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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, Explorador estadounidense (1866)
Paul Claudel, Escritor francés (1868)
Alexander Fleming, Biólogo escocés, Premio Nobel de Fisiología o Medicina (1881)
George Kenney, general de las Fuerzas Aéreas del Ejército de los Estados Unidos (1889)
Will Lee, Actor americano (1908)
Lucille Ball, Actriz americana (1911)
Robert Mitchum, Actor americano (1917)
Barbara Bates, Actriz americana (1925)
Andy Warhol, Artista estadounidense (1928)
Jon Postel, Científico de la computación americano (1943)
Catherine Hicks, Actriz americana (1951)
Stepfanie Kramer, Actriz americana (1956)
Marc Lavoine, Actor y cantante francés (1962)
Michelle Yeoh, Actriz de Hong Kong (1962)
Julie Snyder, Presentadora de televisión canadiense (1967)
Mike Greenberg, Comentarista deportivo (1967)
M. Night Shyamalan, Director de cine indio americano (1970)
Geri Halliwell, Cantante inglesa (Spice Girls) (1972)
Stuart O'Grady, Ciclista australiano (1973)
Renate Götschl, Esquiadora alpina de Austria (1975)
Leandro Amaral, Futbolista brasileño (1977)
Francesco Bellotti, Ciclista italiano (1979)
Bafétimbi Gomis, Futbolista francés (1985)

Diego Velázquez, Pintor francés (1660)
Preston Sturges, Director de cine americano (1959)
Cedric Hardwicke, Actor inglés (1964)
Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen, Bioquímico alemán, Premio Nobel de Fisiología o Medicina (1979)
Jacques Soustelle, Antropólogo francés (1990)
Robin Cook, Político inglés (2005)
Riccardo Cassin, Alpinista italiano (2009)

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