A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on August 6 throughout history.
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Italian explorer John Cabot returns to Bristol from North America (Newfoundland), becoming the first European to do so since the Vikings
Treaty of The Hague is signed, whereby the Dutch Republic sells New Holland (Brazil) to Portugal for 63 tons of gold
This is the list of people executed by electrocution through the electric chair. The electric chair was mainly used in the United States from the 1890s till today, and the Philippines from 1926 to...
An atomic bomb is dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the US B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay"
Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), also known as LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States, serving from 1963 to 1969.
Tim Berners-Lee releases files describing his idea for the World Wide Web and debuts WWW as a publicly available service on the internet
"Don Juan," starring John Barrymore, is released by Warner Bros., the first feature-length film to utilize the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system with a synchronized musical score and sound effects
The following is a list of concert performances by the Ramones, complete through 1996. They performed 2,263 concerts over the course of 22 years.
Dutch super athlete Fanny Blankers-Koen wins the 200 m in 24.4 seconds at the London Olympics, becoming the first woman to claim three individual track and field gold medals at a Games, having already won the 100 m and 80 m hurdles
NHL goaltender Terry Sawchuk (23) weds Patricia Ann Morey
Children's author Theodor Geisel [Dr. Seuss] (64) weds second wife Audrey Stone Dimond
Film director Philippe de Broca (50) weds actress Margot Kidder (34) in France
Pope Sixtus II, also written as Pope Xystus II, was The Pope of Rome from 31 August 257 until his death on 6 August 258.
Pope Hormisdas reign as Catholic Pope ends with his death
Maya King Jasaw Chan K'awill I of Tikal defeats Yich'aak K'ahk' ("Claw of Fire"), his long-standing rival and king of Calakmul [1]
Antipope Constantine II (Latin: Constantinus; died c. 769) was a Roman prelate who claimed the papacy from 28 June 767 to 6 August 768.
Simancas is a town and municipality of central Spain, located in the province of Valladolid, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.
Supernova SN 1181 in the constellation Cassiopeia is observed by Chinese and Japanese astronomers and is visible for 185 days to February 6, 1182
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada y Rivera, also spelled as Ximénez and De Quezada, was a Spanish explorer and conquistador in northern South America, territories currently known as Colombia.
Pope Urban VIII (Latin: Urbanus VIII; Italian: Urbano VIII; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6...
Russian Tsar Alexis bans foreign hair styles for those below the nobility
The Peace of Vienna, also known as the First Treaty of Vienna, was a series of four treaties signed between 30 April 1725 and 5 November 1725 involving the Habsburg Monarchy, the Holy Roman Empire...
The Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia from May 25 to September 17, 1787.
US flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli
Norwich University is a private university in Northfield, Vermont, United States. The university was founded in 1819 as the "American Literary, Scientific and Military Academy".
First edition of "Courrier des Pays-Bas" newspaper published in Brussels
The Bolivian War of Independence (Spanish: Guerra de Independencia de Bolivia, 1809–1825) began with the establishment of government juntas in Sucre and La Paz, after the Chuquisaca Revolution and La...
The Russian Geographical Society), or RGO, is a learned society based in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, and, by extension, for the clock tower which stands at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England.
Kentucky's prehistory spans thousands of years, shaped by its diverse geography and location.
CSS Arkansas was the lead ship of her class of two casemate ironclads built for the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War.
Confederate forces evacuate Fort Powell in Mobile Bay, Alabama
The Battle of Spicheren (also known as the Battle of Forbach) was fought on 6 August 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War.
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country in the Indian Ocean that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands.
Kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation
26.7 cm of rainfall at Princeton, Indiana (state record)
St. Louis Cardinals' Johnny Lush pitches a second career no-hitter in a 2-0 win over the Brooklyn Superbas; a change in MLB rules makes this unofficial as the game was shortened by rain
NYC Mayor William J. Gaynor is seriously wounded in an assassination attempt
Denis Patrick Dowd Jr. enlists in the French Foreign Legion, becoming the first American to fight in WWI
The British land more troops at Suvla Bay on the northern shore of Gallipoli in an effort to break the stalemate on the peninsula during WWI
The Battle of the Somme (French: Bataille de la Somme; German: Schlacht an der Somme), also known as the Somme offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British...
