July 6th, 1797

Born on July 6th, 1797

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 82,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 158 days, exactly on October 4th, 2024, people who were born on July 6th, 1797 will be 83,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 6th?

July 6th, 2009

Jadranka Kosor became the first female prime minister of Croatia.

July 6th, 1997

The Troubles: In response to the Drumcree conflict, five days of unrest began in nationalist districts of Northern Ireland.

July 6th, 1989

A Palestinian Islamic Jihad member carried out a suicide attack by hijacking a bus and forcing it into a ravine near Kiryat Ye'arim, Israel.

July 6th, 1971

After visiting several Asian communist countries, Romanian leader Nicolae Ceaușescu gave a speech on a number of neo-Stalinist and socialist-realist ideals, which became known as the July Theses.

July 6th, 1962

The United States conducted the Sedan nuclear test as part of Project Plowshare, a program to investigate the use of nuclear explosions for civilian purposes.

July 6th, 1957

At a concert by the Quarrymen at the St. Peter's Church Woolton Garden fete, band member John Lennon met Paul McCartney, triggering a series of events that led to the forming of the Beatles.

July 6th, 1941

Second World War: After a three-month siege, the Italian garrison of Saïo (in modern-day Ethiopia) surrendered to Belgian, British and Ethiopian troops.

July 6th, 1940

The Story Bridge in Brisbane, the longest cantilever bridge in Australia, was opened by Sir Leslie Wilson, Governor of Queensland.

July 6th, 1936

A major breach of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal (pictured) in England sent millions of gallons of water cascading 300 feet (90 m) into the River Irwell.

July 6th, 1916

First World War: Russian troops won a victory in the Battle of Kostiuchnówka, with the Polish Legions playing a key role on the Austro-Hungarian side.

July 6th, 1809

Napoleon's French forces defeated Archduke Charles' Austrian army at the Battle of Wagram, the decisive confrontation of the War of the Fifth Coalition.

July 6th, 1801

French Revolutionary Wars: A Royal Navy squadron failed to eliminate a smaller French Navy squadron at Algeciras before they could join their Spanish allies.

July 6th, 1777

American Revolutionary War: American troops at Fort Ticonderoga in New York completed a retreat from advancing British forces, causing an uproar in the American public.

July 6th, 1685

Troops loyal to James II of England defeated those of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth at the Battle of Sedgemoor, the final battle of the Monmouth Rebellion.

July 6th, 1614

The Ottoman Empire made a final attempt to conquer the island of Malta, but were repulsed by the Knights Hospitaller.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 6th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on July 6th?

77

George W. Bush

President of the United States from 2001 to 2009

*July 6th, 1946, New Haven

50

Viola Desmond

Canadian activist (1914-1965)

*July 6th, 1914, Halifax †February 7th, 1965, New York City

47

Frida Kahlo

Mexican painter (1907–1954)

*July 6th, 1907, Mexico City †July 13th, 1954, Mexico City

34

Ivan Sozonov

Russian badminton player

*July 6th, 1989, Yekaterinburg

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

80

Lothar Collatz

German mathematician

*July 6th, 1910, Arnsberg †September 26th, 1990, Varna

88

Tenzin Gyatso

14th Dalai Lama

*July 6th, 1935, Taktser

68

Dave Allen

Irish comedian and satirist (1936-2005)

*July 6th, 1936, Firhouse †March 10th, 2005, Kensington

94

Nancy Reagan

First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989

*July 6th, 1921, Manhattan †March 6th, 2016, Bel Air

72

Geoffrey Rush

Australian actor (born 1951)

*July 6th, 1951, Toowoomba

77

Sylvester Stallone

American actor and film director

*July 6th, 1946, Hell's Kitchen

67

Han Jian

Chinese badminton player

*July 6th, 1956, Liaoning

80

William Jackson Hooker

English botanist and botanical illustrator (1785-1865)

*July 6th, 1785, Norwich †August 12th, 1865, Kew

30

Shamim Bangi

Badminton player

*July 6th, 1993, Luzira

28

Terry Hee

Badminton player

*July 6th, 1995, Penang

27

Rosyita Eka Putri Sari

Indonesian badminton player

*July 6th, 1996, Sleman

83

Nursultan Nazarbayev

President of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019

*July 6th, 1940, Ushqonyr

36

Margaret Nankabirwa

Badminton player

*July 6th, 1987, Nsambya

48

50 Cent

American rapper and actor (born 1975)

*July 6th, 1975, South Jamaica

44

Thomas Stamford Raffles

British statesman who founded Singapore (1781-1826)

*July 6th, 1781, Jamaica †July 5th, 1826, London

Same year
Born in 1797

42

Karl Otfried Müller

German scholar of classical Greek studies (1797–1840)

*August 28th, 1797, Brzeg †August 1st, 1840, Athens

51

Annette von Droste-Hülshoff

German composer and writer

*January 10th, 1797, Burg Hülshoff †May 24th, 1848, Meersburg Castle

31

Franz Schubert

Austrian composer (1797–1828)

*January 31st, 1797, Himmelpfortgrund †November 19th, 1828, Vienna

53

Mary Shelley

British writer (1797–1851)

*August 30th, 1797, Somers Town †February 1st, 1851, Chester Square

58

Heinrich Heine

German poet, writer and literary critic (1797–1856)

*December 13th, 1797, Düsseldorf †February 17th, 1856, Paris

71

Heinrich von Wittgenstein

German entrepreneur and politician (1797-1869)

*April 20th, 1797, Cologne †March 29th, 1869, Cologne

80

Adolphe Thiers

President of the French Republic (1797–1877)

*April 14th, 1797, Marseille †September 3rd, 1877, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

50

Gaetano Donizetti

Italian opera composer (1797–1848)

*November 29th, 1797, Bergamo †April 8th, 1848, Bergamo

80

Joseph Henry

American scientist and the 1st Secretary of the Smithsonian (1797-1878)

*December 17th, 1797, Albany †May 13th, 1878, Washington, D.C.

71

Mirza Ghalib

Pakistani poet (1797-1869)

*December 27th, 1797, Kala Mahal †February 15th, 1869, Ghalib ki Haveli

72

Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille

French physicist (1797-1869)

*April 22nd, 1797, Paris †December 26th, 1869, Paris

77

Charles Lyell

British geologist (1797–1875)

*November 14th, 1797, Angus †February 11th, 1875, London

90

William I, German Emperor

19th-century German Emperor and King of Prussia

*March 22nd, 1797, Berlin †March 9th, 1888, Berlin

72

Henrik Hertz

Danish poet

*August 25th, 1797, Copenhagen †February 25th, 1870, Copenhagen

54

Manuel Lavalleja

Uruguayan soldier and captain (1797-1852)

*September 20th, 1797, Minas †July 9th, 1852, Salto

73

Jasper Ewing Brady

American politician

*March 4th, 1797, Sunbury †January 26th, 1871

29

Maria Leopoldina of Austria

Queen consort of Portugal and Empress consort of Brazil

*January 22nd, 1797, Vienna †December 11th, 1826, Rio de Janeiro

67

Giuditta Pasta

Italian opera singer (1798-1865)

*October 26th, 1797, Saronno †April 1st, 1865, Blevio

82

Karl Georg von Wächter

German jurist, judge and author (1797-1880)

*December 24th, 1797, Marbach am Neckar †January 15th, 1880, Leipzig

88

Eduard Vogel von Falckenstein

Prussian army officer (1797-1885)

*January 5th, 1797, Wrocław †April 6th, 1885, Dłużek, Lubusz Voivodeship

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on July 6th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on July 6th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1797 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
July 1797