July 6th, 1904

Born on July 6th, 1904

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 43,000 days old!

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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

Born on July 6th, 1904

78

Wilhelm Angerer

Austrian photographer

*July 6th, 1904, Schwaz †December 23rd, 1982, Schwaz

82

Robert Whitney

American conductor

*July 6th, 1904, Newcastle upon Tyne †November 22nd, 1986, Louisville

91

Erik Wickberg

General of The Salvation Army

*July 6th, 1904, Gävle †April 26th, 1996

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Who's birthday is on July 6th?

47

Frida Kahlo

Mexican painter (1907–1954)

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

50

Viola Desmond

Canadian activist (1914-1965)

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

77

George W. Bush

President of the United States from 2001 to 2009

*July 6th, 1946, New Haven

80

Lothar Collatz

German mathematician

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

34

Ivan Sozonov

Russian badminton player

*July 6th, 1989, Yekaterinburg

94

Nancy Reagan

First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989

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

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

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

79

Hugo Theorell

Biochemist (1903-1982)

*July 6th, 1903, Linköping †August 15th, 1982, Stockholm

71

Helene Wessel

German politician (1898-1969)

*July 6th, 1898, Hörde †October 13th, 1969, Bonn

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

84

Colette Audry

French novelist, screenwriter, and critic (1906-1990)

*July 6th, 1906, Orange †October 20th, 1990, Paris

67

Han Jian

Chinese badminton player

*July 6th, 1956, Liaoning

83

Nursultan Nazarbayev

President of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019

*July 6th, 1940, Ushqonyr

86

Joseph Georg Wolf

German jurist (1930-2017)

*July 6th, 1930, Düsseldorf †May 31st, 2017, Freiburg im Breisgau

90

Jean-Pierre Mocky

French film director (1929–2019)

*July 6th, 1929, Nice †August 8th, 2019, 7th arrondissement of Paris

30

Shamim Bangi

Badminton player

*July 6th, 1993, Luzira

28

Terry Hee

Badminton player

*July 6th, 1995, Penang

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Born in 1904

84

Salvador Dalí

Spanish artist (1904-1989)

*May 11th, 1904, Figueres †January 23rd, 1989, Figueres

74

Claire Préaux

Belgican classical scholar (1904-1979)

*December 21st, 1904, Liège †March 28th, 1979, Ixelles - Elsene

73

Joan Crawford

American actress (1904–1977)

*March 23rd, 1904, San Antonio †May 10th, 1977, New York City

69

Pablo Neruda

Chilean poet and politician (1904–1973)

*July 12th, 1904, Parral †September 23rd, 1973, Santiago

87

Dr. Seuss

American children's author and cartoonist (1904–1991)

*March 2nd, 1904, Springfield †September 24th, 1991, La Jolla

92

Deng Xiaoping

Chinese politician and paramount leader from 1978 to 1989

*August 22nd, 1904, Guanganzhou †February 19th, 1997, Beijing

96

John Gielgud

British actor and theatre director

*April 14th, 1904, South Kensington †May 21st, 2000, Wotton House

86

Graham Greene

British writer, playwright and literary critic (1904-1991)

*October 2nd, 1904, Berkhamsted †April 3rd, 1991, Vevey

62

Robert Oppenheimer

American theoretical physicist, known as "father of the atomic bomb"

*April 22nd, 1904, New York City †February 18th, 1967, Princeton

95

Derreen Good

Irish badminton player

*August 15th, 1904, Dublin †November 30th, 1999

83

Kurt Georg Kiesinger

Chancellor of West Germany (CDU; 1966–1969)

*April 6th, 1904, Albstadt †March 9th, 1988, Tübingen

77

Robert Montgomery

American actor (1904-1981)

*May 21st, 1904, Beacon †September 27th, 1981, New York City

101

Ernst Jakob Henne

German car and motorcycle racer

*February 22nd, 1904, Weiler-Simmerberg †May 23rd, 2005, Gran Canaria

73

Karl Scherm

German association football player (1904-1977)

*April 8th, 1904, Nuremberg †June 30th, 1977, Nuremberg

86

Keye Luke

American actor (1904-1991)

*June 18th, 1904, Guangzhou †January 12th, 1991, Whittier

39

Fats Waller

American jazz pianist and composer (1904–1943)

*May 21st, 1904, New York City †December 15th, 1943, Kansas City

92

René Lacoste

French tennis player

*July 2nd, 1904, Paris †October 12th, 1996, Saint-Jean-de-Luz

58

Patrick Hamilton

English writer (1904–1962)

*March 17th, 1904, Hassocks †September 23rd, 1962, Sheringham

44

Karl Brandt

German Nazi SS officer and physician, executed for war crimes and crimes against humanity (1904–1948)

*January 8th, 1904, Mulhouse †June 2nd, 1948, Landsberg Prison

82

Cary Grant

British-American actor (1904–1986)

*January 18th, 1904, Bristol †November 29th, 1986, Davenport

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Public holidays on July 6th

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

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Leap year

Yes: 1904 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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