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July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) July 2007 is the seventh month of that year It began on a Sunday and 31 days later ended on a Tuesday. July 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October July 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September July 6, 2003 July 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header remove July 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September July 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September July 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 178 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1044 - Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor, invades Hungary and defeats a Magyar army at the Battle of Ménfő. Henry III ( 29 October 1017 &ndash 5 October 1056) called the Black or the Pious, was a member of the Salian Dynasty Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic The Battle of Ménfő was an important battle in the early history of the Kingdom of Hungary.
• 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England. Richard I (8 September 1157 &ndash 6 April 1199 was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death
• 1253 - Mindaugas is crowned king of Lithuania. Mindaugas (ˈmındoʊgʌs ca 1203 – 12 September 1263) was the first known Grand Duke of Lithuania, a title he gained ca Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the
• 1348 - Papal bull of Pope Clement VI protecting Jews during the Black Death. A Papal bull is a particular type of Letters patent or charter issued by a Pope. Pope Clement VI (1291 &ndash December 6, 1352) born Pierre Roger, the fourth of the Avignon Popes, was Pope from May 1342 until his Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also rarely known as judeophobia) is the Prejudice against or hostility The Black Death, or the Black Plague, was one of the deadliest Pandemics in human history widely thought to have been caused by a bacterium named Yersinia
• 1415 - Jan Hus is burned at the stake. Jan Hus ( (ˈjan ˈɦus alternative spellings John Hus, Jan Huss, John Huss) (c
• 1483 - Richard III is crowned king of England. Richard III ( 2 October 1452 &ndash 22 August 1485) was King of England from 1483 until his death England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1484 - Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of Congo River. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Diogo Cão (in old Portuguese Cam) (diˈoɣuˈkɐ̃ũ was a Portuguese explorer and one of the most remarkable Navigators of the The Congo River (for a time known as the Zaire River) is the largest River in Western Central Africa.
• 1495 - First Italian War: Battle of Fornovo Charles VIII defeats the Holy League, but ultimately ends his attempted conquest of Italy. The First Italian War ( 1494 – 95) sometimes referred to as the Italian War of 1494 or Charles VIII's Italian War, was the opening phase The Battle of Fornovo took place 30 km southwest of the city of Parma on 6 July 1495. Charles VIII, called the Affable (l'Affable 30 June 1470 &ndash 7 April 1498 was King of France from 1483 to his death The First Italian War ( 1494 – 95) sometimes referred to as the Italian War of 1494 or Charles VIII's Italian War, was the opening phase The First Italian War ( 1494 – 95) sometimes referred to as the Italian War of 1494 or Charles VIII's Italian War, was the opening phase
• 1535 - Sir Thomas More, author of Utopia and one time Lord Chancellor of England, is executed for treason by King Henry VIII after refusing to agree to Henry's decision to separate the English church from the Roman Catholic church. Sir is an Honorific used as a title (see Knight) and in several other modern contexts Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535 from 1935 Saint Thomas More, was an English Lawyer, author and statesman who in his lifetime gained Utopia is a name for an ideal community taken from the title of a book written in 1516 by Sir Thomas More describing a fictional Island in the The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor is a senior and important functionary in the Government of the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican
• 1560 - The Treaty of Edinburgh is signed by Scotland and England. The Treaty of Edinburgh was a Treaty drawn up in 1560 by the Parliament of Scotland in an attempt to formally end the Auld Alliance with Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1573 - Córdoba, Argentina is founded by Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera. Córdoba, abbreviated as CBA, is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas mountains on the
• 1609 - Bohemia is granted freedom of religion. Bohemia (Čechy; Bohemia Czechy is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands, currently the Freedom of religion is the freedom of an individual or community in public or private to manifest religion or belief in teaching practice worship and observance
• 1630 - Thirty-Years War: 4,000 Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus land in Pomerania, Germany. For the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War see Char Bouba war. For the band see The 30 Years War. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. For the other Swedish kings known as Gustavus Adolphus see Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden or Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1777 - American Revolutionary War: Battle of Ticonderoga: Due to a bombardment by British artillery under General John Burgoyne, American forces retreat from Fort Ticonderoga, New York. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Background The British and Colonists advance of the previous summer was halted at the Battle of Valcour. The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 Artillery (from French artillerie) is a military Combat Arm which employs any apparātus machine General John Burgoyne ( February 24, 1722 &ndash August 4, 1792) was a British army officer Politician The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Fort Ticonderoga is a large Eighteenth-century Fort built at a strategically important narrows in Lake Champlain where a short traverse gives access New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
• 1785 - The dollar is unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been A currency is a unit of exchange, facilitating the transfer of Goods and/or services It is one form of Money, where money is The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1801 - Battle of Algeciras: The French navy are defeated by the British Royal Navy. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday The Battle of Algeciras Bay refers to two separate battles in July 1801 between an allied French - Spanish fleet and the British near Gibraltar The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale ( National Navy) and often called La Royale ( The Royal Navy) is the maritime arm The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service)
• 1854 - In Jackson, Michigan, the first convention of the U.S. Republican Party is held. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Jackson is a city located along Interstate 94 in the south central area of the U
• 1885 - Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Louis Pasteur (27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895 a French Chemist and Microbiologist, is best known for remarkable breakthroughs in the causes and A vaccine is a biological preparation which is used to establish or improve immunity to a particular disease Rabies (from rabies “madness rage fury” Also known as “ hydrophobia ” is a viral Zoonotic neuroinvasive disease that The patient is Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog. Joseph Meister ( February 21 1876 - June 16 1940) was the first person to be inoculated against Rabies by Louis Pasteur
• 1887 - David Kalakaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced at gunpoint, at the hands of Americans, to sign the Bayonet Constitution giving Americans more power in Hawaii while stripping Hawaiian citizens of their rights. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Kalākaua I, born as David Laamea Kamanakapuu Mahinulani Nalaiaehuokalani Lumialani Kalākaua and called The Merrie Monarch ( November 16, 1836 The Kingdom of Hawaii was established during the years 1795 to 1810 with the subjugation of the smaller independent chiefdoms of O{{okina}}ahu, The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii stripped the Hawaiian monarchy of much of its authority disenfranchising most of the native population and initiating a transfer The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the "Kanaka" redirects here For the Tamil actress see Kanaka (actress.
