DateNameLocation / Topic
Monday, Aug 6
Independence Day Independence Day
Monday, Aug 6
Independence Day Independence Day
Monday, Aug 6
Emancipation Day Emancipation Day
Monday, Aug 6
Emancipation Day
Monday, Aug 6
New South Wales Bank Holiday
Australia (New South Wales)
New South Wales Bank Holiday
Monday, Aug 6
Northern Territory Picnic Day
Australia (Northern Territory)
Northern Territory Picnic Day
Monday, Aug 6
Festival Monday Festival Monday
Monday, Aug 6
Kadooment Day Kadooment Day
Monday, Aug 6
Celebrations of San Salvador Celebrations of San Salvador
Monday, Aug 6
Youth Day Youth Day
Monday, Aug 6
Terry Fox Day
Canada (Manitoba)
Terry Fox Day
Monday, Aug 6
New Brunswick Day
Canada (New Brunswick)
New Brunswick Day
Monday, Aug 6
British Columbia Day
Canada (British Columbia)
British Columbia Day
Monday, Aug 6
Natal Day
Canada (Nova Scotia)
Natal Day
Monday, Aug 6
August Bank Holiday August Bank Holiday
Monday, Aug 6
National Children's Day National Children's Day
Monday, Aug 6
Summer Bank Holiday
United Kingdom (Scotland)
Summer Bank Holiday
Monday, Aug 6
National Root Beer Float Day National Root Beer Float Day
Monday, Aug 6
National Fresh Breath Day National Fresh Breath Day
Monday, Aug 6
National Wiggle Your Toes Day National Wiggle Your Toes Day
Monday, Aug 6
August Monday
Monday, Aug 6
J'ouvert Morning
Monday, Aug 6
Heritage Day
Canada (Alberta)
Heritage Day
Monday, Aug 6
Ontario Civic Holiday
Canada (Ontario)
Ontario Civic Holiday
Monday, Aug 6
Saskatchewan Day
Canada (Saskatchewan)
Saskatchewan Day
Monday, Aug 6
Hiroshima Memorial Day Hiroshima Memorial Day
Monday, Aug 6
Summer Bank Holiday (only Alderney) Summer Bank Holiday (only Alderney)
Monday, Aug 6
Commerce Day Commerce Day
Monday, Aug 6
Farmers Day
Monday, Aug 6
Cycle To Work Day Cycle To Work Day
Monday, Aug 6
Farmworker Appreciation Day Farmworker Appreciation Day
Monday, Aug 6
Afternoon Tea Week Afternoon Tea Week
Monday, Aug 6
International Sailor Moon Day International Sailor Moon Day

Historical Events on August 6

  • 135 AD: The Romans end the Bar Kokhba Revolt as they siege Betar.
  • 1506: During the Battle of Kletsk, the Crimean Khanate is defeated by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
  • 1538: Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada founds Bogotá, Colombia.
  • 1777: The Battle of Oriskany prevents the relief of Fort Stanwix by the Americans during the American Revolutionary War.
  • 1806: Francis II abdicates and thereby ends the Holy Roman Empire.
  • 1825: Bolivia gains its Independence from Spain.
  • 1945: The United States drops the H-bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. “Little Boy” as it was nicknamed, was dropped by the U.S B-29 the Enola Gay. It killed over 70,000 people instantly and tens of thousands more die from radiation poisoning and burns.
  • 1956: the DuMont Television Networks makes it final broadcast – a boxing match from St.Nicholas Area in New York.
  • 1960: Cuba nationalizes all foreign-owned property in the country during the Cuban Revolution.
  • 1962: Jamaica declares its independence from the U.K.
  • 1965: The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is signed into law by U.S President Lyndon B. Johnson.
  • 1990: The UN Security Council declares a global trade embargo to begin against Iraq. This was in response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait.
  • 1996: NASA tells the world that the ALH 84001 meteorite – a meteorite thought to have come to Earth from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life forms.
  • 2011: A U.S military helicopter is shot down in Afghanistan. It kills 30 American special forces, 7 Afghan solders and 1 civilian. Up until this point, it was the deadliest single event in the War in Afghanistan.

Famous Birthdays on August 6

  • Japanese Emperor Go-Toba is born in 1180.
  • English Archbishop Matthew Parker is born in 1504.
  • Ottoman Prince Fakhr-al-Din II is born in 1572.
  • American actor Dorian Harewood is born in 1950.
  • American actress Catherine Hicks is born in 1951.
  • English businesswoman and politician Lorna Fitzsimons is born in 1967.
  • American journalist and sportscaster Mike Greenberg is born in 1967.