So you want to have a drink but you aren't sure why? Here are some GREAT reasons to call your friends over and have a party.

August 6th


- Christian Feast Day:
- H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Accession Day. (United Arab Emirates)
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony (Hiroshima)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Bolivia from Spain in 1825.
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Jamaica from the United Kingdom in 1962.
- The beginning of Tanabata festival. (Sendai)

August 6th


- 2008 - A military junta led by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz stages a coup d'état in Mauritania, overthrowing president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi.
- 1997 - Korean Air Flight 801, a Boeing 747-300, crashes into the jungle on Guam on approach to airport, killing 228.
- 1996 - NASA announces that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life-forms.
- 1993 - Heavy rains and debris kill 72 in the Kagoshima and Aira areas of Ky?sh?, Japan.
- 1991 - Tim Berners-Lee releases files describing his idea for the World Wide Web. WWW debuts as a publicly available service on the Internet.
- 1991 - Doi Takako, chair of the Social Democratic Party, becomes Japan's first female speaker of the House of Representatives.
- 1990 - Gulf War: the United Nations Security Council orders a global trade embargo against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
- 1988 - The Tompkins Square Park Police Riot in New York City spurs a reform of the NYPD, held responsible for the event.
- 1986 - A low-pressure system that redeveloped off the New South Wales coast dumps a record 328 millimeters (13 inches) of rain in a day on Sydney.
- 1976 - Zulfikar Ali Bhutto lays the foundation stone of Port Qasim, Karachi.
- 1966 - Braniff Airlines Flight 250 crashes in Falls City, NE killing all 42 on board.
- 1965 - US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law.
- 1964 - Prometheus, a bristlecone pine and the world's oldest tree, is cut down.
- 1962 - Jamaica becomes independent.
- 1960 - Cuban Revolution: in response to a United States embargo, Cuba nationalizes American and foreign-owned property in the nation.
- 1956 - After going bankrupt in , the American broadcaster DuMont Television Network makes its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena in New York in the Boxing from St. Nicholas Arena series.
- 1945 - World War II: Hiroshima is devastated when the atomic bomb "Little Boy" is dropped by the United States B-29 Enola Gay. Around 70,000 people are killed instantly, and some tens of thousands die in subsequent years from burns and radiation poisoning.
- 1942 - Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands becomes the first reigning queen to address a joint session of the United States Congress.
- 1930 - Judge Joseph Force Crater steps into a taxi in New York and disappears to be never seen again.
- 1926 - Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
- 1926 - In New York City, the Warner Brothers' Vitaphone system premieres with the movie Don Juan starring John Barrymore.
- 1926 - Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
- 1917 - World War I: Battle of M?r??e?ti between the Romanian and German armies begins.
- 1915 - World War I: Battle of Sari Bair – the Allies mount a diversionary attack timed to coincide with a major Allied landing of reinforcements at Suvla Bay.
- 1914 - World War I: First Battle of the Atlantic – two days after the United Kingdom had declared war on Germany over the German invasion of Belgium, ten German U-boats leave their base in Helgoland to attack Royal Navy warships in the North Sea.
- 1914 - World War I: Serbia declares war on Germany; Austria declares war on Russia.
- 1912 - The Bull Moose Party meets at the Chicago Coliseum.
- 1909 - Alice Huyler Ramsey and three friends become the first women to complete a transcontinental auto trip.
- 1901 - Kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation.
- 1890 - At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair.
- 1870 - Franco-Prussian War: the Battle of Wörth results in a decisive Prussian victory.
- 1862 - American Civil War: the Confederate ironclad CSS Arkansas is scuttled on the Mississippi River after suffering damage in a battle with USS Essex near Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
- 1861 - The United Kingdom annexes Lagos, Nigeria.
- 1845 - The Russian Geographical Society is founded in Saint Petersburg.
- 1825 - Bolivia gains independence from Spain.
- 1819 - Norwich University is founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States.
- 1806 - Francis II, the last Holy Roman Emperor, abdicates ending the Holy Roman Empire.
- 1787 - Sixty proof sheets of the Constitution of the United States are delivered to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
- 1661 - The Treaty of The Hague is signed by Portugal and the Dutch Republic.
- 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.
- 1506 - The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Crimean Khanate in the Battle of Kletsk
- 1284 - The Republic of Pisa is defeated in the Battle of Meloria by the Republic of Genoa, thus losing its naval dominance in the Mediterranean.