• 1892 - Dadabhai Naoroji elected as first Indian Member of Parliament in Britain. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Dadabhai Naoroji ( September 6, 1825 &ndash June 30, 1917) was a Parsi intellectual educator cotton trader and an early Indian India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1892 - 3,800 striking steelworkers engage in a day-long battle with Pinkerton agents during the Homestead Strike, leaving 10 dead and dozens wounded. Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. "We Never Sleep" the famous motto of the Pinkerton Agency redirects here The Homestead Strike was a labor lockout and strike which began on June 30, 1892, culminating in a battle between strikers and private security agents
• 1893 - The small town of Pomeroy, Iowa is nearly destroyed by a tornado that kills 71 people and injures 200. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pomeroy is a city in Calhoun County, Iowa, United States. The population was 710 at the 2000 census A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus
• 1905 - Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the second time. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Alfred Deakin (3 August 1856 – 7 October 1919 Australian politician was a leader of the movement for Australian federation and later second Prime Minister The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General.
• 1908 - Robert Peary sets sail for the Arctic on the expedition on which he later reaches the North Pole. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Robert Edwin Peary ( May 6, 1856 &ndash February 20, 1920) was an American explorer who claimed The Arctic is the Region around the Earth 's North Pole, opposite the Antarctic region around the South Pole. The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is subject to the caveats explained below defined as the point in the northern
• 1917 - World War I: Arabian troops led by Lawrence of Arabia and Auda ibu Tayi capture Aqaba from the Turks during the Arab Revolt. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding Auda ban harb al-abo seed al-mazro al-tamame ibu Tayi, also Auda abu Tayi, Awda abu Tayi, etc For the town in the West Bank see Aqabah West Bank. Aqaba (العقبة Al-ʻAqabah) is a coastal town in the far south of The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish The Arab Revolt (1916&ndash1918 ( الثورة العربية Al-Thawra al-`Arabīya) was initiated by the Sherif Hussein ibn Ali with the aim of securing
• 1919 - The British dirigible R34 lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic by an airship. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 Terminology In some countries airships are also known as dirigibles from the French (fr ''diriger'' to direct plus -ible) meaning "directable" New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Terminology In some countries airships are also known as dirigibles from the French (fr ''diriger'' to direct plus -ible) meaning "directable"
• 1933 - The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game is played in Chicago's Comiskey Park. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Comiskey Park (35th Street & Shields Avenue Chicago, Illinois) was the ballpark in which the Chicago White Sox played from 1910 to 1990 The American League defeats the National League, 4 to 2. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball
• 1939 - Holocaust: The last remaining Jewish enterprises in Germany are closed. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1942 - Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in the "Secret Annexe" above her father's office in an Amsterdam warehouse. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank ( (12 June 1929 – early March 1945 was a Jewish girl born in the city of Frankfurt am Main in Weimar Germany The Anne Frank House on the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, is a Museum dedicated to Jewish wartime diarist Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west A warehouse is a commercial Building for Storage of Goods. Warehouses are used by Manufacturers Importers Exporters
• 1944 - The Hartford Circus Fire, one of America's worst fire disasters, kills approximately 168 people and injures over 700 in Hartford, Connecticut. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Hartford Circus Fire, which occurred on July 6, 1944 in Hartford Connecticut, was one of the worst fire disasters in the history of the United The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This is a list of historic fires. Before the 20th century fires were a major hazard to urban areas and the cause of massive amounts of damage to cities
• 1947 - The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The AK-47 (contraction of Russian Автомат Калашникова образца 1947 года; Avtomat Kalashnikova obraztsa 1947 goda; "Kalashnikov's
• 1957 - Althea Gibson wins the Wimbledon championships, becoming the first black athlete to do so. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Biography Born in Silver South Carolina, Gibson was the daughter of Sharecroppers and was raised in Harlem, New York City. The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious John Lennon met Paul McCartney for the first time. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer,
• 1962 - Sedan (nuclear test)
• 1964 - Malawi declares its independence from the United Kingdom. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Storax Sedan was a shallow underground nuclear test conducted in Area 10 of Yucca Flat at the Nevada Test Site on July 6, 1962 Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Malawi (məˈlɑːwi or; formerly Nyasaland) is in southern Africa. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1966 - Malawi becomes a republic, with Hastings Banda as the first President. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Malawi (məˈlɑːwi or; formerly Nyasaland) is in southern Africa. A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its Hastings Kamuzu Banda (1896? – 25 November 1997) was the leader of Malawi, from 1961 to 1994 Latest election List of Heads of State of Malawi Affiliations- MCP = Malawi Congress Party - nationalist authoritarian sole legal
• 1967 - Biafran War: Nigerian forces invade Biafra, beginning the war. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Nigerian-Biafran War, 6 July 1967 &ndash 13 January 1970 was a political conflict caused by the attempted Secession Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal The Republic of Biafra was a Secessionist state in south-eastern Nigeria.
• 1970 - Air Canada Flight 621 caught fire after landing at Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Ontario, all 108 passengers and crew are killed. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The deadliest accident at Toronto Pearson International Airport took place on July 5, 1970, when Air Canada Flight 621, a Douglas DC-8 Lester B Pearson International Airport is a major International airport serving Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated 27 kilometres (17 mi northwest Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec
• 1975 - The Comoros declare independence from France. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Comoros (ˈkɒməroʊz; جزر القمر Juzur al-Qumur) officially the Union of the Comoros (Union des Comores الإتّحاد القمريّ This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1978 - The Taunton sleeping car fire occurred in Taunton, Somerset killing twelve people. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Taunton sleeping car fire occurred in a Sleeping car train at Taunton, England in the early hours of 6 July 1978. Taunton is the County town of Somerset, England. The Unparished area (or former Municipal borough) of Taunton has a Population Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county
• 1978 - Yana Mintoff hurled horse manure onto the floor of the British House of Commons. Yana Mintoff is a peace activist the daughter of Baroness Moyra De Vere Bentinck and the former Prime Minister of Malta, Dom Mintoff. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords
• 1986 - Davis Phinney became the first American cyclist to win a road stage of the Tour de France. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Davis Phinney (born July 10, 1959 in Boulder, Colorado) is a former professional Road bicycle racer from the United States History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France
• 1988 - The Piper Alpha drilling platform in the North Sea is destroyed by explosions and fires. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Piper Alpha was a North Sea oil production platform operated by Occidental Petroleum (Caledonia Ltd. The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. 167 oil workers are killed, making it the world's worst offshore oil disaster.
