
Cuban Revolution
Cuban Revolution: Cuba nationalizes American and foreign-owned property in the nation.
Law of Permanent Defense of Democracy
Law of Permanent Defense of Democracy, outlawing the Communist Party of Chile and banning 26,650 persons from the electoral lists, is repealed in Chile.
1955
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.
World War II
World War II: The U.S. Army Air Force bomber Enola Gay dropped the Little Boy atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan (mushroom cloud pictured), killing about 70,000 people instantly.
World War II
World War II: Allied forces attacked German fortifications at Saint-Malo, France, beginning the Battle of Saint-Malo (pictured).
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands becomes the first reigning queen to address a joint session of the United States Congress.
Estonia
Estonia is annexed by the Soviet Union.
New York Supreme Court
New York Supreme Court judge Joseph Force Crater disappeared in Manhattan, in a case that was never solved.
Abir Congo Company
The Anglo-Belgian India Rubber Company was founded in Antwerp to exploit natural rubber in the Congo Free State.
Battle of Oriskany
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.
Pope Gregory XV
After the death of Gregory XV, a papal conclave in Rome elected Maffeo Barberini as Pope Urban VIII.
Second Fitna
Second Fitna: Pro-Alid forces defeated the Umayyad Caliphate at the Battle of Khazir, allowing them to take control of Mosul in present-day Iraq.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
John Woodland Hastings
John Woodland Hastings, American biochemist and academic (born 1927)
Richard Cragun
Richard Cragun, American-Brazilian ballet dancer and choreographer (born 1944)
Robert Hughes (critic)
Robert Hughes, Australian-American author and critic (born 1938)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Felicissimus and Agapitus
Christian holidays and observances Felicissimus and Agapitus
Anna Maria Rubatto
Christian holidays and observances Anna Maria Rubatto
Pope Hormisdas
Christian holidays and observances Pope Hormisdas
Transfiguration of Jesus
Christian holidays and observances Transfiguration of Jesus
Pope Sixtus II
Christian holidays and observances Pope Sixtus II
August 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian holidays and observances August 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Accession Day. (United Arab Emirates)
Justus and Pastor
Christian holidays and observances Justus and Pastor
Spread across the centuries
- 7th century1
- 17th century1
- 18th century1
- 19th century1
- 20th century37
- 21st century31
Earliest: Second Fitna (686). Most recent: Connie Chiume (2024).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
Nearby and related
Questions about August 6
What day of the year is August 6?
August 6 is the 218th day of the year, with 147 days left after it.
What star sign is August 6?
August 6 falls under Leo (July 23 – August 22), a fire sign ruled by Sun. The birthstone for the month is Peridot or Spinel or Sardonyx.
How many things happened on August 6?
We record 80 entries for August 6: 32 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 686 to 2024.
Who was born on August 6?
Takhmina Ikromova (2004) is among the notable births on August 6. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the August 6 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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