August 6th (1978) 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.
Famous Birthdays on August 6 in 1978
» Marisa Miller, American model and actress
» Reuben Rox, American actor, director, and producer
» Marvel Smith, American football player
August 6th Famous Deaths for 1978
» Pope Paul VI (b. 1897)
» Edward Durell Stone, American architect, designed Radio City Music Hall and the Kennedy Center (b. 1902)
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.