• 1989 - The Israeli 405 Bus slaughter in which 14 bus passengers were killed when an Arab assaulted the bus driver as the bus was driving by the edge of a cliff. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Tel Aviv-Jerusalem bus 405 attack occurred on July 6, 1989. The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding
• 1998 - Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport is closed and the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok becomes operational. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Kai Tak Airport (officially Hong Kong International Airport from 1954 to closure The airport ran out of landing slots and parking bays and flights often had to be diverted Hong Kong International Airport is the main airport in Hong Kong. Chek Lap Kok is an Island in the western waters of Hong Kong, China.
• 1999 - US Army private Barry Winchell dies from baseball-bat injuries inflicted in his sleep the previous day by fellow soldiers for his relationship with transgendered showgirl and former Navy combat medic, Calpernia Addams. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Barry Winchell ( 31 August 1977 – 6 July 1999) was an Infantry Soldier in the United States Army, whose murder Transgender (trænzˈdʒɛndɚ from ( Latin) derivatives
• 2003 - The Corsicans rejected a referendum for increased autonomy from France by a very thin majority: 50. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Corsica (Corse Corsican and Italian: Corsica) is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. 98 percent against, and 49. 02 percent for.
• 2003 - The 70-meter Eupatoria Planetary Radar sends a METI message Cosmic Call 2 to 5 stars: Hip 4872, HD 245409, 55 Cancri, HD 10307 and 47 Ursae Majoris that will arrive to these stars in 2036, 2040, 2044, 2044 and 2049 respectively
• 2006 - The Nathula Pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years. For the lake Kerkinitis see Kerkini Eupatoria or Yevpatoria (Євпаторія Евпатория Kezlev Eupatoria Kerkinitis is a city in Crimea Active SETI (Active Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence is the attempt to send messages to intelligent aliens 55 Cancri (ˈkæŋkraɪ or /ˈkæŋkriː/ also catalogued Rho1 Cancri or abbreviated 55 Cnc, is a Binary star approximately 41 Light-years HD 10307 (aka HR 483 A) is a star similar to the sun in mass temperature and metal content situated about 41 light-years from Earth in the constellation 47 Ursae Majoris, often abbreviated as 47 UMa, is a Solar twin, Yellow dwarf Star approximately 46 Light-years away in the Constellation 2036 ( MMXXXVI) will be a Leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 2040 ( MMXL) will be a Leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 2044 ( MMXLIV) will be a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. 2049 ( MMXLIX) will be a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Nathu La ( Chinese: 乃堆拉山口 Nepali: नाथू ला IAST: Nāthū Lā;) is a Mountain pass in the Himalayas India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The Sino-Indian War ( Hindi: भारत-चीन युद्ध Bhārat-Chīn Yuddh) also known as the Sino-Indian Border Conflict, was a war between

Births

• 1686 - Antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. Antoine De Jussieu ( July 6, 1686 - April 22, 1758) was a French naturalist. 1758)
• 1747 - John Paul Jones, American naval commander (d. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1747 ( MDCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Paul Jones ( &ndash) was America's first well-known naval hero in the American Revolutionary War. 1792)
• 1766 - Alexander Wilson, Scottish-born naturalist (d. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Alexander Wilson ( July 6, 1766 &ndash August 23, 1813) was a Scottish-American Poet, Ornithologist, naturalist 1813)
• 1782 - Maria Louisa of Spain, queen of Etruria (d. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Maria Louisa of Spain ( Spanish: María Luisa, German: Maria Ludovika) (24 November 1745&ndash15 May 1792 was Grand Duchess of Tuscany 1824)
• 1785 - William Jackson Hooker, English botanist (d. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir William Jackson Hooker, FRS ( July 6, 1785 &mdash August 12, 1865) was an English botanist. 1865)
• 1789 - Maria Isabella of Spain, queen of the Two Sicilies (d. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Maria Isabella of Spain (Maria Isabel de Borbón y Borbón-Parma ( 6 July, 1789, Madrid - 13 September, 1848, Portici) 1846)
• 1796 - Tsar Nicholas I of Russia (d. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Tsar csar and tzar redirect here For other uses see Tsar (disambiguation. 1855)
• 1817 - Albert von Kölliker, Swiss anatomist (d. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Rudolph Albert von Kölliker ( July 6, 1817 &ndash November 2, 1905) was a Swiss Anatomist and Physiologist 1905)
• 1818 - Adolf Anderssen, German chess player (d. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen ( July 6, 1818 - March 13, 1879) was a German Chess master. 1879)
• 1837 - Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, Indian scholar (d. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, also spelt Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, and known as R 1925)
• 1838 - Vatroslav Jagic, Croatian scholar (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Vatroslav Jagić ( July 6, 1838 - August 5, 1923) was a Croatian language researcher and a famous expert in the area of Slavic 1923)
• 1859 - Verner von Heidenstam, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Carl Gustaf Verner von Heidenstam ( July 6, 1859 &ndash May 20, 1940) was a Swedish poet and novellist a laureate of the The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1940)
• 1865 - Emile Jaques-Dalcroze, Swiss musician (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Émile Jaques-Dalcroze ( July 6, 1865 – July 1, 1950) was a Swiss Musician and Music educator who developed 1865)
• 1868 - Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The Princess Victoria (Victoria Alexandra Olga Mary 6 July 1868 – 3 December 1935 also called "Toria" was a member of the British Royal Family, the fourth child 1935)
• 1878 - Eino Leino, Finnish poet (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Eino Leino ( July 6, 1878, Paltamo, Finland - January 10, 1926, Tuusula, Finland) was a Finnish 1926)
• 1884 - Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, member of the Vanderbilt family (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Harold Stirling Vanderbilt ( July 6, 1884 &ndash July 4, 1970) was a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family 1970)
• 1885 - Ernst Busch, German field marshal (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ernst Busch (6 July 1885 - 17 July 1945 was a German field marshal during World War II. 1945)
• 1887 - Annette Kellerman, Australian swimmer (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Annette Marie Sarah Kellermann (6 July 1887 Sydney, New South Wales &ndash 5 November 1975 Southport, Queensland, Australia 1975)
