Historical Event on August 06

Remembrance on August 06:

International Event:

1181 - Supernova observed by Chinese and Japanese astronomers.

1819 - First private military school Norwich University opened in the United States.

1821 - First edition of ""Courrier of Pays-Bas"" newspaper published in Brussels.

1825 - Bolivia got independence from Peru.

1919 - First air flight over a major body of water in Australia.

1939 - First broadcast of ""Dinah Shore Show"" on NBC-radio.

1993 - Japan Hosokawa government started.

1995 - Thousands of people in Hiroshima tribute on the 50th anniversary of bomb.

National Event:

1905 - Chatranjan Das started Vande Matara Newspaper.

1920 - Film Censor Board at Bombay started.

1996 - Dr. Raj Kumar was conferred Dada Saheb Phalke award.

Days Observed on August 06:

Hiroshima - Japan

Independence Day - Bolivia and Jamaica

Historical Event on August 05

Remembrance on August 05:

International Event:

1583 - Sir Humphrey Gilbert established the first English colony in North America.

1772 - First partition of Poland.

1846 - Oregon country divided between the U.S. and Britain at the 49th parallel.

1858 - First transatlantic telegraph cable operated in the USA.

1864 - Spectrum of a comet observed for the first time by Giovanni Donati.

1891 - First traveler's checks issued by American Express.

1914 - World's first electric traffic signal installed in Ohio.

1926 - First talkie movie ""Don Juan"" at Warner Theatre in New York.

1960 - Burkina got independence from France.

1962 - First quasar located on the radio.

1971 - First Pacific Islands Forum held in Wellington.

2011 - Yingluck Shinawatra elected as the First Female Prime Minister of Thailand.

National Event:

1965 - Jaya Prakash Narayan received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service.

1999 - Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship.

Days Observed on August 05:

Independence Day - Burkina Faso

Historical Event on August 04

Remembrance on August 04:

International Event:

1753 - George Washington became a master mason.

1821 - First edition of Saturday Evening Post.

1862 - U.S. government collected its first income tax.

1925 - First Dutch Colijn government formed.

1930 - Child labor laws established in Belgium.

1962 - Nelson Mandela captured by South African police.

1971 - First satellite launched by U.S into lunar orbit from manned spacecraft.

2012 - South Africa's Oscar Pistorius became the first amputee to compete at the Olympic Games.

National Event:

1845 - First Hindi newspaper published by Pherozeshah Mehta in India.

1923 - Nagpur University established.

1936 - Indian Government Act was approved.

1956 - India's first large scale Atomic Energy Nuclear Reactor Apsara started.

1967 - World's longest and highest Dam 'Nagarjun Sagar' made by Masonry System was inaugurated.

Days Observed on August 04:

Coast Guard Day - United States of America

Revolution Day - Burkina Faso

Historical Event on August 02

Remembrance on August 02:

International Event:

1790 - First United States Census is conducted.

1819 - First parachute jump in the U.S.

1870 - World's first underground tube railway opened in London.

1875 - First roller skating rink opens in London.

1918 - First general strike in Canadian history takes place in Vancouver.

1998 - Second Congo War began.

National Event:

1858 - British parliament passed the act to handover the administration of India to the British Government from East India Company. 

1970 - Smt. Chonira Beliappa Muthamma India's first woman ambassador was deputed in Hungary.

1987 - Vishwanathan Anand became the first Asian to win the World Junior Chess championship.