Ferdinand Foch becomes Marshal of France during WWI
Harry Butler makes the first flight across a major body of water in Australia, delivering mail from Adelaide across Gulf St. Vincent to Minlaton on the Yorke Peninsula
The municipal ferry system connecting Clason Point, Bronx to College Point, Queens begins
The Young Plan was a 1929 attempt to settle issues surrounding the World War I reparations obligations that Germany owed under the terms of Treaty of Versailles.
Joseph Force Crater (January 5, 1889 – disappeared August 6, 1930; declared legally dead June 6, 1939) was an American lawyer who served as a New York State Supreme Court justice and mysteriously...
The United States occupation of Haiti began on July 28, 1915, when 330 U.S. Marines landed at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after the National City Bank of New York (now Citibank) convinced U.S.
American athlete Forrest Towns runs a world record of 14.1 in the semi-finals of the 110 m hurdles at the Berlin Olympics; he can't match the time in the final but wins the gold medal
Seventeen days after the German invasion of Poland in 1939, which marked the beginning of the Second World War, the Soviet Union entered the eastern regions of Poland (known as the Kresy) and annexed...
MLB Detroit Tigers pitcher Al Benton collects two sacrifices in an inning, an MLB record, and wins 11-2 against the Cleveland Indians
The C and D class was a group of 14 destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s.
The 1st Infantry Division (1ID) is a combined arms division of the United States Army, and is the oldest continuously serving division in the Regular Army.
The last of 1,200 Jewish death marchers from Lipcani, Moldova, dies
The Permanent Court of International Justice, often called the World Court, existed from 1922 to 1946. It was an international court attached to the League of Nations.
The Bachianas Brasileiras (an approximate English translation might be Bach-inspired Brazilian pieces) are a series of nine suites by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written for various...
A Swedish 1-2 in the men's 1,500 m at the London Olympics with Henry Eriksson defeating teammate Lennart Strand by 0.6 seconds in a time of 3:49.8
Future Hall of Famer Luke Appling appears in an MLB record 2,154th game at shortstop for the Chicago White Sox en route to 2,218
The National Museum of Racing opens in Congress Park in Saratoga Springs, NY
WLAC (now WTVF) TV channel 5 in Nashville (CBS) begins broadcasting
After going bankrupt in 1955, the American national broadcaster DuMont Television Network airs its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena
American athlete Glenn Davis runs a world record of 49.2 seconds in the 400 m hurdles, breaking his own world record by 0.3 seconds in Budapest, Hungary
Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss (17 September 1929 – 12 April 2020) was a British racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from 1951 to 1961.
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean, covering 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi). It is a popular tourism and resort destination.
Philadelphia NBA franchise changes name from "Nationals" to "76ers," based on the US Declaration of Independence signed in Philadelphia in 1776
32nd NFL Chicago College All-Star Game at Soldier Field: Cleveland 24, All-Stars 16 (68,000 attendees)
Explosion and fire destroy Great Northern Railroad yard in Wenatchee, Washington
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto NPk (5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979) was a Pakistani politician and statesman who served as the 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977, and prior to that as the 4th...
Marcus Hooper, 12, becomes the youngest person to swim across the English Channel
University administration declares five Pac-10 schools ineligible for conference titles and postseason play due to transcript and curriculum abuses
Isabel Martínez de Perón is an Argentine politician who served as the president of Argentina from 1974 to 1976.
Three ANC members are sentenced to death in South Africa
Bomb planted by Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of ANC, explodes at a synagogue in Johannesburg, South Africa
After Americans Roger Kingdom and Greg Foster equal the Olympic record in the semi-finals of the 110 m hurdles in Los Angeles, Kingdom beats Foster in the final with a new Games record of 13.20 seconds
19th NASA Space Shuttle Mission (51-G): Challenger 8 lands at Edwards AFB
Colbert Dale "Toby" Harrah is an American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1986.
American softball pitcher Debbie Doom strikes out 17 in her second consecutive perfect game at the Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba, defeating Nicaragua 8-0
The US track team sweeps the medals in the long jump at the Barcelona Olympics as Carl Lewis wins gold with a jump of 28 feet, 5 1/2 inches (8.67 meters), Mike Powell wins silver, and Joe Greene wins bronze
Japan Hosokawa government begins
The Algerian Civil War, known in Algeria as the Black Decade, was a civil war fought between the Algerian government and various Islamist rebel groups from 11 January 1992 (following a coup negating...
Cleveland's major league sports franchises, NFL Browns and MLB Indians, play in Cleveland for the first time; both lose: White Sox 5, Indians 1; Giants 19, Browns 13 (exhibition)
Apple Inc., originally Apple Computer, Inc., is an American multinational corporation that creates and markets consumer electronics and attendant computer software, and is a digital distributor of...
