139 days before December 23, 2006
would be
August 6, 2006 (Sunday)
Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)
• Day numbers: 218
• Week number: 31
• Leap year: 2006 is not a leap year
• Daylight Saving Time: Yes
Sunrise, Sunset Times for August 6, 2006 (Sunday)
• Sunrise time: 06:35 am
• Sunset time: 08:42 pm
• Day length: 14h 07m
• Source: suntoday.org
Moon Phase for August 6, 2006 (Sunday)
• Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
• Illumination: 91%
• Moon Age: 11.96 day(s)
• Source: mooninfo.org
August 6, 2006 Holidays and National Days
August 6 in History
2012
New Zealand’s Mount Tongariro erupts for the first time since 1897.
1997
Microsoft announces it will invest $150 million in troubled rival Apple Computer, Inc.
1993
Pope John Paul II publishes “Veritatis splendor encyclical,” regarding fundamentals of the Catholic Church’s role in moral teachings.
1991
Tim Berners-Lee publishes the first-ever website, Info.cern.ch.
1988
A melee that became known as the Tompkins Square Park Police Riot in New York City leads to NYPD reforms.
1981
Argentina’s ex-president Isabel Peron is freed from house arrest.
1979
Twelve-year-old Marcus Hooper becomes the youngest person to swim the English Channel.
1973
Singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder is in an automobile accident and goes into a four-day coma.
1972
Atlanta Braves’ right fielder Hank Aaron hits his 660th and 661st home runs, setting the Major League record for most home runs by a player for a single franchise.
1965
President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act, outlawing the literacy test for voting eligibility in the South.
→ See more: August 6 in History
Days from August 6, 2006
Days before August 6, 2006
• 30 days before August 6, 2006
• 60 days before August 6, 2006
• 90 days before August 6, 2006