August 6

© 1997, 1998 by Paul A. Schons

August 6, 1789

Birth of Friedrich List in Reutlingen, Germany. List was an economist who felt that protective tariffs were essential to industrial development. Due to his liberal ideas, he was exiled from Germany in 1825 and came to the United States where he had some influence with his views on tariffs.

August 6, 1806

The last Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire resigns his title and the Empire ends finally after 1,006 years.

August 6, 1859

Birth of Alfred Hettner in Dresden, Germany. Hettner was a geologist at the University of Heidelberg. He was influential in bringing scientific rigor and philosophy to the field of geography.

August 6, 1914

The Austrio-Hungarian Empire declares war on Russia (World War I).

August 6, 1914

Serbia declares war on Germany (World War I).

August 6, 1944

The deportation of 70,000 Jews from Lodz, Poland to Auschwitz begins.