32-year-old reliever Robb Nen becomes the 16th and youngest closer to record 300 career saves as he protects the Giants' 11-10 lead against the Cubs
Blue's Clues is an American interactive educational children's television series created by Traci Paige Johnson, Todd Kessler, and Angela C. Santomero.
A military junta led by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz stages a coup in Mauritania, overthrowing President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi
On 6 August 2011, a U.S. CH-47D Chinook military helicopter operating with the call sign Extortion 17 (pronounced "one-seven") was shot down while transporting a Quick Reaction Force attempting to...
A large fire erupts at the Chevron oil refinery in Richmond, Ohio, injuring six employees
18 people are killed and 55 are wounded by a car bomb explosion in Damascus, Syria
UEFA Women's Euro Final: Dutch forward Vivianne Miedema scores 2 as the Netherlands beat Denmark 4-2 in Enschede, the Netherlands
Boston appoints its first African American Police Commissioner William G. Gross
A quarter of humanity is running out of water, with 17 countries under extreme water stress, including Cape Town, Los Angeles, and Bangalore, according to a report by the World Resources Institute
COVID-19 detected cases in Africa surpass one million with 21,983 deaths
The women's 1500 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 2 to 6 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. 45 athletes from 25 nations competed.
Chinese diver Quan Hongchan successfully defends her 10 m platform gold medal at the Paris Olympics, adding to her 10 m synchro platform gold with partner Chen Yuxi
Alfred Tennyson, English poet laureate, known for british poet laureate, was born on 1809-08-06. Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was an English poet.
Edith Roosevelt is born
Inez Milholland, American suffragist, known for american suffragist, was born on 1886-08-06.
Michelle Yeoh, Chinese actress, known for malaysian actress, was born on 1963-08-06. Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng Todt, known professionally as Michelle Yeoh ( YOH), is a Malaysian actress.
Barbara Strozzi is born
Geri Horner, English musician, known for english singer, was born on 1973-08-06. Geraldine Estelle Halliwell-Horner is an English singer, songwriter, television personality, author, and actress.
David Robinson, American athlete, known for american basketball player, was born on 1966-08-06.
Pope Sixtus II, also written as Pope Xystus II, was The Pope of Rome from 31 August 257 until his death on 6 August 258.
Pope Hormisdas reign as Catholic Pope ends with his death
Maya King Jasaw Chan K'awill I of Tikal defeats Yich'aak K'ahk' ("Claw of Fire"), his long-standing rival and king of Calakmul [1]
Antipope Constantine II (Latin: Constantinus; died c. 769) was a Roman prelate who claimed the papacy from 28 June 767 to 6 August 768.
Simancas is a town and municipality of central Spain, located in the province of Valladolid, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.
Supernova SN 1181 in the constellation Cassiopeia is observed by Chinese and Japanese astronomers and is visible for 185 days to February 6, 1182
Italian explorer John Cabot returns to Bristol from North America (Newfoundland), becoming the first European to do so since the Vikings
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada y Rivera, also spelled as Ximénez and De Quezada, was a Spanish explorer and conquistador in northern South America, territories currently known as Colombia.
Barbara Strozzi is born
Pope Urban VIII (Latin: Urbanus VIII; Italian: Urbano VIII; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6...
Treaty of The Hague is signed, whereby the Dutch Republic sells New Holland (Brazil) to Portugal for 63 tons of gold
Russian Tsar Alexis bans foreign hair styles for those below the nobility
The Peace of Vienna, also known as the First Treaty of Vienna, was a series of four treaties signed between 30 April 1725 and 5 November 1725 involving the Habsburg Monarchy, the Holy Roman Empire...
The Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia from May 25 to September 17, 1787.
Alfred Tennyson, English poet laureate, known for british poet laureate, was born on 1809-08-06. Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was an English poet.
US flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli
Norwich University is a private university in Northfield, Vermont, United States. The university was founded in 1819 as the "American Literary, Scientific and Military Academy".
First edition of "Courrier des Pays-Bas" newspaper published in Brussels
The Bolivian War of Independence (Spanish: Guerra de Independencia de Bolivia, 1809–1825) began with the establishment of government juntas in Sucre and La Paz, after the Chuquisaca Revolution and La...
The Russian Geographical Society), or RGO, is a learned society based in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, and, by extension, for the clock tower which stands at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England.
