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1945 : A nuclear bomb is dropped on Hiroshima On August 6, 1945, at 8:16, the B-29 bomber Enola Gay launched the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. 80,000 people were killed and 60,000 others died during the following year. The city was practically destroyed by the explosion and fires that followed. U.S. President Harry S. Truman decided to use this method to obtain a quick surrender of Japan and to avoid the loss of many American soldiers in the battle of Japan.
1985 : Disappearance of Philippe de Dieuleveult On August 6, 1985, French reporter and television host, Philippe de Dieuleveult, mysteriously disappeared with his companions in a raid on a raft on the river Zaire.
1997 : A plane crashes on the Korean island of Guam On August 6, 1997, Korean Air flight 801, carrying mainly tourists and people on their honeymoon, crashed while preparing to land on the island of Guam in the Pacific. 223 of the 254 passengers and crew of the Boeing 747 were killed.
2008 : Coup in Mauritania On August 6, 2008, a coup led by General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz overthrown the elected president Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi. Abdallahi came to power after the coup of 2005, also directed by Aziz, by becoming president after the 2007 elections.

Independance Day in Bolivia August 6 is Independence Day in Bolivia, which commemorates its independence gained in 1825 against Spain.
Independance Day in Jamaica August 6 is Independence Day in Jamaica, which celebrates its independence gained against the United Kingdom in 1862.

Lucille Ball
The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.

Matthew Henson, American explorer (1866)
Paul Claudel, French writer (1868)
Alexander Fleming, Scottish biologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1881)
George Kenney, United States Army Air Forces general (1889)
Will Lee, American actor (1908)
Lucille Ball, American actress (1911)
Robert Mitchum, American actor (1917)
Barbara Bates, American actress (1925)
Andy Warhol, American artist (1928)
Jon Postel, American computer scientist (1943)
Catherine Hicks, American actress (1951)
Stepfanie Kramer, American actress (1956)
Marc Lavoine, French actor and singer (1962)
Michelle Yeoh, Hong Kong actress (1962)
Julie Snyder, Canadian TV host (1967)
Mike Greenberg, Sports commentator (1967)
M. Night Shyamalan, Indian American director (1970)
Geri Halliwell, English singer (Spice Girls) (1972)
Stuart O'Grady, Australian cyclist (1973)
Renate Götschl, Austrian alpine skier (1975)
Leandro Amaral, Brazilian footballer (1977)
Francesco Bellotti, Italian cyclist (1979)
Bafétimbi Gomis, French footballer (1985)

Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (1660)
Preston Sturges, American director (1959)
Cedric Hardwicke, English actor (1964)
Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen, German biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1979)
Jacques Soustelle, French anthropologist (1990)
Robin Cook, English politician (2005)
Riccardo Cassin, Italian mountaineer (2009)

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