August 6th (1944) was a Sunday. It's the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 147 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 6th August, 1944
» The Warsaw Uprising occurs on August 1. It is brutally suppressed and all able-bodied men in Krakow are detained afterwards to prevent a similar uprising, the Krakow Uprising (1944) named Krakow Uprising, that was planned but never carried out.
Famous Birthdays on August 6 in 1944
» Inday Badiday, Filipino journalist and actress (d. 2003)
» Michael Mingos, English chemist and academic
» Martin Wharton, English bishop
August 6th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints or Feast Day:
» Feast of the Transfiguration of Jesus
» Justus and Pastor
» August 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony (Hiroshima, Japan)
» Public holidays in Bolivia known as Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Bolivia from Spain in 1825.
» Public holidays in Jamaica called Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Jamaica from the United Kingdom in 1962.