What happened on Wednesday August 06, 1913?

About August 6th, 1913, in brief:

  • Historical events: John Henry Mears accomplished a remarkable feat of global travel by circumnavigating the world in just 35 days, 21 hours, and 35 minutes. Sponsored by the New York Evening Sun, Mears successfully broke Andre Jaeger-Schmidt's previous record from 1911, reducing the global travel time by four days. This achievement was a significant milestone in early 20th-century transportation and demonstrated the increasing speed and efficiency of global travel during the era of steamships and emerging transcontinental rail networks.
  • Day of the week: August 6th, 1913 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Leo (in western zodiac), Ox (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing crescent
  • #1 US song: Sweethearts by Christie MacDonald
  • Popular movie: Atlantide directed by Yuri Ancarani

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August 06, 1913: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on August 06, 1913:

  • John Henry Mears Breaks World Travel Record John Henry Mears accomplished a remarkable feat of global travel by circumnavigating the world in just 35 days, 21 hours, and 35 minutes. Sponsored by the New York Evening Sun, Mears successfully broke Andre Jaeger-Schmidt's previous record from 1911, reducing the global travel time by four days. This achievement was a significant milestone in early 20th-century transportation and demonstrated the increasing speed and efficiency of global travel during the era of steamships and emerging transcontinental rail networks.

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August 06, 1913: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was August 06, 1913?


August 06, 1913 was a Wednesday and it was the 218th day of the year 1913 in the Gregorian calendar.

August 06, 1913 can also be written as 8/6/1913 in the US and as 6/8/1913 in UK and Europe.

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August 06, 1913: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on August 06, 1913:

  • Reginald Lee

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August 06, 1913: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on August 06, 1913 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week August 4th and August 10th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

August 06, 1913: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on August 06, 1913 was Sweethearts by Christie MacDonald, according to the music chart for the week August 4th and August 10th.

  1. - Sweethearts youtube
  2. - The Trail of the Lonesome Pine youtube
  3. - Ave Maria youtube
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August 06, 1913: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for August 6th is Leo.

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August 06, 1913: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for August 06, 1913 is Ox and the associated element is Water.

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August 06, 1913: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on August 06, 1913 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on August 06, 1913 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on August 06, 1913 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 38% full, rising at 09:51 am and setting at 09:50 pm.

The previous full moon was on Jul 18, 1913 while the next full moon would come on Aug 16, 1913.

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How old is someone born on August 06, 1913?


Someone born on August 06, 1913 is:

111 years 9 months old,

or 1341 months and 8 days old,

or 5832 weeks

or 40824 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on August 06, 1913?

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