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