On the 6th August,

1504
Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury, was born. He had a long nose and was extremely inquisitive - hence the saying 'Nosey Parker'.

1890
Murderer Walter Kemmer was the first man to die in an electric chair, at Auburn Prison, New York.

1945
An atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

1960
Chubby Checker performed The Twist on TV, starting a dance craze.

1964
Aged 4,800 years old, Prometheus - the world's oldest tree - was accidently cut down in Nevada.

1996
US punk rock band The Ramon's performed for the last time.