• 1898 - Hanns Eisler, German composer (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hanns Eisler ( July 6, 1898 &ndash September 6, 1962) was a German and Austrian Composer. 1962)
• 1903 - Hugo Theorell, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Axel Hugo Theodor Theorell ( July 6, 1903 &ndash August 15, 1982) was a Swedish scientist and Nobel Prize laureate The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1982)
• 1904 - Erik Wickberg, Salvation Army general (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Erik Wickberg ( July 6, 1904 &ndash July 5, 1996) was the 9th General of The Salvation Army (1969-1974 1996)
• 1907 - Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Frida Kahlo (July 6 1907 – July 13 1954 was a Mexican painter, who has achieved great international popularity 1954)
• 1907 - George Stanley, Canadian politician and designer of Canada's Flag (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Colonel Dr George Francis Gillman Stanley, CC, CD, FRSC, FRHSC (hon 2002)
• 1912 - Heinrich Harrer, Austrian mountaineer (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Heinrich Harrer ( July 6, 1912 – January 7, 2006) was an Austrian mountaineer sportsman Geographer 2006)
• 1917 - Arthur Lydiard, New Zealand running coach (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Arthur Leslie Lydiard, ONZ, OBE, (July 6 1917 &ndash December 11 2004 was a New Zealand runner and athletics coach. 2004)
• 1918 - Sebastian Cabot, English actor (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sebastian Cabot ( July 6, 1918  &ndash August 22, 1977) was an English Film and Television actor best 1977)
• 1919 - Ernst Haefliger, Swiss singer (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Ernst Haefliger ( July 6, 1919 &ndash 17 March 2007 2007)
• 1921 - Nancy Reagan, First Lady of the United States
• 1923 - Wojciech Jaruzelski, President of Poland
• 1925 - Merv Griffin, American television show host (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins on July 6 1921 is the widow of former United States President Ronald Reagan and served as an influential First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The President of the Republic of Poland ( Polish: Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, shorter form Prezydent RP) is the Polish Head of Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mervyn Edward "Merv" Griffin Jr ( July 6, 1925 &ndash August 12, 2007) was an American Television host and 2007)
• 1925 - Bill Haley, American singer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. This article is specifically about the singer For detailed information about his rock and roll group see Bill Haley & His Comets. 1981)
• 1927 - Jan Hein Donner, Dutch chess player
• 1927 - Alan Freeman, British DJ known by his nickname 'Fluff' (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johannes Hendrikus "Jan Hein" Donner ( July 6, 1927 – November 27, 1988) was a Dutch Chess grandmaster Alan Leslie "Fluff" Freeman MBE (6 July 1927 &ndash 27 November 2006 was a British Disc jockey and radio personality in the United Kingdom A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience 2006)
• 1927 - Janet Leigh, American actress (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Janet Leigh (born Jeanette Helen Morrison; July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004) was an American actress. 2004)
• 1927 - Pat Paulsen, American comedian (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Patrick Layton Paulsen (July 6 1927 – April 24 1997 was an American Comedian and satirist notable for his roles on several of the Smothers 1997)
• 1927 - Nilo Soruco, Bolivian songwriter (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Danilo Soruco Arancibia ( 6 July 1927 in Tarija, Bolivia - 1 April 2004 in Tarija, Bolivia) was a 2004)
• 1931 - Jean Campeau, French Canadian businessman and politician
• 1931 - Della Reese, American singer
• 1933 - Frank Austin, English footballer
• 1935 - Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama
• 1936 - Dave Allen, Irish comedian (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean Campeau (born July 6 1931) is a Quebec businessman and former politician Della Reese (born Delloreese Patricia Early on July 6, 1931) is an American Actress and Singer. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Frank Austin ( 6 July, 1933 &ndash 14 July, 2004) was an English professional footballer Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso (born Lhamo Döndrub ( 6 July 1935 in Qinghai) He is the head of the Tibetan government-in-exile The Dalai Lama is the spiritual and political leader of the Tibetan people according to Tibetan Buddhism. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David William Allen ( July 6, 1936 – March 10, 2005) better known as Dave Allen, was an Irish Comedian, popular 2005)
• 1937 - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Russian-born pianist and conductor
• 1937 - Ned Beatty, American actor
• 1937 - Gene Chandler, American singer
• 1939 - Jet Harris, English bass guitarist
• 1940 - Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan
• 1940 - Jeannie Seely, American singer
• 1945 - Burt Ward, American actor
• 1946 - George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States
• 1946 - Peter Singer, Australian philosopher
• 1946 - Fred Dryer, American football player and actor
• 1946 - Sylvester Stallone, American Movie actor
• 1947 - Richard Beckinsale, English actor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy ( Russian: Владимир Давидович Ned Thomas Beatty (born July 6, 1937) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor. Gene Chandler (born Eugene Dixon, July 6 1937, Chicago, Illinois) is an American Singer. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jet Harris (born Terence Harris 6 July 1939, Honeypot Lane Kingsbury, North London, England) was the bass guitarist of Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev ( Kazakh: Нұрсұлтан Әбішұлы Назарбаев æbəʃʊˈlɯ nɑzɑrˈbɑjəf Russian: Нурсултан Jeannie Seely (born Marilyn Jeanne Seely July 6, 1940 in Titusville Pennsylvania) is an American country music singer and Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis Jr, on July 6, 1945) is an American Television Actor and Activist. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Peter Albert David Singer (born July 6, 1946 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian philosopher. John Frederick "Fred" Dryer (born July 6, 1946 in Hawthorne California) son of the late Charles F Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (born July 6 1946 is an American Actor, director, producer and Screenwriter. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Arthur Beckinsale ( 7 July 1947 &ndash 19 March 1979) was an English Actor best known for his role as Lennie 1979)
