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Thursday, 6 August 2026

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★ Born on this day 3 entries

1881
Sir Alexander Fleming, cashed in on penicillin.
US 145 yrs ago
1911
Lucille Ball, actress who has some 'splainin to do!
US Arts & Culture 115 yrs ago
1917
Robert Mitchum, actor.
US Arts & Culture 109 yrs ago

► Events on this day 2 entries

1835
Bolivia gains its independence.
US Politics & Government 191 yrs ago
1945
The Atom Bomb was dropped on Hiroshima by the "Enola Gay."
US Science & Technology 81 yrs ago