August 6
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| * [[1926]] - premier of ''[[Don Juan (1926 film)|Don Juan]]'', silent film with [[Vitaphone|fully synchronized score]] | * [[1926]] - premier of ''[[Don Juan (1926 film)|Don Juan]]'', silent film with [[Vitaphone|fully synchronized score]] | ||
| *[[1966]] - [[The War Game]] was scheduled for transmission on but was not transmitted until 1985. | *[[1966]] - [[The War Game]] was scheduled for transmission on but was not transmitted until 1985. | ||
| - | *[[1984]] - [[Pop music|Pop]] star [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] releases ''[[Purple Rain (album)|Purple Rain]]'', the album which would launch him to superstardom. | + | *[[1984]] - American musician [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] releases ''[[Purple Rain (album)|Purple Rain]]'', the album which would launch him to superstardom. |
| *[[1991]] - [[Tim Berners-Lee]] releases files describing his idea for the [[World Wide Web]]. | *[[1991]] - [[Tim Berners-Lee]] releases files describing his idea for the [[World Wide Web]]. | ||
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Art and culture
- 1926 - premier of Don Juan, silent film with fully synchronized score
- 1966 - The War Game was scheduled for transmission on but was not transmitted until 1985.
- 1984 - American musician Prince releases Purple Rain, the album which would launch him to superstardom.
- 1991 - Tim Berners-Lee releases files describing his idea for the World Wide Web.
Births
- 1928 - Andy Warhol, American artist (d. 1987)
- 1938 - Paul Bartel, American actor (d. 2000)
- 1926 - Harrison Marks, British glamour photographer (d. 1997]])
Deaths
- 1660 - Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (b. 1599)
- 1969 - Theodor Adorno, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1903)
- 1983 - Klaus Nomi, German singer (b. 1944)
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