# What happened on July 6 in history?

**Date:** July 6  
**Events recorded:** 67  
**Years spanned:** 371 BC – 2022  
**Full page:** https://thisday.info/events/july/6/

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## Featured Event

**2022** — The Georgia Guidestones, a monument in the United States, are heavily damaged in a bombing, and are dismantled later the same day.

[Read more on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Guidestones)

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## Events on this date

- **371 BC** — The Battle of Leuctra shatters Sparta's reputation of military invincibility. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Leuctra))
- **83 BC** — The Temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill in Rome is burned down and the Sibylline books of prophecy destroyed with it. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Jupiter_Optimus_Maximus))
- **640** — Battle of Heliopolis: The Muslim Arab army under 'Amr ibn al-'As defeat the Byzantine forces near Heliopolis (Egypt). ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Heliopolis))
- **1253** — Mindaugas is crowned King of Lithuania. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindaugas))
- **1348** — Pope Clement VI issues a papal bull protecting the Jews accused of having caused the Black Death. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Clement_VI))
- **1411** — Ming China's Admiral Zheng He returns to Nanjing after the third treasure voyage and presents the Sinhalese king, captured during the Ming–Kotte War, to the Yongle Emperor. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming_dynasty))
- **1415** — Jan Hus is condemned by the assembly of the council in the Konstanz Cathedral as a heretic and sentenced to be burned at the stake. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Hus))
- **1438** — A temporary compromise between the rebellious Transylvanian peasants and the noblemen is signed in Kolozsmonostor Abbey. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transylvanian_peasant_revolt))
- **1439** — The reunion of the Catholic and Orthodox Church is proclaimed and celebrated with a public holiday. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church))
- **1483** — Richard III and Anne Neville are crowned King and Queen of England. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_III_of_England))
- **1484** — Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of the Congo River. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogo_C%C3%A3o))
- **1495** — First Italian War: Battle of Fornovo: Charles VIII defeats the Holy League. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_War_of_1494%E2%80%931495))
- **1536** — Thomas More is executed after having been condemned on perjured evidence. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_More))
- **1536** — The explorer Jacques Cartier lands at St. Malo at the end of his second expedition to North America. He returns with none of the gold he expected to find. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Cartier))
- **1557** — King Philip II of Spain, consort of Queen Mary I of England, sets out from Dover to war with France, which eventually resulted in the loss of the city of Calais, the last English possession on the continent, and Mary I never seeing her husband again. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_II_of_Spain))
- **1560** — The Treaty of Edinburgh is signed by Scotland and England. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Edinburgh))
- **1573** — Córdoba, Argentina, is founded by Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%B3rdoba%2C_Argentina))
- **1573** — French Wars of Religion: Siege of La Rochelle ends. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Wars_of_Religion))
- **1614** — Raid on Żejtun: The south east of Malta, and the town of Żejtun, suffer a raid from Ottoman forces. This was the last unsuccessful attempt by the Ottomans to conquer the island of Malta. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_on_%C5%BBejtun))
- **1630** — Thirty Years' War: Four thousand Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus land in Pomerania, Germany. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_Years'_War))
- **1685** — Battle of Sedgemoor: Last battle of the Monmouth Rebellion. Troops of King James II defeat troops of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sedgemoor))
- **1751** — Pope Benedict XIV suppresses the Patriarchate of Aquileia and establishes from its territory the Archdiocese of Udine and Gorizia. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XIV))
- **1777** — American Revolutionary War: Siege of Fort Ticonderoga: After a bombardment by British artillery under General John Burgoyne, American forces retreat from Fort Ticonderoga, New York. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War))
- **1779** — Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Grenada))
- **1791** — At Padua, the Emperor Leopold II calls on the monarchs of Europe to join him in demanding the king of France Louis XVI's freedom. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padua))
- **1801** — First Battle of Algeciras: Outnumbered French Navy ships defeat the Royal Navy in the fortified Spanish port of Algeciras. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Algeciras))
- **1809** — The second day of the Battle of Wagram; France defeats the Austrian army in the largest battle to date of the Napoleonic Wars. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wagram))
- **1854** — The Republican Party of the United States held its first convention in Jackson, Michigan. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)))
- **1885** — Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Pasteur))
- **1887** — David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kal%C4%81kaua))
- **1892** — Three thousand eight hundred striking steelworkers engage in a day-long battle with Pinkerton agents during the Homestead Strike, leaving ten dead and dozens wounded. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_action))
- **1917** — World War I: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and Auda ibu Tayi capture Aqaba from the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I))
- **1918** — The Left SR uprising in Russia starts with the assassination of German ambassador Wilhelm von Mirbach by Cheka members. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_SR_uprising))
- **1919** — The British dirigible R34 lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R33-class_airship))
- **1933** — The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game is played in Chicago's Comiskey Park. The American League defeated the National League 4–2. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game))
- **1936** — A major breach of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal in England sends millions of gallons of water cascading 200 feet (61 m) into the River Irwell. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester%2C_Bolton_and_Bury_Canal))
- **1937** — Spanish Civil War: Battle of Brunete: The battle begins with Spanish Republican troops going on the offensive against the Nationalists to relieve pressure on Madrid. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Civil_War))
- **1939** — Anti-Jewish legislation in prewar Nazi Germany closes the last remaining Jewish enterprises. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Jewish_legislation_in_pre-war_Nazi_Germany))
- **1940** — Story Bridge, a major landmark in Brisbane, as well as Australia's longest cantilever bridge is formally opened. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Story_Bridge))
- **1941** — World War II: The German army launches its offensive to encircle several Soviet armies near Smolensk. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II))
- **1942** — Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in the "Secret Annexe" above her father's office in an Amsterdam warehouse. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Frank))
- **1944** — Jackie Robinson refuses to move to the back of a bus, leading to his court-martial. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Robinson))
- **1944** — The Hartford circus fire, one of America's worst fire disasters, kills approximately 168 people and injures over 700 in Hartford, Connecticut. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartford_circus_fire))
- **1947** — Referendum held in Sylhet to decide its fate in the Partition of India. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947_Sylhet_referendum))
- **1947** — The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AK-47))
- **1957** — Althea Gibson wins at the Wimbledon Championships, becoming the first black athlete to do so. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Althea_Gibson))
- **1957** — John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming the Beatles. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon))
- **1962** — As a part of Operation Plowshare, the Sedan nuclear test takes place. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Plowshare))
- **1962** — The Late Late Show, the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster, airs on RTÉ One for the first time. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Late_Show_(Irish_talk_show)))
- **1964** — Malawi declares its independence from the United Kingdom. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi))
- **1966** — Malawi becomes a republic, with Hastings Banda as its first President. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic))
- **1967** — Nigerian Civil War: Nigerian forces invade Biafra, beginning the war. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Civil_War))
- **1975** — The Comoros declares independence from France. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comoros))
- **1982** — While attempting to return to Sheremetyevo International Airport, Aeroflot Flight 411, an Ilyushin Il-62, crashes near Mendeleyevo, Moscow Oblast, killing all 90 people on board. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheremetyevo_International_Airport))
- **1988** — The Piper Alpha drilling platform in the North Sea is destroyed by explosions and fires. One hundred sixty-seven oil workers are killed, making it the world's worst offshore oil disaster in terms of direct loss of life. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_Alpha))
- **1989** — The Tel Aviv–Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack: Sixteen bus passengers are killed when a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad took control of the bus and drove it over a cliff. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Tel_Aviv%E2%80%93Jerusalem_bus_attack))
- **1995** — In the Bosnian War, under the command of General Ratko Mladić, Serbia begins its attack on the Bosnian town of Srebrenica. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnian_War))
- **1996** — A McDonnell Douglas MD-88 operating as Delta Air Lines Flight 1288 experiences a turbine engine failure during takeoff from Pensacola International Airport, killing two and injuring five of the 147 people on board. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_MD-80))
- **1997** — The Troubles: In response to the Drumcree dispute, five days of mass protests, riots and gun battles begin in Irish nationalist districts of Northern Ireland. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubles))
- **1998** — Hong Kong International Airport opens in Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, replacing Kai Tak Airport as the city's international airport. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_International_Airport))
- **2003** — The 70-metre Yevpatoria Planetary Radar sends a METI message (Cosmic Call 2) to five stars: Hip 4872, HD 245409, 55 Cancri (HD 75732), HD 10307 and 47 Ursae Majoris (HD 95128). The messages will arrive to these stars in 2036, 2040, 2044, and 2049, respectively. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yevpatoria))
- **2006** — The Nathu La pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathu_La))
- **2013** — At least 42 people are killed in a shooting at a school in Yobe State, Nigeria. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamudo_school_massacre))
- **2013** — A Boeing 777 operating as Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashes at San Francisco International Airport, killing three and injuring 181 of the 307 people on board. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777))
- **2013** — A 73-car oil train derails in the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec and explodes into flames, killing at least 47 people and destroying more than 30 buildings in the town's central area. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lac-M%C3%A9gantic_rail_disaster))
- **2021** — An Antonov An-26 operating as Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 crashes on approach to Palana Airport, killing all 28 aboard. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-26))
- **2022** — The Georgia Guidestones, a monument in the United States, are heavily damaged in a bombing, and are dismantled later the same day. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Guidestones))

