July 6

Events

 * -, invades and defeats a Magyar army at the.
 * - is crowned king of.
 * - of   during the.
 * - is burned at the stake.
 * - is crowned king of.
 * - sea captain  finds the mouth of.
 * - :  defeats the, but ultimately ends his.
 * -, author of  and one time  of , is executed for treason by King  after refusing to agree to Henry's decision to separate the  from the.
 * - The is signed by  and.
 * - is founded by.
 * - is granted.
 * - : 4,000 troops under  land in,.
 * - : : Due to a bombardment by  under ,  retreat from ,.
 * - The is unanimously chosen as the  for the.
 * - 's 25,000 men start their march towards.
 * - : The are defeated by the.
 * - Battle of Fredericia, Denmark, Danish Army under Generals Bülow and Rye beat the Army of Schleswig-Holstein, thereby keeping the Prussians from any victory over Denmark until 1864.
 * - In, the first convention of the is held.
 * - successfully tests his  against . The patient is, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
 * -, monarch of the , is forced at gunpoint, at the hands of , to sign the giving Americans more power in  while stripping  of their rights.
 * - elected as first n  in.
 * 1892  - 3,800  steelworkers engage in a day-long battle with  agents during the, leaving 10 dead and dozens wounded.
 * - The small town of is nearly destroyed by a  that kills 71 people and injures 200.
 * - becomes  for the second time.
 * - sets sail for the  on the expedition on which he later reaches the.
 * - : ian troops led by and  capture  from the  during the.
 * - The   lands in, completing the first crossing of the  by an.
 * - The world's ten largest stones fall in.
 * - The first is played in 's . The  defeats the, 4 to 2.
 * - : The last remaining enterprises in  are closed.
 * - and her family went into hiding in the "" above her father's office in an.
 * - The, one of 's worst , kills approximately 168 people and injures over 700 in.
 * - The goes into production in the Soviet Union.
 * - wins the, becoming the first black athlete to do so.
 * - declares its independence from the.
 * - becomes a, with  as the first.
 * - : forces invade, beginning the war.
 * - The program  makes its first live broadcast.
 * - The declare independence from.
 * - hurled horse manure onto the floor of the.
 * - Tony Blair gives his maiden speech in the.
 * - became the first American cyclist to win a road stage of the.
 * - The drilling platform in the  is destroyed by explosions and fires. 167 oil workers are killed, making it the world's worst offshore oil disaster.
 * - The in which 14 bus passengers were killed as an  assaulted the bus driver as the bus was driving by the edge of a cliff.
 * - US Army private dies from baseball-bat injuries inflicted in his sleep the previous day by fellow soldiers for his relationship with  showgirl and former Navy combat medic,.
 * - The rejected a referendum for increased autonomy from  by a very thin majority: 50.98 percent against, and 49.02 percent for.
 * - The between  and, sealed during the , re-opens for trade after 44 years.
 * - The between  and, sealed during the , re-opens for trade after 44 years.

