Fun & Interesting Facts About August 6 – August 6, 2020, I celebrate my 44th birthday, being born in 1976 in Knoxville, Tennessee which makes me a Bicentennial baby too. #August6
I was born in Knoxville at 6:13 p.m. I weighed 6 lbs. 3 1/4 oz.

August 6 is the 218th day of the year (219th in a Leap Year). Making 147 days remaining until the end of the year. 2
This blog post is a collection from various web sites to bring you, famous events, famous holidays and famous birthdays and other things that pertain to August 6. Speaking of birthdays, get a Free Firehouse Sub on your birthday or even other items you can get on your birthday.
August 6 is famous events …
- 1806 – Holy Roman Empire ends; it was neither holy, Roman, nor an empire 1
- 1821 – 1st edition of “Courrier of Pays-Bas” newspaper published in Brussels 1
- 1861 – US Congress passes First Confiscation Act 1
- 1869 – France annexes Madagascar 1
- 1917 – World War I: Battle of Mărăşeşti between the Romanian and German armies begins. 1
- 1918 – In WWI 2nd battle of the Marne ends 1
- 1923 – Maffeo Barberini elected Pope 9
- 1934 – US troops leave Haiti, which had been occupied since 1915 1
- 1937 – US & USSR sign trade treaty 1
- 1945 – Bomb dropped on Hiroshima by “Enola Gay” 1
- 1961 – 1st case of motion sickness in space reported 1
- 1962 – Jamaica becomes independent after 300 years of British rule 1
- 1965 – US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act prohibiting voting discrimination against minorities 1, 3 & 10
- 1972 – Hank Aaron hits 660th & 661st HRs for Braves (record for 1 team) 1
- 1978 – Pope Paul VI dies 9
- 1991 – The World Wide Web becomes available on the Internet 9
- 1997 – Microsoft buys stake in Apple 10
- 2011 – A helicopter containing members of Navy SEAL 6 is shot down in Afghanistan killing 31. 9
- 2012 – Curiosity Rover lands safely on Mars. 9
August 6 famous birthdays …

- Robin van Persie 6
- Lucille Ball (1911-1989) 6
- Andy Worhol 6
- Soleil Moon Frye 6 (Known as Punky Brewster) We share the same birthday exactly, including the year.
- Jon Benet Ramsey (190-1996) 6
- Edith Roosevelt (1861-1948)6
- Tre Mason 6
- Bob Horner 7
- Bruce Matthews 7
- Alexander Fleming 8
- Sir Alexander Fleming 12
- David Robinson 12
- Geri Halliwell 12
Just some of the famous ones, not all. If I posted all of them, this list would be huge. Feel free to share in the comments if you know of more.
August 6 holidays …
Wiggle Your Toes Day
Another holiday is National Root Beer Float Day!
During the first week of August, which is when August 6 falls is National Simplify your Life Week. 11
If your birthday is August 6th, let me know we share birthdays, feel free to give me a comment! Also if you know of any other famous person or holiday on August 6.
Final thought, if you wake up alive, remember God is not done with you yet!
Sources
- historyorb.com/events/august/6
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_6
- on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/alldays/aug06.htm
- holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/august.htm
- statesymbolsusa.org/National_Symbols/American_Hollidays.html
- famousbirthdays.com/august6.html
- historyorb.com/birthdays/august/6
- thefamouspeople.com/august-6th.php
- worldhistoryproject.org/what-happened-on/8/6
- thepeoplehistory.com/august6th.html
- holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/august.htm
- holidayinsights.com/bday/august.htm
First published August 6, 2014. Last Republished August 6, 2020.
Happy birthday to you! I wish you all the blessings that God would give you on this day and throughout this year.
Hey thank you Susan I appreciate that. May God bless you too according to His riches and His will.
Happy Birthday, Steve!
Ty Brett