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Historical events & facts — August 6
What happened on August 6?
On August 6, 1945, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped the atomic bomb Little Boy on Hiroshima, instantly killing between 70,000 and 80,000 people. It was the first use of a nuclear weapon in history. The total death toll, including radiation effects in the following months, exceeded 140,000 people.
On August 6, 1825, the Congress of Bolivia proclaimed the country's independence, adopting the name of its liberator, Simón Bolívar. Bolivia was the last major territory of the former Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata to gain independence, and its birth completed the map of the new South American republics.
On August 6, 2007, NASA launched the Phoenix probe toward Mars, with the goal of studying the planet's arctic soil for conditions that might have once harboured microbial life. In May 2008 it successfully landed on the northern polar plain and confirmed the presence of water ice beneath the Martian surface.
Notable birthdays — August 6
Famous people born on August 6
James Henry Greathead
James Henry Greathead was an English mechanical and civil engineer renowned for his work on the London Underground railways, Winchester Cathedral, and the Liverpool Overhead Railway, as well as being one of the earliest proponents of the English Channel, Irish Sea and Bristol Channel tunnels. His invention is also the reason that the London Underground is colloquially named the "Tube".
Florence Goodenough
Florence Laura Goodenough was an American psychologist and professor at the University of Minnesota who studied child intelligence and various problems in the field of child development. She was president of the Society for Research in Child Development from 1946 to 1947.
Lajos Vajda
Lajos Vajda was a Hungarian painter and graphic artist. From 1927 to 1930 he was a student of István Csók at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts.
Robert Mitchum
Robert Charles Durman Mitchum was an American actor and singer. He is known for his antihero roles and film noir appearances. He received nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1984 and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1992.
Ella Jenkins
Ella Louise Jenkins was an American singer-songwriter and centenarian. Called the "First lady of children's music", she was a leading performer of folk and children's music. Her 1995 album Multicultural Children's Songs has long been the most popular Smithsonian Folkways release. She appeared on numerous children's television programs and in 2004, she received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
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