Kentucky's prehistory spans thousands of years, shaped by its diverse geography and location.
Edith Roosevelt is born
CSS Arkansas was the lead ship of her class of two casemate ironclads built for the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War.
Confederate forces evacuate Fort Powell in Mobile Bay, Alabama
The Battle of Spicheren (also known as the Battle of Forbach) was fought on 6 August 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War.
Inez Milholland, American suffragist, known for american suffragist, was born on 1886-08-06.
This is the list of people executed by electrocution through the electric chair. The electric chair was mainly used in the United States from the 1890s till today, and the Philippines from 1926 to...
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country in the Indian Ocean that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands.
Kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation
26.7 cm of rainfall at Princeton, Indiana (state record)
St. Louis Cardinals' Johnny Lush pitches a second career no-hitter in a 2-0 win over the Brooklyn Superbas; a change in MLB rules makes this unofficial as the game was shortened by rain
NYC Mayor William J. Gaynor is seriously wounded in an assassination attempt
Denis Patrick Dowd Jr. enlists in the French Foreign Legion, becoming the first American to fight in WWI
The British land more troops at Suvla Bay on the northern shore of Gallipoli in an effort to break the stalemate on the peninsula during WWI
The Battle of the Somme (French: Bataille de la Somme; German: Schlacht an der Somme), also known as the Somme offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British...
Ferdinand Foch becomes Marshal of France during WWI
Harry Butler makes the first flight across a major body of water in Australia, delivering mail from Adelaide across Gulf St. Vincent to Minlaton on the Yorke Peninsula
The municipal ferry system connecting Clason Point, Bronx to College Point, Queens begins
"Don Juan," starring John Barrymore, is released by Warner Bros., the first feature-length film to utilize the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system with a synchronized musical score and sound effects
The Young Plan was a 1929 attempt to settle issues surrounding the World War I reparations obligations that Germany owed under the terms of Treaty of Versailles.
Joseph Force Crater (January 5, 1889 – disappeared August 6, 1930; declared legally dead June 6, 1939) was an American lawyer who served as a New York State Supreme Court justice and mysteriously...
The United States occupation of Haiti began on July 28, 1915, when 330 U.S. Marines landed at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after the National City Bank of New York (now Citibank) convinced U.S.
American athlete Forrest Towns runs a world record of 14.1 in the semi-finals of the 110 m hurdles at the Berlin Olympics; he can't match the time in the final but wins the gold medal
Seventeen days after the German invasion of Poland in 1939, which marked the beginning of the Second World War, the Soviet Union entered the eastern regions of Poland (known as the Kresy) and annexed...
MLB Detroit Tigers pitcher Al Benton collects two sacrifices in an inning, an MLB record, and wins 11-2 against the Cleveland Indians
The C and D class was a group of 14 destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s.
The 1st Infantry Division (1ID) is a combined arms division of the United States Army, and is the oldest continuously serving division in the Regular Army.
The last of 1,200 Jewish death marchers from Lipcani, Moldova, dies
An atomic bomb is dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the US B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay"
The Permanent Court of International Justice, often called the World Court, existed from 1922 to 1946. It was an international court attached to the League of Nations.
The Bachianas Brasileiras (an approximate English translation might be Bach-inspired Brazilian pieces) are a series of nine suites by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written for various...
Dutch super athlete Fanny Blankers-Koen wins the 200 m in 24.4 seconds at the London Olympics, becoming the first woman to claim three individual track and field gold medals at a Games, having already won the 100 m and 80 m hurdles
A Swedish 1-2 in the men's 1,500 m at the London Olympics with Henry Eriksson defeating teammate Lennart Strand by 0.6 seconds in a time of 3:49.8
Future Hall of Famer Luke Appling appears in an MLB record 2,154th game at shortstop for the Chicago White Sox en route to 2,218
The National Museum of Racing opens in Congress Park in Saratoga Springs, NY
NHL goaltender Terry Sawchuk (23) weds Patricia Ann Morey
WLAC (now WTVF) TV channel 5 in Nashville (CBS) begins broadcasting
After going bankrupt in 1955, the American national broadcaster DuMont Television Network airs its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena
American athlete Glenn Davis runs a world record of 49.2 seconds in the 400 m hurdles, breaking his own world record by 0.3 seconds in Budapest, Hungary
Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss (17 September 1929 – 12 April 2020) was a British racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from 1951 to 1961.
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean, covering 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi). It is a popular tourism and resort destination.
