August 6th (2011) was a Saturday. 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.
Historical Events for 6th August, 2011
» A march in protest of the death of Mark Duggan in Tottenham, London, ends in a riot, sparking off a 2011 England Riots named wave of rioting throughout the country over the following four nights.
August 6th Famous Deaths for 2011
» Fe del Mundo, Filipino pediatrician and educator (b. 1911)
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.