July 6
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July 6th is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining.
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Events
- 1483 - Richard III crowned king of England.
- 1609 - Bohemia is granted Freedom of religion.
- 1630 - Thirty-Years War: 4,000 Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus land in Germany.
- 1785 - The dollar is unanimously chosen as the money unit for the United States. This is the first time a nation has adopted a decimal coinage system.
- 1801 - Battle of Algeciras: The French fleet beats the British fleet.
- 1854 - In Jackson, Michigan, the first convention of the U.S. Republican Party is held.
- 1885 - Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies. The patient is Joseph Meister; a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
- 1892 - Dadabhai Naoroji elected as first Indian MP in Britain.
- 1908 - Robert Peary sets sail for the Arctic on the expedition on which he later reaches the North Pole.
- 1917 - Arabian troops led by T.E. Lawrence capture Aqaba from the Turks.
- 1919 - The British dirigible R-34 lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic by an airship.
- 1928 - The then world's largest hailstone falls in Potter, Nebraska.
- 1939 - Holocaust: The last remaining Jewish enterprises in Germany are closed.
- 1957 - Althea Gibson wins the Wimbledon championships becoming the first black athlete to do so.
- 1957 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) first meet.
- 1964 - A Hard Day's Night, the first Beatles film, premieres.
- 1964 - Malawi declares its independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1966 - Malawi becomes a republic.
- 1967 - Biafran War: Nigerian forces invade Biafra beginning the war.
- 1975 - The Comoros declare their independence from France.
- 1988 - The Piper Alpha drilling platform in the North Sea is destroyed by explosions and fires killing 167 oil workers.
- 1988 - Controverial presidential election held in Mexico.
Births
- 1796 - Nikolai Pavlovitch, tsar of Russia (+ 1855)
- 1866 - Beatrix Potter, writer and illustrator
- 1884 - Harold Vanderbilt, businessman
- 1887 - Walter Flex, writer (+ 1917)
- 1898 - Hanns Eisler, composer (+ 1962)
- 1907 - Frida Kahlo, painter (+ 1954)
- 1915 - LaVerne Andrews, singer (Andrews Sisters)
- 1918 - Sebastian Cabot, actor (+ 1977)
- 1923 - Nancy Reagan, actress, former First Lady
- 1923 - Wojciech Jaruzelski, president of Poland
- 1925 - Merv Griffin, game show developer, TV show host
- 1925 - Bill Haley, singer: Bill Haley and the Comets (+ 1981)
- 1927 - Janet Leigh, actress: Psycho, The Manchurian Candidate, Touch of Evil
- 1927 - Hein Donner, chess player
- 1927 - Dolores Claman, musician, composer
- 1927 - Pat Paulsen, comedian, frequent Presidential candidate (+ 1997)
- 1935 - Tenzin Gyatso, (Lhamo Dhondrup) fourteenth Dalai Lama
- 1937 - Ned Beatty, actor: Deliverance, Nashville
- 1937 - Vladimir Ashkenazy, pianist, conductor
- 1946 - Sylvester Stallone, actor: Rambo, Copland, Cliffhanger
- 1946 - George W. Bush, President of the United States
- 1953 - Nanci Griffith, singer-songwriter
- 1951 - Geoffrey Rush, actor, Oscar winner
- 1958 - Jennifer Saunders, British actress-comedian
- 1976 - 50 Cent, rapper
Deaths
- 1189 - Henry II of England
- 1249 - Alexander II of Scotland
- 1415 - Jan Hus, reformer (burned for heresy)
- 1476 - Regiomantus, astronomer and mathematician
- 1535 - Sir Thomas More, writer and philosopher (executed for treason)
- 1553 - Edward VI, king of England
- 1762 - Peter III, tsar of Russia (murdered)
- 1893 - Guy de Maupassant (Henry-Ren�-Albert-Guy de Maupassant), author
- 1916 - Odilon Redon, painter
- 1962 - William Faulkner, novelist
- 1971 - Louis Armstrong, jazz musician
- 1973 - Otto Klemperer, conductor
- 1998 - Roy Rogers, cowboy actor, singer
- 1999 - Joaquin Rodrigo, composer
Holidays and observances
- Comoros - Independence Day (1975)
- Czech Republic - Jan Hus Day (1415)
- Lithuania - Day of Statehood
- Malawi - Independence Day (1964)
- Malawi - Republic Day (1966)
See Also:
July 5 - July 7 - June 6 - August 6 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November,
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "July_6" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_6 December 27, 2003
