Major events of August 6 in Indian and world history

New Delhi: Major events of Indian and world history for August 6 are as follows:-

1180 – Birth of Emperor Go Toba of Japan.
1825 – Bolivia gains independence from Peru.
1862 – Madras High Court is established.
1906 – Freedom fighter Chittaranjan Das and other Congress leaders together start publication of ‘Vande Mataram’ newspaper.
1914 – Austria declares war against Russia.
1925 – Congress leader Surendra Nath Banerjee dies.
1945 – US drops atomic bombs on the city of Hiroshima, Japan.
1962 – Jamaica gets independence from Britain.
1986 – Birth of India’s first test tube baby.
1996 – NASA predicts life on Mars.
2001 – An economic agreement is signed between India and Australia.
2010 – At least 255 people were killed in flash floods in Jammu and Kashmir.
2011 – 31 US and seven Afghan soldiers killed in NATO helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
2012 – NASA’s Curiosity Rover reaches Mars.