August 6th


- 2001 - Ty Simpkins, American actor
- 1991 - Jiao Liuyang, Chinese swimmer
- 1990 - JonBenét Ramsey, American beauty pageant contestant and murder victim (d. 1996)
- 1988 - Jared Murillo, American dancer
- 1987 - Joran van der Sloot, Dutch figure in the Natalee Holloway case
- 1986 - Raphael Pyrasch, German rugby player
- 1985 - Bafétimbi Gomis, French footballer
- 1985 - Garrett Weber-Gale, American swimmer
- 1985 - Mickaël Delage, French cyclist
- 1984 - Vedad Ibisevic, Bosnian footballer
- 1983 - Robin van Persie, Dutch footballer
- 1983 - C. J. Mosley, American football player
- 1982 - Adrianne Curry, American model and reality television personality
- 1982 - Kevin van der Perren, Belgian figure skater
- 1980 - Danny Collins, Welsh footballer
- 1980 - Wilber Pan, American-born Taiwanese singer and actor
- 1980 - Seneca Wallace, American football player
- 1979 - Francesco Bellotti, Italian cyclist
- 1978 - Marisa Miller, American model
- 1978 - Brian Maillard, Swiss guitarist (Dominici)
- 1977 - Leandro Amaral, Brazilian footballer
- 1977 - Jennifer Lyons, American actress
- 1977 - Jimmy Nielsen, Danish footballer
- 1977 - Luciano Zavagno, Argentine footballer
- 1976 - Melissa George, Australian actress
- 1976 - Soleil Moon Frye, American actress
- 1975 - Victor Zambrano, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1975 - Renate Götschl, Austrian alpine skier
- 1974 - Luis Vizcaino, Dominican baseball player
- 1974 - Alvin Williams, American basketball player
- 1974 - Ever Carradine, American actress
- 1973 - Vera Farmiga, American actress
- 1973 - Monica Goodling, American George W. Bush Administration appointee
- 1973 - Karenna Gore Schiff, American author and political figure
- 1973 - Max Kellerman, American sportscaster
- 1973 - Stuart O'Grady, Australian cyclist
- 1972 - Geri Halliwell, British singer (Spice Girls)
- 1971 - Merrin Dungey, American actress
- 1971 - Scott Minto, English footballer
- 1971 - Piyal Wijetunge, Sri Lankan cricketer
- 1970 - M. Night Shyamalan, Indian-born American film director
- 1970 - Erwin Thijs, Belgian cyclist
- 1969 - Simon Doull, New Zealand cricketer
- 1969 - Elliott Smith, American musician (d. 2003)
- 1967 - Archbishop Alexy Bondarenko, Ukrainian-born American theologian
- 1967 - Mike Greenberg, American sportscaster
- 1967 - Julie Snyder, Quebec talk show host and producer
- 1965 - Yuki Kajiura, Japanese composer
- 1965 - Juliane Köhler, German actress
- 1965 - David Robinson, American basketball player
- 1965 - Mark Speight, British television presenter (d. 2008)
- 1965 - Vincent Wells, England cricketer
- 1964 - Moosie Drier, American actor and director
- 1964 - Gary Valenciano, Filipino singer
- 1963 - Kevin Mitnick, American computer hacker
- 1963 - Charles Ingram, British game show contestant
- 1962 - Marc Lavoine, French singer and actor
- 1962 - Michelle Yeoh, Malaysian-born Hong Kong actress
- 1960 - Dale Ellis, American basketball player
- 1957 - Bob Horner, American baseball player
- 1957 - Jim McGreevey, American politician
- 1956 - Stepfanie Kramer, American actress
- 1955 - Rusty Magee, American composer (d. 2003)
- 1955 - Gregory Bryant-Bey, American convicted murderer (d. 2008)
- 1954 - Paul Steigerwald, American sports announcer
- 1953 - Iqbal Qasim, Pakistani cricketer
- 1952 - Vinnie Vincent, American guitarist (Kiss)
- 1951 - Catherine Hicks, American actress
- 1951 - Daryl Somers, Australian television personality
- 1950 - Dorian Harewood, American actor
- 1949 - Dino Bravo, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 1993)
- 1949 - Alan Campbell, Northern Irish clergyman
- 1949 - Clarence Richard Silva, American Catholic Bishop of Honolulu
- 1947 - Tony Dell, Australian cricketer
- 1946 - Allan Holdsworth, British guitarist and composer
- 1946 - Roh Moo-hyun, 16th President of South Korea (d. 2009)
- 1946 - Masaaki Sakai, Japanese comedian
- 1945 - Ron Jones, British TV director (d. 1993)
- 1945 - Andy Messersmith, American baseball player
- 1944 - Inday Badiday, Filipina journalist and television personality (d. 2003)
- 1943 - Jon Postel, American computer scientist (d. 1998)
- 1942 - George Jung, American convicted drug felon
