July 6th, 1940

Born on July 6th, 1940

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What happened on July 6th, 1940?

July 6th, 1940

Story Bridge, a major landmark in Brisbane, as well as Australia's longest cantilever bridge is formally opened.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Story_Bridge

July 6th, 1940

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

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Story_Bridge

What else 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, 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.

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

Born on July 6th, 1940

83

Nursultan Nazarbayev

President of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019

*July 6th, 1940, Ushqonyr

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

82

Tove Skutnabb-Kangas

Finnish linguist

*July 6th, 1940, Helsinki †May 29th, 2023, Lund

83

Jaywantrao Awale

Indian politician

*July 6th, 1940, Ichalkaranji

83

Pavel Litvinov

Soviet dissident

*July 6th, 1940, Moscow

83

Ida Such

Hungarian sprinter

*July 6th, 1940, Békéscsaba

83

Takeshi Fuji

American boxer

*July 6th, 1940, Honolulu

83

Ron Van T'Hag

Australian rules footballer

*July 6th, 1940, Almelo

83

Isaías González Cuevas

Mexican Senator for Baja California Sur

*July 6th, 1940, Acolman Municipality

81

Rex Cawley

American hurdler (1940–2022)

*July 6th, 1940, Farmington †January 21st, 2022, Orange

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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

88

Tenzin Gyatso

14th Dalai Lama

*July 6th, 1935, Taktser

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

77

Sylvester Stallone

American actor and film director

*July 6th, 1946, Hell's Kitchen

68

Dave Allen

Irish comedian and satirist (1936-2005)

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

37

Luigi Di Maio

Italian politician

*July 6th, 1986, Avellino

73

Wallerand de Saint-Just

French politician

*July 6th, 1950, 15th arrondissement of Paris

72

Geoffrey Rush

Australian actor (born 1951)

*July 6th, 1951, Toowoomba

75

Nathalie Baye

French actress

*July 6th, 1948, Mainneville

67

Han Jian

Badminton player

*July 6th, 1956, Liaoning

94

Nancy Reagan

First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989

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

79

Bernhard Schlink

German writer

*July 6th, 1944, Bielefeld

80

Lothar Collatz

German mathematician

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

46

Audrey Fleurot

French actress (1977)

*July 6th, 1977, Mantes-la-Jolie

86

Joseph Georg Wolf

German jurist (1930-2017)

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

96

Carilda Oliver Labra

Cuban poet (1922-2018)

*July 6th, 1922, Matanzas †August 29th, 2018, Matanzas

81

Wang Zhizhen

Chinese biophysicist (born 1942)

*July 6th, 1942, Suzhou

80

Tamara Sinyavskaya

Russian singer

*July 6th, 1943, Moscow

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Born in 1940

83

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

83

Nancy Sinatra

American singer and actress

*June 8th, 1940, Jersey City

77

John Mahoney

American actor (1940–2018)

*June 20th, 1940, Blackpool †February 4th, 2018, Chicago

40

John Lennon

English musician and member of the Beatles (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

52

Frank Zappa

American musician (1940–1993)

*December 21st, 1940, Baltimore †December 4th, 1993, Los Angeles

83

Tarō Asō

Japanese politician (born 1940)

*September 20th, 1940, Iizuka

74

H. R. Giger

Swiss artist (1940–2014)

*February 5th, 1940, Chur †May 12th, 2014, Zürich

76

Al Jarreau

American jazz and pop musician

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Paul Williams

American composer, singer, songwriter and actor

*September 19th, 1940, Omaha

83

Gao Xingjian

Chinese novelist and playwright (1940- )

*January 4th, 1940, Ganxian District

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

83

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

83

J. M. Coetzee

South African and Australian writer and scholar (born 1940)

*February 9th, 1940, Cape Town

83

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

76

Dawson Mathis

American politician (1940-2017)

*November 30th, 1940, Nashville †April 17th, 2017, Tifton

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

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Leap year

Yes: 1940 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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