Wikipedia: July 6

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Events:
*1483: Richard III crowned king of England.
*1609: Bohemia is granted [Freedom of religion]?.
*1630: Swedish troups under Gustav II Adolf land in Germany.
*1687: Principia of Newton published.
*1785: The name dollar chosen for the US coin.
*1801: Battle of Algeciras?. The French fleet beats the British fleet.
*1848: Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo: End of the [Mexican-American War]?.
*1854: First convention of the [Republican Party]?.
*1885: Louis Pasteur succesfully tests his vaccin against rabies?.
*1908: [Robert Peary]? sets sail for the Arctic on the expedition on which he later reaches the North Pole.
*1912: Beginning of the Olympic Games in Stockholm.
*1917: Arabian troops led by [T.E. Lawrence]? capture Aqaba? on the Turks.
*1919: A British dirigible lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic by an airship.
*1923: The Soviet Union is officially established.
*1928: The world's largest hail? stone falls in Potter, Nebraska.
*1932: US [postage stamp]?s are raised in price from 2 to 3 cents.
*1939: Last remaining Jewish enterprises in Germany are closed.
*1942: Anne Frank's family goes into hiding.
*1945: Nicaragua is the first country to formally accept the charter of the United Nations.
*1950: East Germany officially recognizes the Oder-Neisse? border with Poland.
*1954: Elvis Presley records his first hit, That's All Right.
*1957: [Althea Gibson]? wins Wimbledon?. She is the first black athlete to do so.
*1957: John Lennon and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) first meet.
*1958: Alaska becomes a state.
*1964: A Hard Day's Night, the first Beatles film premieres.
*1964: Malawi declares its independence from Great Britain.
*1965: The [Jefferson Airplane]? is formed.
*1966: Malawi becomes a republic.
*1967: Nigerian forces invade Biafra?. Beginning of the [Biafran War]?.
*1968: [Andrei Sacharov]? publishes his Manifest of 10,000 Words.
*1975: The Comoros declare their independence from France.
*1983: The [Supreme Court]? decides that retirement plans are not allowed to pay women less solely based on their gender.
*1988: The [Piper Alpha]? drilling platform in the North Sea is destroyed by explosions and fires. 167 oil workers die.

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*1923 -- Nancy Reagan (actress, former First Lady)
*1925 -- [Merv Griffin]? (game show developer, TV show host)
*1925 -- Bill Haley (singer: Bill Haley and the Comets)
*1927 -- [Janet Leigh]? (actress: Psycho, The Manchurian Candidate, Touch of Evil)
*1937 -- [Ned Beatty]? (actor: Deliverance, Nashville)
*1946 -- [Sylvester Stallone]? (actor: Rambo, Copland, Cliffhanger)

*1796: [Nicholas I Pavlovitch]? (czar? of Russia)
*1866: Beatrix Potter (graphical artist)
*1884: [Harold Vanderbilt]? (businessman)
*1915: [LaVerne Andrews]? (singer: [Andrews Sisters]?)
*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)
*1927: [Janet Leigh]? (actress: Psycho, The Manchurian Candidate, Touch of Evil)
*1927: [Hein Donner]? (chess player)
*1935: [Tenzin Gyatso]? (fourteenth Dalai Lama)
*1937: [Ned Beatty]? (actor: Deliverance, Nashville)
*1946: [Sylvester Stallone]? (actor: Rambo, Copland, Cliffhange)
*1946: George W. Bush (president of the United States)
*1953: [Nanci Griffith]? (singer-songwriter)
*1958: [Jennifer Saunders]? (British actress-comedian)

Deaths:
*1189: Henry II (king of England)
*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]? (czar? of Russia) (murdered)
*1962: William Faulkner (novelist)
*1971: Louis Armstrong (jazz musician)

Holidays:
*Comoros: Independence Day (1975)
*Czech Republic: Jan Hus Day (1415)
*Lithuania: Day of Statehood
*Malawi: Independence Day (1964)
*Malawi: Republic Day (1966)

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July 5 - July 7 - May 6 - August 6 - more historical anniversaries

July 5 - July 7 - June 6 - August 6 - more historical anniversaries

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: Swedish troups under Gustav II Adolf land in Germany.
1687: Principia of Newton published.
1785: The name dollar chosen for the US coin.
1801: Battle of Algeciras?. The French fleet beats the British fleet.
1848: Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo: End of the [Mexican-American War]?.
1854: First convention of the [Republican Party]?.
1885: Louis Pasteur succesfully tests his vaccin against rabies?.
1908: [Robert Peary]? sets sail for the Arctic on the expedition on which he later reaches the North Pole.
1912: Beginning of the Olympic Games in Stockholm.
1917: Arabian troops led by [T.E. Lawrence]? capture Aqaba? on the Turks.
1919: A British dirigible lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic by an airship.
1923: The Soviet Union is officially established.
1928: The world's largest hail? stone falls in Potter, Nebraska.
1932: US [postage stamp]?s are raised in price from 2 to 3 cents.
1939: Last remaining Jewish enterprises in Germany are closed.
1942: Anne Frank's family goes into hiding.
1945: Nicaragua is the first country to formally accept the charter of the United Nations.
1950: East Germany officially recognizes the Oder-Neisse? border with Poland.
1954: Elvis Presley records his first hit, That's All Right.
1957: [Althea Gibson]? wins Wimbledon?. She is the first black athlete to do so.
1957: John Lennon and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) first meet.
1958: Alaska becomes a state.
1964: A Hard Day's Night, the first Beatles film premieres.
1964: Malawi declares its independence from Great Britain.
1965: The [Jefferson Airplane]? is formed.
1966: Malawi becomes a republic.
1967: Nigerian forces invade Biafra?. Beginning of the [Biafran War]?.
1968: [Andrei Sacharov]? publishes his Manifest of 10,000 Words.
1975: The Comoros declare their independence from France.
1983: The [Supreme Court]? decides that retirement plans are not allowed to pay women less solely based on their gender.
1988: The [Piper Alpha]? drilling platform in the North Sea is destroyed by explosions and fires. 167 oil workers die.

Births:

1796: [Nicholas I Pavlovitch]? (czar? of Russia)
1866: Beatrix Potter (graphical artist)
1884: [Harold Vanderbilt]? (businessman)
1915: [LaVerne Andrews]? (singer: [Andrews Sisters]?)
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)
1927: [Janet Leigh]? (actress: Psycho, The Manchurian Candidate, Touch of Evil)
1927: [Hein Donner]? (chess player)
1935: [Tenzin Gyatso]? (fourteenth Dalai Lama)
1937: [Ned Beatty]? (actor: Deliverance, Nashville)
1946: [Sylvester Stallone]? (actor: Rambo, Copland, Cliffhange)
1946: George W. Bush (president of the United States)
1953: [Nanci Griffith]? (singer-songwriter)
1958: [Jennifer Saunders]? (British actress-comedian)

Deaths:

1189: Henry II (king of England)
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]? (czar? of Russia) (murdered)
1962: William Faulkner (novelist)
1971: Louis Armstrong (jazz musician)

Holidays:

Comoros: Independence Day (1975)
Czech Republic: Jan Hus Day (1415)
Lithuania: Day of Statehood
Malawi: Independence Day (1964)
Malawi: Republic Day (1966)

July 5 - July 7 - June 6 - August 6 - more historical anniversaries

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