August 6th (1679) was a Sunday. It's the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 147 days left to the end of the year.
August 6th Famous Deaths for 1679
» John Snell, Scottish-English soldier and philanthropist, founded the Snell Exhibition (b. 1629)
August 6th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints or Feast Day:
» Feast of the Transfiguration of Jesus
» Justus and Pastor
» August 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony (Hiroshima, Japan)
» Public holidays in Bolivia known as Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Bolivia from Spain in 1825.
» Public holidays in Jamaica called Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Jamaica from the United Kingdom in 1962.