• 1947 - Lance Clemons, baseball player
• 1948 - Nathalie Baye, French actress
• 1948 - Jean-Pierre Blackburn, French Canadian politician
• 1948 - Brad Park, Canadian hockey player
• 1948 - Tom Curley, American media executive
• 1949 - Phyllis Hyman, American singer (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lance Levis Clemons ( July 6, 1947 &ndash January 22, 2008) was an American Left-handed Pitcher in Major Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nathalie Baye (born 6 July 1948 is a four-time César award -winning French actress. Jean-Pierre Blackburn PC, MP (born July 6, 1948 in Jonquière Quebec) is a Canadian politician Douglas Bradford (Brad Park (born July 6, 1948 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey League Thomas A Curley (born 6 July 1948 in Easton Pennsylvania) is an American media executive Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Phyllis Hyman ( July 6, 1949 - June 30, 1995) was an American soul Singer and Tony -nominated 1995)
• 1950 - John Byrne, American comic book author & artist
• 1950 - Hélène Scherrer, Canadian politician
• 1951 - Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor
• 1953 - Nanci Griffith, American singer
• 1954 - Allyce Beasley, American actress
• 1954 - Willie Randolph, New York Mets manager
• 1955 - Frank Sontag, American radio personality
• 1955 - William Wall, Irish writer
• 1956 - Casey Sander, American actor
• 1957 - Ron Duguay, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1958 - Jennifer Saunders, English actress
• 1959 - Richard Dacoury, French basketball player
• 1961 - Rick Price, singer/songwriter
• 1963 - Todd Burns, baseball player
• 1963 - Lance Johnson, American baseball player
• 1966 - Brian Posehn, American actor
• 1967 - Heather Nova, Bermudian singer
• 1967 - Omar Olivares, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1969 - Fernando Redondo, Argentine footballer
• 1970 - Inspectah Deck, American rapper
• 1970 - Frank Salvato II, Italian-American Sound Engineer and Composer
• 1970 - Martin Smith, English singer (Delirious?)
• 1971 - Kenya D. Williamson, American actress
• 1972 - Isabelle Boulay, French-Canadian singer
• 1972 - D-Styles, American scratch DJ
• 1972 - Greg Norton, American baseball player
• 1972 - Mark Gasser, British pianist
• 1974 - Zé Roberto, Brazilian footballer
• 1975 - Amir-Abbas Fakhravar, Iranian journalist and activist
• 1975 - Sebastián Rulli, Argentine actor
• 1975 - 50 Cent, American rapper
• 1977 - Con Blatsis, Australian footballer
• 1977 - Craig Handley, British film director
• 1978 - Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry, American actresses
• 1978 - Kevin Senio, New Zealand rugby player
• 1979 - Nic Cester, Australian musician (Jet)
• 1980 - Pau Gasol, Spanish basketball player
• 1981 - Nnamdi Asomugha, American football player
• 1982 - Tay Zonday, American singer and keyboardist
• 1983 - Gregory Smith, Canadian actor
• 1984 - Lauren Harris, British rock singer
• 1984 - James Henderson, American model
• 1986 - Derrick Williams, American football player
• 1987 - Kate Nash, English singer/songwriter
• 1987 - Matt O'Leary, American actor
• 1987 - Caroline Trentini, Brazilian model
• 1994 - Rebecca Rosso and Camilla Rosso, British actresses

Deaths

• 1189 - King Henry II of England (b. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Lindley Byrne (born July 6 1950) is a British -born Canadian - American author and artist of Comic books Since the Hélène Chalifour-Scherrer, PC (Born July 6, 1950, in Quebec City Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian politician Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951 is a Golden Globe - BAFTA - Emmy - AFI - and Academy Award -winning Australian actor Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nanci Caroline Griffith, (born July 6, 1953 in Seguin Texas) is an American Singer, Guitarist and Songwriter Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Allyce Beasley (born July 6, 1954) is a Golden Globe -nominated American actress Willie Larry Randolph (born July 6, 1954 in Holly Hill, South Carolina) is a former Second baseman and former manager in "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Frank Sontag Jr (born 1955-07-06 in Cleveland Ohio) is the host of the Impact program a Talk radio show which discusses a wide variety of William Wall (b 1955 is an Irish Novelist, Poet and Short story writer Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Casey Sander (born July 6, 1956) is an American actor known as the character 'Captain' Jimmy Wennick on the short-lived Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Ron Duguay (born July 6, 1957 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player and coach who played Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jennifer Jane Saunders (born 6 July 1958 is a BAFTA and Emmy Award -winning English Comedian, Screenwriter and actress The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Dacoury (born July 6, 1959) is a former French Basketball player and the French sportsman to have won the most trophies Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the Australian singer/songwriter For the Move and Electric Light Orchestra bassist see Rick Price (bassist Rick Price (born Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Todd Edward Burns (Born July 6, 1963) in Maywood California, is a retired Major League Baseball Pitcher. Kenneth Lance Johnson (born July 6 1963 in Cincinnati Ohio) was a Major League Baseball player Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Brian Posehn (pronounced po-sain (born July 6, 1966) is an American Actor and Comedian, known for his roles as mail clerk Kevin Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Heather Nova, (born Heather Allison Frith, on July 6, 1967 in Bermuda) is a Singer-songwriter and poet Omar (Palqu Olivares (born July 6 1967 in Mayagüez Puerto Rico) is a former right-handed Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fernando Carlos Redondo Neri, Redondo (born July 6, 1969 in Adrogué, Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine professional Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Franklin Salvato II (born July 6, 1970 in Camden New Jersey) is an Italian American Songwriter, Record producer, For other people of the same name see Martin Smith. Martin James Smith (born 6 July 1970) is an English Delirious? are an English Christian rock and worship band featuring Martin Smith on vocals and guitar Stuart Garrard (also known as Stu Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Kenya D Williamson is an American Actress and Screenwriter. Her career highlights include roles in House M Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Isabelle Boulay (born 6 July 1972 in Sainte-Félicité, Quebec) is a Francophone Canadian Pop singer. D-Styles (born July 6, 1972 in the Philippines) is a scratch DJ Gregory Blakemoor Norton (born July 6, 1972 in) is a First baseman and Outfielder for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mark Gasser (born 1972 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire is a British Concert pianist. