Portal:University of Oxford/On this day/August 6

Births

• 1788 – Felix Slade, founder of the position of Slade Professor of Fine Art
• 1854 – W. G. Collingwood (University), author and artist
• 1885 – John Yate Robinson (Merton), Olympic gold medallist in field hockey
• 1890 – Alexander Hosie, cricketer
• 1900 – Cecil Howard Green, philanthropist who helped to establish Green College
• 1906 – Max Crawford (Balliol), Australian historian
• 1909 – Solomon Adler, American economist and Soviet spy
• 1914 – Benedict Nicolson (Balliol), art historian
• 1919 – Hugh Mendl (University), record producer
• 1938 – Rees Davies (Merton and All Souls), Welsh historian
• 1942 – Felix Stephens (St Benet's Hall), Master of St Benet's since 2007
• 1944 – Martin Wharton (Linacre), Bishop of Newcastle since 1997
• 1947 – Edward Hay, 13th Marquess of Tweeddale (Trinity), Scottish aristocrat
• 1955 – Timothy Williamson (University and New College), philosopher
• 1956 – Bill Emmott (Magdalen), journalist

Deaths

• 1679 – John Snell, founder of the Snell exhibitions
• 1794 – Alexander Hosie (Balliol), Lord Chancellor 1771–78
• 1890 – Thomas Babington Jones (Jesus), cricketer
• 1926 – Holcombe Ingleby (Corpus Christi), politician
• 1934 – Alexander Leeper (St John's), Australian educator
• 1964 – Norman Matthews (Jesus and St Stephen's House), clergyman and broadcaster
• 1985 – William Anstruther-Gray, Baron Kilmany (Christ Church), Conservative politician
• 1991 – Roland Michener, Governor General of Canada 1967–74