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## Notable births on July 6

- **2000** — **Zion Williamson** — American basketball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion_Williamson))
- **1998** — **Comethazine** — American rapper ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comethazine))
- **1995** — **Ludwig Ahgren** — American YouTuber and live streamer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Ahgren))
- **1994** — **Andrew Benintendi** — American baseball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Benintendi))
- **1992** — **Na-Lae Han** — South Korean tennis player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Na-lae))
- **1992** — **Manny Machado** — Dominican-American baseball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manny_Machado))
- **1990** — **Jae Crowder** — American basketball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jae_Crowder))
- **1990** — **Magaye Gueye** — French footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magaye_Gueye))
- **1990** — **Jamal Idris** — Australian rugby league player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamal_Idris))
- **1990** — **Justin Schultz** — Canadian ice hockey player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Schultz))

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## Notable deaths on July 6

- **2024** — **Khyree Jackson** — American football player (born 1999) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyree_Jackson))
- **2022** — **James Caan** — American actor (born 1940) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Caan))
- **2022** — **Arnaldo Pambianco** — Italian former professional road racing cyclist (born 1935) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnaldo_Pambianco))
- **2022** — **Norah Vincent** — American writer (born 1968) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norah_Vincent))
- **2020** — **Charlie Daniels** — American singer-songwriter, fiddle-player and guitarist (born 1936) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Daniels))
- **2020** — **Mary Kay Letourneau** — American child rapist (born 1962) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Kay_Letourneau))
- **2020** — **Ennio Morricone** — Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpet player (born 1928) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennio_Morricone))
- **2019** — **Cameron Boyce** — American actor (born 1999) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Boyce))
- **2019** — **João Gilberto** — Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist, pioneer of bossa nova music style (born 1931) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_Gilberto))
- **2018** — **Shoko Asahara** — founder of Japanese cult group Aum Shinrikyo (born 1955) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoko_Asahara))

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