August 6 in History
6 August in History – 80 years ago
Australasia 1945: End of the Pacific War
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starts
2024
Ukraine invades Russia’s Kursk Oblast
1962
Jamaica independent
starts
1957
Crisis over Soviet influence in Syria
1945
US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima
starts
1916
Sixth Battle of Isonzo
starts
1914
French and British conquer German Togoland
starts
1914
British and French invade Kamerun
starts
1905
Japanese raid Petropavlovsk and Commander Islands
starts
1902
Pro-Brazilian revolt expels Bolivians from Acre
1874
Bolivia and Chile agree on Atacama border
1866
Vancouver Island merged with British Columbia
1849
Peace between Austria & Sardinia
starts
1844
France defeats Morocco in border war
starts
1840
Comanche raid Texas & destroy Linnville
ends
1497
John Cabot explores coast of Newfoundland
446
British beg for Roman aid against Picts and Scoti*
407
Hispaniae declares for Constantine III*
starts
406
Romans defeat and kill Radagaisus at Faesulae*
starts
376
Refugees from Huns disrupt tribes along Danube*
starts
276
Probus defeats Florian in Cilicia*
starts
200
Aksum expands territory in Africa*
ends
170
Romans defeated in campaign against Marcomanni*
ends
117
Lukuas’ Jewish uprising in Cyrenaica and Egypt*
110
Parthia appoints Armenian king without Roman consent*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 6 August for purposes of Omniatlas
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