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Thursday, 6 August 2026

Day 218 of 2026  ·  147 days remaining in the year  ·  Week 32
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Births (4) Deaths (0) Events (3) Reminders (2)
GB US
Arts & Culture Media & Broadcasting Miscellaneous Politics & Government Science & Technology Sport
4 Births
3 Events
2 Reminders
9 Total entries

★ Born on this day 4 entries

1809
Lord Alfred Tennyson, poet laureate of England.
GB Arts & Culture 217 yrs ago
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 3 entries

1835
Bolivia gains its independence.
US Politics & Government 191 yrs ago
1926
The first American woman, Gertrude Ederle, swims the English Channel in 14 hours, 34 minutes.
GB Media & Broadcasting 100 yrs ago
1945
The Atom Bomb was dropped on Hiroshima by the "Enola Gay."
US Science & Technology 81 yrs ago

▶ Also today 2 entries

▶Santa Monica skateboard championship begins today.
▶Independence Day, celebrated in Bolivia.