- 1941 - Lyle Berman, American poker player
- 1941 - Ray Culp, American baseball player
- 1940 - Mukhu Aliyev, Russian politician
- 1940 - Louise Sorel, American actress
- 1938 - Paul Bartel, American actor (d. 2000)
- 1938 - Peter Bonerz, American actor
- 1937 - Baden Powell de Aquino, Brazilian guitarist (d. 2000)
- 1937 - Barbara Windsor, English actress
- 1934 - Piers Anthony, English writer
- 1934 - Chris Bonington, British mountaineer
- 1934 - Billy Boston, Welsh rugby league footballer
- 1933 - A. G. Kripal Singh, Indian cricketer (d. 1987)
- 1932 - Howard Hodgkin, British painter
- 1930 - Abbey Lincoln, American jazz singer
- 1929 - Roch La Salle, Canadian politician (d. 2007)
- 1928 - Herb Moford, American baseball player (d. 2005)
- 1928 - Andy Warhol, American artist (d. 1987)
- 1926 - Clem Labine, American baseball player (d. 2007)
- 1926 - Frank Finlay, British actor
- 1926 - Norman Wexler, American screenwriter (d. 1999)
- 1925 - Barbara Bates, American actress (d. 1969)
- 1923 - Jess Collins, American artist (d. 2004)
- 1922 - Sir Freddie Laker, English entrepreneur (d. 2006)
- 1920 - Ella Raines, American actress (d. 1988)
- 1918 - Norman Granz, American record producer (d. 2001)
- 1917 - Robert Mitchum, American actor (d. 1997)
- 1916 - Richard Hofstadter, American historian (d. 1970)
- 1916 - Dom Mintoff, Maltese politician
- 1914 - Arthur Charles Dobson, British racing driver (d. 1980)
- 1912 - Richard C. Miller, American photographer (d. 2010)
- 1911 - Lucille Ball, American actress (d. 1989)
- 1911 - Norman Gordon, South African cricketer
- 1911 - Constance Fecher Heaven, British romance writer (d. 1995)
- 1910 - Charles Crichton, British film director (d. 1999)
- 1908 - Helen Jacobs, American tennis player (d. 1997)
- 1908 - Will Lee, American actor (d. 1982)
- 1906 - Vic Dickenson, American trombonist (d. 1984)
- 1904 - Henry Iba, American basketball coach (d. 1993)
- 1902 - Dutch Schultz, American organized crime figure (d. 1935)
- 1900 - Cecil H. Green, American geophysicist (d. 2003)
- 1895 - Ernesto Lecuona, Cuban pianist and composer (d. 1963)
- 1893 - Wright Patman, American politician (d. 1976)
- 1892 - Hoot Gibson, American actor (d. 1962)
- 1891 - William Slim, British general (d. 1970)
- 1889 - George Kenney, American Air Force General (d. 1977)
- 1889 - John Middleton Murry, English poet (d. 1957)
- 1888 - Heinrich Schlusnus, German baritone (d. 1952)
- 1887 - Dudley Benjafield, British racing driver (d. 1957)
- 1883 - Scott Nearing, American writer and educator (d. 1983)
- 1881 - Leo Carrillo, American actor (d. 1961)
- 1881 - Alexander Fleming, Scottish scientist, Nobel laureate (d. 1955)
- 1881 - Louella Parsons, American gossip columnist (d. 1972)
- 1880 - Hans Moser, Austrian actor (d. 1964)
- 1877 - Wallace H. White, Jr., American politician (d. 1952)
- 1874 - Charles Fort, American writer and researcher (d. 1932)
- 1868 - Paul Claudel, French poet (d. 1955)
- 1866 - Matthew Henson, American Arctic explorer (d. 1955)
- 1861 - Edith Roosevelt, American First Lady of the United States (d. 1948)
- 1844 - Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1900)
- 1844 - James Henry Greathead, British engineer (d. 1896)
- 1826 - Thomas Alexander Browne, Australian writer (d. 1915)
- 1809 - Alfred Lord Tennyson, English poet (d. 1892)
- 1775 - Daniel O'Connell, Irish politician (d. 1847)
- 1768 - Jean-Baptiste Bessières, French marshal (d. 1813)
- 1766 - William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist (d. 1828)
- 1715 - Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French writer (d. 1747)
- 1697 - Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1745)
- 1666 - Maria Sofia of Neuburg, German-born consort of Peter II of Portugal (d. 1699)
- 1656 - Claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. 1733)
- 1644 - Louise de la Vallière, French mistress of Louis XIV of France (d. 1710)
- 1638 - Nicolas Malebranche, French philosopher (d. 1715)
- 1619 - Barbara Strozzi (baptized), Italian singer and composer (d. 1677)
- 1609 - Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)
- 1504 - Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1575)
- 1180 - Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)