A gas leak caused an explosion that collapsed a building and led to the deaths of 22 people in Rosario, Argentina.
ClockHorizon daily selection“Well done is better than well said.”
A suicide bomb attack kills at least 15 people at a mosque in the Saudi city of Abha.
NASA's Curiosity rover lands on the surface of Mars.
War in Afghanistan: A United States military helicopter is shot down, killing 30 American special forces members and a working dog, seven Afghan soldiers, and one Afghan civilian. It was the deadliest single event for the United States in the War in Afghanistan.
Flash floods across a large part of Jammu and Kashmir, India, damages 71 towns and kills at least 255 people.
A military junta led by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz stages a coup d'état in Mauritania, overthrowing president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi.
“Well done is better than well said.”
Takhmina Ikromova
2004
Uzbekistani rhythmic gymnast
Nessa Barrett
2002
American singer-songwriter and media personality (born 2002)
Hunter Greene
1999
American baseball player (born 1999)
Rebeka Masarova
1999
Spanish–Swiss tennis player (born 1999)
Rebecca Peterson
1995
Swedish tennis player (born 1995)One highlighted entry is from 2013: A gas leak caused an explosion that collapsed a building and led to the deaths of 22 people in Rosario, Argentina.
People listed for August 6 include Takhmina Ikromova (2004), Nessa Barrett (2002), and Hunter Greene (1999).
Observances listed for August 6 include Independence Day (Bolivia), celebrates the independence of Bolivia from Spain in 1825., Independence Day (Jamaica), celebrates the independence of Jamaica from the United Kingdom in 1962., and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony (Hiroshima, Japan).