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. "Zé Roberto" redirects here For other people named Zé Roberto see Zé Roberto (disambiguation. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Amir-Abbas Fakhravar ( Amir-Abbās Fakhr-āvar, also known as Siavash (Persian سیاوش born 6 July, 1975 in Tehran) is an Sebastián Oscar Rulli (born July 6, 1975 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine-Mexican actor and model Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Con Blatsis (born 6 July 1977 in Melbourne) is a Greek Australian Association football player who plays for South Melbourne Craig Handley is a Welsh film writer He was born in Merthyr Tydfil and attended Cyfarthfa High School He is known for writing innovative crowd-pleasing Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Tia and Tamera Mowry redirects here for her sister see Tamera Mowry. Not to be confused with Tia Mowry Tamera Darvette Mowry (born July 6, 1978) is an American actress. Kevin Senio is a New Zealand Rugby union professional who currently plays for Castres Olympique. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Nicholas John Cester (born July 6, 1979) is an Australian singer guitarist and songwriter Jet is a rock band from Melbourne, Australia, whose debut album Get Born, released in 2003 has so far sold over one million copies Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Pau Gasol Sáez (pronounced POW gah-SOHL IPA gəˈzɔɫ (born July 6 1980 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) is a 2 Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Nnamdi Asomugha ((NAM-Dee Aso-MU-Wah (born July 6, 1981 in) is an American football Cornerback for the Oakland Raiders of the Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Adam Nyerere Bahner (born July 6 1982) better known by the Pseudonym Tay Zonday, is an American Youtube Award winning Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Gregory Edward Smith (born July 6, 1983) is a Canadian / American Actor. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Not to be confused with Lawren Harris the Canadian painter or Lauren Harries the child celebrity James Henderson may refer to James Pinckney Henderson (1808–1858 American politician first governor of Texas James Wilson Henderson Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Derrick Williams (born July 6, 1986) is an American football player and 2008 team captain at Pennsylvania State University. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Kate Marie Nash (born 6 July 1987) is an English Singer-songwriter based in London. Matthew Joseph O'Leary (born July 6, 1987) is an American Actor. Caroline Aparecida Trentini (born July 6 1987) is a Brazilian fashion model of German and Italian descent Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Camilla Rosso and Rebecca Rosso (born July 6 1994 in London England are Twin actresses (Camilla is one minute younger Camilla Rosso and Rebecca Rosso (born July 6 1994 in London England are Twin actresses (Camilla is one minute younger 1133)
• 1218 - Eudes III, Duke of Burgundy (b. Eudes III of Burgundy (1166 &ndash July 6 1218) was Duke of Burgundy between 1192 and 1218 1166)
• 1249 - King Alexander II of Scotland (b. Alexander II ( Mediaeval Gaelic: Alaxandair mac Uilliam; Modern Gaelic Alasdair mac Uilleim) (24 August 1198 &ndash 6 July 1249 King of Scots 1198)
• 1415 - Jan Hus, Bohemian reformer (b. Jan Hus ( (ˈjan ˈɦus alternative spellings John Hus, Jan Huss, John Huss) (c 1369)
• 1476 - Regiomantus, German astronomer (b. Johannes Müller von Königsberg ( June 6, 1436 &ndash July 6, 1476) known by his Latin Pseudonym Regiomontanus 1436)
• 1480 - Antonio Squarcialupi, Italian composer (b. Antonio Squarcialupi ( March 27, 1416 &ndash July 6, 1480) was an Italian Organist and composer 1416)
• 1533 - Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (b. 1474)
• 1535 - Sir Thomas More, English philosopher (b. Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535 from 1935 Saint Thomas More, was an English Lawyer, author and statesman who in his lifetime gained 1478)
• 1553 - King Edward VI of England (b. Edward VI (12 October 1537 &ndash 6 July 1553 became King of England and Ireland on 28 January 1547 and was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine 1537)
• 1583 - Edmund Grindal, Archbishop of Canterbury
• 1585 - Thomas Aufield, English Catholic martyr (b. Edmund Grindal (c 1519 &ndash 6 July, 1583) was an English church leader who successively held the posts of Bishop of London, Archbishop The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the The Blessed Thomas Aufield (1552&ndash 6 July 1585) also called Thomas Alfield, was an English Roman Catholic Martyr 1552)
• 1684 - Peter Gunning, English royalist churchman (b. Peter Gunning (1614&ndash July 6, 1684) was an English Royalist church leader Bishop of Chichester and later of Ely. 1614)
• 1758 - George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, British general
• 1762 - Tsar Peter III of Russia (b. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Augustus Howe 3rd Viscount Howe (c 1725 &ndash July 6, 1758) was a career officer and a Brigadier General in the British Army. Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Peter III ( February 21, 1728 – July 17, 1762) (Пётр III Фëдорович Pyotr III Fyodorovitch) was Emperor 1728)
• 1768 - Conrad Beissel, German-born religious leader (b. Year 1728 ( MDCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Conrad Beissel ( March 1, 1691 - July 6, 1768) was the German -born religious leader who in 1732 founded the 1690)
• 1802 - Daniel Morgan, American Revolutionary general and politician (b. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Daniel Morgan (c 1735 &ndash July 6 1802) was an American pioneer soldier and United States Representative from Virginia. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" ~1735)
• 1809 - Antoine Charles Louis Lasalle, French cavalry general (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year General Antoine Charles Louis Collinet comte de Lasalle ( 10 May, 1775 &ndash 6 July, 1809) was a French cavalry General during the Revolutionary 1775)
• 1813 - Granville Sharp, British abolitionist (b. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Granville Sharp ( 10 November 1735 - 6 July 1813) was a British campaigner for the abolition of the slave trade, and 1735)
• 1835 - John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States (b. Year 1735 ( MDCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common John Marshall (September 24 1755 – July 6 1835 was an American statesman and jurist who shaped American constitutional law and made the Supreme Court a center of power The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the judicial branch of the government of the United States, and presides over the U 1755)
• 1854 - Georg Ohm, German physicist (b. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Georg Simon Ohm' was a German physicist As a high school teacher Ohm began his research with the recently invented Electrochemical cell, invented by Italian Count 1789)
• 1868 - Sanosuke Harada, Shinsengumi Captain (b. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap was a Japanese warrior ( Samurai) who lived in the late Edo period. For the NHK television series see Shinsengumi!. The were a Special police force of the Late shogunate period. 1840)
• 1893 - Guy de Maupassant, French author (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Guy de Maupassant (gi də mopasɑ̃ (5 August 1850 &ndash 6 July 1893 was a popular 19th-century French Writer and considered one of the fathers of the modern 1850)
• 1901 - Prince Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Chancellor of Germany (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Chlodwig Carl Viktor Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst Fürst von Ratibor und Corvey ( 31 March 1819 6 July 1901 The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler 1819)
• 1902 - St. Maria Goretti, Italian saint (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Saint Maria Goretti ( October 16, 1890 &ndash July 6, 1902) is an Italian Roman Catholic Virgin Martyr 1890)
• 1907 - August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein, German Linguist, Theologian (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein (Augusts Bīlenšteins ( March 4, 1826 &ndash July 6, 1907) was a Baltic German linguist 1826)
• 1916 - Odilon Redon, French painter (b. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Bertrand-Jean Redon, better known as Odilon Redon ( April 20, 1840 &ndash July 6, 1916) was a Symbolist painter and 1840)
• 1922 - Maria Theresa Ledochowska, Polish-Austrian Catholic nun (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Maria Teresia Ledóchowska ( 29 april 1863 in Loosdorf Austrian Empire - 6 July 1922 in Rome Italy) was a Catholic nun 1863)
• 1932 - Kenneth Grahame, English author (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Kenneth Grahame ( March 8, 1859 – July 6, 1932) was a British Writer, most famous for The Wind in the Willows 1859)
• 1952 - Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, French Canadian politician (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Louis-Alexandre Taschereau ( March 5 1867 - July 6 1952) was a Premier of Quebec from 1920 to 1936 1867)
• 1960 - Aneurin Bevan, British politician (b. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aneurin Bevan, usually known as Nye Bevan ( 15 November 1897 &ndash 6 July 1960) was a Welsh Labour 1897)
• 1961 - Scott LaFaro, American musician (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rocco Scott LaFaro ( April 3, 1936 – July 6, 1961) was an influential jazz bassist. 1936)
• 1961 - Woodall Rodgers, American politician (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Woodall Rodgers ( May 11, 1890 in New Market, Alabama ( USA) – July 6, 1961 in Dallas (USA 1890)
• 1962 - William Faulkner, American writer, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Faulkner (born William Cuthbert Falkner) ( September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American Author The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1897)
• 1962 - Archduke Joseph August of Austria, Austrian field marshal (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Archduke Joseph August Viktor Klemens Maria of Austria Prince of Hungary and Bohemia ( 9 August 1872 &ndash 6 July 1962) was the eldest 1872)
• 1962 - Georg, Duke of Mecklenburg, head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Georg Duke of Mecklenburg (Georg Herzog zu Mecklenburg 6 July 1962) was the head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1934 until his The Grand Ducal House of Mecklenburg is a North German Dynasty of West Slavic origin that ruled until 1918. 1899)
• 1966 - Sad Sam Jones, American baseball player (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. This article is about Sam Jones (1892-1966 The baseball player Sam Jones (1925-1971 1892)
• 1968 - Robert F. Kennedy, American Attorney General (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20 1925 – June 6 1968 also called RFK, was the United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964 and a 1925)
• 1971 - Louis Armstrong, American musician (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Louis Armstrong (August 4 1901 &ndash July 6 1971 nicknamed Satchmo or Sachimo and Pops, was an American Jazz Trumpeter 1901)
• 1972 - Brandon De Wilde, American actor (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andre Brandon De Wilde ( April 9, 1942 – July 6, 1972) was an Academy Award -nominated American Actor born into 1942)
• 1973 - Otto Klemperer, German conductor (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Otto Klemperer (born Breslau, May 14, 1885 1885)
• 1975 - Otto Skorzeny, WWII German SS commando (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Otto Skorzeny ( June 12 1908 – July 6 1975) was an Obersturmbannführer in the German Waffen-SS The ( German for "Protective Squadron" abbreviated SS - or ( Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the In Military science, the term commando can refer to an individual a Military unit, or a raiding style of military operation. 1908)
• 1975 - Ruffian, American racehorse (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Ruffian ( April 17 1972 - July 7 1975) was an American champion Thoroughbred Racehorse, considered to be one 1972)
• 1976 - Fritz Lenz, German geneticist (b. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fritz A Lenz ( March 9, 1887 in Pflugrade, Pommern &ndash July 6, 1976 in Göttingen) was a German Geneticist 1887)
• 1979 - Van McCoy, American music producer, musician, songwriter and orchestra leader (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Van Allen Clinton McCoy ( January 6, 1940 – July 6, 1979) was a Music producer, Musician, Songwriter, and 1940)
• 1982 - Bob Johnson, American baseball player (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Robert Lee Johnson ( November 26 1905 - July 6 1982) nicknamed "Indian Bob" was an American Left fielder in 1905)
• 1986 - Jagjivan Ram, Indian politician (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Early life Jagjivan Ram was born at Chandwa near Arrah in Bihar. 1908)
• 1989 - János Kádár, Hungarian politician (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) János Kádár, né Giovanni Czermanik (his Italian first name was due to the laws of Fiume, his father the soldier János Kressinger denied paternity and refused 1912)
• 1991 - Muda Lawal, Nigerian footballer (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Mudashiru Babatunde Lawal (born June 8, 1954 in Abeokuta, died July 6, 1991 in Ibadan) was a Nigerian football 1954)
