A military junta led by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz stages a coup d'état in Mauritania, overthrowing president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi. Date: August 6, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
Flash floods across a large part of Jammu and Kashmir, India, damages 71 towns and kills at least 255 people. Date: August 6, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: August 6, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events…
NASA's Curiosity rover lands on the surface of Mars. Date: August 6, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
A suicide bomb attack kills at least 15 people at a mosque in the Saudi city of Abha. Date: August 6, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
Peter O'Connor sets the first World Athletics recognised long jump world record of 24 ft 11.75 in (7.6137 m), a record that would stand for 20 years. Date: August 5, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)
Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a constitutional monarchy. Date: August 5, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)
In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed. Date: August 5, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer SS Pfalz which is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot…
World War I: The German minelayer SS Königin Luise lays a minefield about 40 miles (64 km) off the Thames Estuary (Lowestoft). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiser HMS Amphion. Date: August 5, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This…