Births

 * -, French naturalist (d. )
 * -, American naval commander (d. )
 * -, Scottish-born naturalist (d. )
 * -, queen of Etruria (d. )
 * -, English botanist (d. )
 * -, queen of the Two Sicilies (d. )
 * -  (d. )
 * -, Swiss anatomist (d. )
 * -, German chess player (d. )
 * -, Indian scholar (d. )
 * -, Croatian scholar (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Swiss musician (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Finnish poet (d. )
 * -, member of the Vanderbilt family (d. )
 * -, German field marshal (d. )
 * -, Australian swimmer (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Salvation Army general (d. )
 * -, Mexican painter (d. )
 * 1907  -, Canadian politician and designer of Canada's Flag (d. )
 * -, Austrian mountaineer (d. )
 * -, New Zealand running coach (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * -, Swiss singer (d. )
 * -, American television show host (d. )
 * 1925  -, American singer (d. )
 * -, British known by his nickname 'Fluff' (d. )
 * 1927  -, Dutch chess player
 * 1927  -, American actress (d. )
 * 1927  -, American comedian (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * 1931  -, French Canadian businessman and politician
 * -, English footballer
 * -, 14th
 * -, Irish comedian (d. )
 * -, Russian-born pianist and conductor
 * 1937  -, American actor
 * 1937  -, American singer
 * -, English bass guitarist
 * -, American singer
 * 1940  -, President of Kazakhstan
 * -, American actor
 * -, 43rd
 * 1946  -, American actor
 * 1946  -, Australian philosopher
 * -, baseball player
 * -, Canadian hockey player
 * 1948  -, French Canadian politician
 * 1948  -, French actress
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American comic book author & artist
 * 1950  -, Canadian politician
 * -, Australian actor
 * -, American singer
 * -, manager
 * 1954  -, American actress
 * -, American radio personality, spiritual teacher
 * 1955  -, Irish writer
 * -, American actor
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, English actress
 * -, French basketball player
 * -, baseball player
 * 1963  -, baseball player
 * -, American actor
 * -, Bermudian singer
 * 1967  -, baseball player
 * -, Argentine footballer
 * -, American rapper
 * 1970  -, English singer
 * -, American actress, screenwriter
 * -, American scratch DJ
 * 1972  -, American baseball player
 * 1972  -, French Canadian singer
 * -, British Virtuoso Pianist
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * -, Iranian writer, journalist and student leader
 * 1975  -, Argentine actor
 * -, American rapper
 * -, British film director
 * - and, American actresses
 * 1978  -, New Zealand rugby player
 * -, Australian musician
 * -, Spanish basketball player
 * -, American football player
 * - Adam Bahner a.k.a., American singer, songwriter and keyboardist
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, British rock singer
 * -, American model
 * -, American football player
 * -, Brazilian model
 * 1987  -, American actor
 * 1987  -, English singer/songwriter
 * - and, twin British-born actresses
 * 1987  -, English singer/songwriter
 * - and, twin British-born actresses

Deaths

 * - King (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Bohemian reformer (b. )
 * -, German astronomer (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, Italian poet (b. )
 * - Sir, English philosopher (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, English Catholic martyr (b. )
 * -, English royalist churchman (b. )
 * -, British general
 * - Tsar (b. )
 * -, German-born religious leader (b. )
 * -, French cavalry general (b. )
 * -, British abolitionist (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, German physicist (b. )
 * -, Captain (b. )
 * -, French author (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Italian saint (b. )
 * -, German Linguist, Theologian (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, Polish-Austrian Catholic nun (b. )
 * -, English author (b. )
 * -, French Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, British politician (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * 1961  -, American politician (b. )
 * -, American writer, (b. )
 * 1962  -, Austrian field marshal (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, German conductor (b. )
 * -, Famous WWII German Operative (b. )
 * -, German geneticist (b. )
 * -, American music producer, musician, songwriter and orchestra leader (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, Indian politician (b. )
 * -, Hungarian politician (b. )
 * -, Nigerian footballer (b. )
 * -, professional wrestler (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Turkish humorist and author (b. )
 * -, American golfer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * 1999  -, Spanish composer (b. )
 * -, American soldier (b. )
 * -, Indian businessman (b. )
 * 2002  -, American film director (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * 2004  -, American singer (b. )
 * -, German-born mathematician (b. )
 * 2005  -, American FBI director (b. )
 * 2005  -, American novelist (b. )
 * 2005  -, French writer,  (b. )
 * 2005  -, Canadian tenor (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * 2006  -, Scottish climber, author and broadcaster (b. )
 * 2006  -, Scottish climber, author and broadcaster (b. )

Holidays and observances

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 * , games in honour of (since ) began today.
 * , a  festival centered in, begins today.
 * begins today in the n town of.
 * , games in honour of (since ) began today.
 * , a  festival centered in, begins today.
 * begins today in the n town of.
 * begins today in the n town of.