Births on August 6

Adoniran Barbosa

Born on August 6, 1910

Adoniran Barbosa, Brazilian musician, singer, composer, humorist, and actor (d. 1982)

Adoniran Barbosa, artistic name of João Rubinato (6 August 1910, Valinhos – 23 November 1982, São Paulo), was a noted Brazilian São Paulo style samba singer and composer.

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Events on 1910

11 May

Glacier National Park (U.S.)
An act of the U.S. Congress establishes Glacier National Park in Montana.
4 Jul

Jack Johnson (boxer)
African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match, sparking race riots across the United States.
15 Jul

Alzheimer's disease
In his book Clinical Psychiatry, Emil Kraepelin gives a name to Alzheimer's disease, naming it after his colleague Alois Alzheimer.
18 Sep

Suffrage
In Amsterdam, 25,000 demonstrate for general suffrage.
7 Nov

Wright brothers
The first air freight shipment (from Dayton, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio) is undertaken by the Wright brothers and department store owner Max Moorehouse.

Births on August 6

Adoniran Barbosa

Born on August 6, 1910

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Events on 1910

Glacier National Park (U.S.)

Jack Johnson (boxer)

Alzheimer's disease

Suffrage

Wright brothers