Aug 6, 1946
Former World flyweight boxing champion Benny Lynch died.
Benjamin Lynch (2 April 1913 – 6 August 1946), known as Our Benny, was a Scottish professional boxer who fought in the flyweight division. He is considered by some to be one of the finest boxers below the lightweight division in his era and has been described as the greatest fighter Scotland ever …
Aug 6, 1927
Poet Richard Murphy is born
Richard Kerr Murphy (6 August 1927 – 30 January 2018) was an Anglo-Irish poet.
Aug 6, 1920
The Dáil orders the boycotting of Belfast unionist firms
In response to the expulsions of Catholic workers and the violence in Belfast and other northern towns, northern Sinn Féin members called for the boycott of Unionist-owned businesses and banks in the city. Despite some opposition, the Dáil and its cabinet approved the boycott in August 1920, …
Aug 6, 1881
Birth of Sir Alexander Fleming, discoverer of penicillin.
Sir Alexander Fleming (August 06, 1881 – March 11, 1955) discovered the antibiotic substance lysozyme and isolated the antibiotic substance penicillin from the fungus Penicillium notatum.
Aug 6, 1853
Sir William Ridgeway, classical scholar, is born in Ballydermot, Co. Offaly
Sir William Ridgeway, FBA FRAI (6 August 1853 – 12 August 1926) was an Anglo-Irish classical scholar and the Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge.