July 6th is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining.
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-René-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,
July 5 - July 7 - June 6 - August 6 -- listing of all days
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