| General Information for August 6th 2016 |
| There are 3 public holidays today. |
| Day 219 of 2016 |
| 147 days left in 2016 |
| Week 31 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1945 - World War II: Hiroshima, Japan 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. |
| 1806 - Francis II, the last Holy Roman Emperor, abdicates ending the Holy Roman Empire. |
| 1661 - The Treaty of The Hague is signed by Portugal and the Dutch Republic. |