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6 August 1945 | | Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in Japan. The tail gunner of the Enola Gay, Sgt. George R. Caron, took a roll of film of the detonation. | Max Mathys (1933, 6 August - ) was born - Switzerland, Berne. Richard Prince (1949, 6 August - ) was born - Panama Canal Zone. American mixed media artist, painter and photographer. Andy Warhol (1928, 6 August - 1987, 22 February) was born - US, PA, McKeesport. American pop artist, sculptor, illustrator, writer, film maker and photographer. Yosuke Yamahata (1917, 6 August - 1966, 18 April) was born - Singapore. A Japanese military photographer between 1940-1942 working in China and other occupied areas. In 1942 he returned to Japan and continued to work as a military photographer. An atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on 9 August 1945 and he More... Jerry Yulsman (1924, 8 February - 1999, 6 August) died. American novelist and photographer. | January February March April May June July August September October November December
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