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Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Accession Day. (United Arab Emirates)

Name: Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Accession Day. (United Arab Emirates)
Start: 2000-08-06
End: 2000-08-06
Location: Histories Today Editorial Team

On August 6, in the year 0, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Accession Day. (United Arab Emirates). This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of August 6, one of 351 recorded events on this date across all of history.

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was an Emirati politician, philanthropist, and the founding father of the United Arab Emirates. Zayed served as the governor of Eastern Region from 1946 until he became the ruler of Abu Dhabi in 1966, and served as the first president of the United Arab Emirates from its independence on 2 December 1971 until his death in 2004. He is referred in the United Arab Emirates as the Father of the Nation for being the principal driving force behind the unification of the United Arab Emirates.

Key Facts

This event took place on August 6, 0 (AD era).
It is categorised as a Holidays event in recorded history.
Referenced in 3 Wikipedia articles.
Wikipedia source last updated on 19 July 2026.

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Notable Deaths	2017	Aug 6	Betty Cuthbert, Australian sprinter (born 1938)
Notable Deaths	2017	Aug 6	Darren Daulton, American baseball player (born 1962)
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Notable Deaths	2015	Aug 6	Ray Hill, American football player (born 1975)
Notable Deaths	2015	Aug 6	Orna Porat, German-Israeli actress (born 1924)
Notable Deaths	2014	Aug 6	Ralph Bryans, Northern Irish motorcycle racer (born 1941)
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Notable Deaths	2013	Aug 6	Stan Lynde, American author and illustrator (born 1931)
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Notable Deaths	2013	Aug 6	Jerry Wolman, American businessman (born 1927)
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Notable Deaths	2012	Aug 6	Richard Cragun, American-Brazilian ballet dancer and choreographer (born 1944)
Notable Deaths	2012	Aug 6	Marvin Hamlisch, American pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1944)
Notable Deaths	2012	Aug 6	Robert Hughes, Australian-American author and critic (born 1938)
Notable Deaths	2012	Aug 6	Bernard Lovell, English physicist and astronomer (born 1913)
Notable Deaths	2012	Aug 6	Mark O'Donnell, American playwright (born 1954)
Notable Deaths	2012	Aug 6	Ruggiero Ricci, American violinist and educator (born 1918)
Notable Deaths	2012	Aug 6	Dan Roundfield, American basketball player (born 1953)
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Notable Deaths	2011	Aug 6	Fe del Mundo, Filipino pediatrician and educator (born 1911)
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Historical Events	2010	Aug 6	Flash floods across a large part of Jammu and Kashmir, India, damages 71 towns and kills at least 255 people.
Selected Events	2010	Aug 6	Flash floods, mudslides, and debris flows across the Ladakh region of Indian-administered Kashmir left at least 255…
Notable Deaths	2009	Aug 6	Riccardo Cassin, Italian mountaineer and author (born 1909)
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