• 1992 - Buddy Rogers, professional wrestler (b. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Buddy Rogers may refer to Charles Rogers (actor (1904-1999 aka "Buddy" Rogers American actor and jazz musician Buddy Rogers (wrestler 1921)
• 1994 - Cameron Mitchell, American actor (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Cameron Mitchell ( November 4, 1918 – July 6, 1994) was an American film television and Broadway star with close 1918)
• 1995 - Aziz Nesin, Turkish humorist and author (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Aziz Nesin (b Mehmet Nusret, December 20, 1915 &mdash July 6, 1995) was a popular Turkish Humorist and 1915)
• 1996 - Kathy Ahern, American golfer (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Kathy Ahern ( May 7, 1949 &ndash July 6, 1996) was an American professional Golfer She joined the LPGA Tour direct 1949)
• 1998 - Roy Rogers, American actor (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye) (November 5 1911 &ndash July 6 1998 was a singer and Cowboy Actor. 1911)
• 1999 - Carl Gunter Jr, American politician (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) } Carl Newton Gunter Jr ( October 16, 1938 - July 6, 1999) was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives 1938)
• 1999 - Joaquin Rodrigo, Spanish composer (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre ( 22 November 1901 &ndash 6 July 1999) was a composer of classical music 1901)
• 1999 - Barry Winchell, American soldier (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Barry Winchell ( 31 August 1977 – 6 July 1999) was an Infantry Soldier in the United States Army, whose murder 1977)
• 2002 - Dhirubhai Ambani, Indian businessman (b. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani ( Hindi: धीरजलाल हीराचंद अंबानी also known as Dhirubhai ( Hindi: धीरूभाई 1932)
• 2002 - John Frankenheimer, American film director (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. John Michael Frankenheimer ( February 19, 1930 &ndash July 6, 2002) was an American Film director. 1930)
• 2003 - Buddy Ebsen, American actor (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Buddy Ebsen ( April 2, 1908 &ndash July 6, 2003) was a versatile American Character actor and Dancer. 1908)
• 2004 - Thomas Klestil, President of Austria (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Thomas Klestil ( 4 November 1932 6 July 2004) was an Austrian Diplomat and Politician. The Austrian Federal President ( German language: Österreichischer Bundespräsident) is the federal Head of state of Austria. 1932)
• 2004 - Syreeta Wright, American singer (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Syreeta Wright ( August 3, 1946 – July 6, 2004) who recorded professionally under the single name Syreeta, was an American 1946)
• 2005 - Bruno Augenstein, German-born mathematician (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bruno Wilhelm Augenstein ( March 16, 1923 &ndash July 6, 2005) was a German-born mathematician and physicist who made important contributions 1923)
• 2005 - L. Patrick Gray III, American FBI director (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Louis Patrick Gray III (July 18 1916 – July 6 2005 was acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI from May 2 1972 to April 27 1973 1916)
• 2005 - Evan Hunter, American novelist (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year 1926)
• 2005 - Claude Simon, French writer, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Claude Simon ( 10 October, 1913 — 6 July, 2005) was a French novelist and the 1985 Nobel Laureate in Literature. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1913)
• 2005 - Richard Verreau, Canadian tenor (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Richard Verreau ( January 1, 1926 - July 7, 2005) was a French-Canadian operatic Tenor, particularly associated to the French 1926)
• 2006 - Kasey Rogers, American actress (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Kasey Rogers ( December 15, 1925 - July 6, 2006) was an American Actress, best known for playing the second "Louise Tate" 1926)
• 2006 - Tom Weir, Scottish climber, author and broadcaster (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Weir MBE, better known as Tom ( December 29 1914 - July 6 2006) was a Scottish 1914)

Holidays and observances

• Comoros - Independence Day (1975). Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Comoros (ˈkɒməroʊz; جزر القمر Juzur al-Qumur) officially the Union of the Comoros (Union des Comores الإتّحاد القمريّ An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• Czech Republic - Jan Hus Day (1415). The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Jan Hus ( (ˈjan ˈɦus alternative spellings John Hus, Jan Huss, John Huss) (c
• Feast day of St Maria Goretti. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Saint Maria Goretti ( October 16, 1890 &ndash July 6, 1902) is an Italian Roman Catholic Virgin Martyr
• Lithuania - Statehood Day. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the Statehood Day is an annual public holiday in Lithuania on July 6 to commemorate the Coronation in 1253 of Mindaugas as the first and
• Malawi - Independence Day (1964). The Republic of Malawi (məˈlɑːwi or; formerly Nyasaland) is in southern Africa. An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar.
• Malawi - Republic Day (1966). The Republic of Malawi (məˈlɑːwi or; formerly Nyasaland) is in southern Africa. Republic Day is the name of a Public holiday in several countries to commemorate the day when they first became Republics January 9th in Republika Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar.
• Roman festivals: Ludi Apollinares, games in honour of Apollo (since 208 BC) began today. Roman holidays generally were celebrated to worship and celebrate a certain god or mythological occurrence and consisted of religious observances various festival traditions and usually The Apollinarian games, or Ludi Apollinares, in Ancient Rome, were solemn Games held annually by the Romans in honor of the god Apollo. Events By place Roman Republic The Romans under Publius Cornelius Scipio defeat the Carthaginians under their commander
• San Fermín, a Spanish Roman Catholic festival centered in Pamplona, begins today. The festival of San Fermín in the city of Pamplona ( Navarre, Spain) is a deeply-rooted celebration held annually from noon 6 July when the opening of For other meanings see Pamplona (disambiguation. Pamplona ( Basque: Iruñea or Iruña) is the capital city of Navarre
• Music festival EXIT begins today in the Serbian town of Novi Sad. A music festival is a Festival oriented towards Music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as Musical genre, Nationality or locality EXIT (also known as State of EXIT) is an annual summer Music festival in the Petrovaradin fortress of Novi Sad, Serbia. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Novi Sad ( Cyrillic: Нови Сад 'nɔviː 'saːd; Hungarian: Újvidék Slovak

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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