Philadelphia NBA franchise changes name from "Nationals" to "76ers," based on the US Declaration of Independence signed in Philadelphia in 1776
Michelle Yeoh, Chinese actress, known for malaysian actress, was born on 1963-08-06. Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng Todt, known professionally as Michelle Yeoh ( YOH), is a Malaysian actress.
Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), also known as LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States, serving from 1963 to 1969.
32nd NFL Chicago College All-Star Game at Soldier Field: Cleveland 24, All-Stars 16 (68,000 attendees)
David Robinson, American athlete, known for american basketball player, was born on 1966-08-06.
Children's author Theodor Geisel [Dr. Seuss] (64) weds second wife Audrey Stone Dimond
Geri Horner, English musician, known for english singer, was born on 1973-08-06. Geraldine Estelle Halliwell-Horner is an English singer, songwriter, television personality, author, and actress.
Explosion and fire destroy Great Northern Railroad yard in Wenatchee, Washington
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto NPk (5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979) was a Pakistani politician and statesman who served as the 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977, and prior to that as the 4th...
Paul VI dies
Marcus Hooper, 12, becomes the youngest person to swim across the English Channel
University administration declares five Pac-10 schools ineligible for conference titles and postseason play due to transcript and curriculum abuses
Isabel Martínez de Perón is an Argentine politician who served as the president of Argentina from 1974 to 1976.
Three ANC members are sentenced to death in South Africa
Film director Philippe de Broca (50) weds actress Margot Kidder (34) in France
Bomb planted by Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of ANC, explodes at a synagogue in Johannesburg, South Africa
After Americans Roger Kingdom and Greg Foster equal the Olympic record in the semi-finals of the 110 m hurdles in Los Angeles, Kingdom beats Foster in the final with a new Games record of 13.20 seconds
19th NASA Space Shuttle Mission (51-G): Challenger 8 lands at Edwards AFB
Colbert Dale "Toby" Harrah is an American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1986.
Tim Berners-Lee releases files describing his idea for the World Wide Web and debuts WWW as a publicly available service on the internet
American softball pitcher Debbie Doom strikes out 17 in her second consecutive perfect game at the Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba, defeating Nicaragua 8-0
The US track team sweeps the medals in the long jump at the Barcelona Olympics as Carl Lewis wins gold with a jump of 28 feet, 5 1/2 inches (8.67 meters), Mike Powell wins silver, and Joe Greene wins bronze
Japan Hosokawa government begins
The Algerian Civil War, known in Algeria as the Black Decade, was a civil war fought between the Algerian government and various Islamist rebel groups from 11 January 1992 (following a coup negating...
Cleveland's major league sports franchises, NFL Browns and MLB Indians, play in Cleveland for the first time; both lose: White Sox 5, Indians 1; Giants 19, Browns 13 (exhibition)
The following is a list of concert performances by the Ramones, complete through 1996. They performed 2,263 concerts over the course of 22 years.
Apple Inc., originally Apple Computer, Inc., is an American multinational corporation that creates and markets consumer electronics and attendant computer software, and is a digital distributor of...
32-year-old reliever Robb Nen becomes the 16th and youngest closer to record 300 career saves as he protects the Giants' 11-10 lead against the Cubs
Blue's Clues is an American interactive educational children's television series created by Traci Paige Johnson, Todd Kessler, and Angela C. Santomero.
A military junta led by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz stages a coup in Mauritania, overthrowing President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi
On 6 August 2011, a U.S. CH-47D Chinook military helicopter operating with the call sign Extortion 17 (pronounced "one-seven") was shot down while transporting a Quick Reaction Force attempting to...
A large fire erupts at the Chevron oil refinery in Richmond, Ohio, injuring six employees
18 people are killed and 55 are wounded by a car bomb explosion in Damascus, Syria
Louise Suggs dies
UEFA Women's Euro Final: Dutch forward Vivianne Miedema scores 2 as the Netherlands beat Denmark 4-2 in Enschede, the Netherlands
Boston appoints its first African American Police Commissioner William G. Gross
A quarter of humanity is running out of water, with 17 countries under extreme water stress, including Cape Town, Los Angeles, and Bangalore, according to a report by the World Resources Institute
COVID-19 detected cases in Africa surpass one million with 21,983 deaths
The women's 1500 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 2 to 6 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. 45 athletes from 25 nations competed.
Chinese diver Quan Hongchan successfully defends her 10 m platform gold medal at the Paris Olympics, adding to her 10 m synchro platform gold with partner Chen Yuxi