July 6th, 1945

Born on July 6th, 1945

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1945

78

Rodney Matthews

British illustrator and conceptual designer

*July 6th, 1945, Paulton

78

Burt Ward

American actor

*July 6th, 1945, Los Angeles

78

Leon Simon

Australian mathematician

*July 6th, 1945, Adelaide

78

Lair Ribeiro

Brazilian writer

*July 6th, 1945, Juiz de Fora

78

Avraham Gover

Israeli scientist

*July 6th, 1945, Lviv

78

Johannes Ludewig

Chairman of Deutsche Bahn

*July 6th, 1945, Hamburg

78

Heikki Mikkola

Finnish motorcycle racer

*July 6th, 1945, Mikkeli

70

Zjef Vanuytsel

Belgian singer, guitarist and architect (1945–2015)

*July 6th, 1945, Mol †December 30th, 2015, Leuven

70

Bill Plager

Canadian ice hockey player

*July 6th, 1945, Kirkland Lake †January 3rd, 2016

78

Ana Teresa Torres

Venezuelan writer

*July 6th, 1945, Caracas

78

William Thorsell

Canadian journalist

*July 6th, 1945, Camrose

78

Vicki Robin

American writer

*July 6th, 1945, Okmulgee

78

Kyōzō Nagatsuka

Actor

*July 6th, 1945, Setagaya-ku

78

Michael Tate

Legal academic, politician and priest in Tasmania, Australia (1945– )

*July 6th, 1945, Sydney

78

G. Gnanasambandam

Tamil scholar

*July 6th, 1945, Sholavandan

77

Horst Metz

German politician

*July 6th, 1945, Groß Laasch †October 15th, 2022, Dresden

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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

77

Sylvester Stallone

American actor and film director

*July 6th, 1946, Hell's Kitchen

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

50

Viola Desmond

Canadian activist (1914-1965)

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

72

Geoffrey Rush

Australian actor (born 1951)

*July 6th, 1951, Toowoomba

34

Ivan Sozonov

Russian badminton player

*July 6th, 1989, Yekaterinburg

47

Frida Kahlo

Mexican painter (1907–1954)

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

68

Dave Allen

Irish comedian and satirist (1936-2005)

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

75

Nathalie Baye

French actress

*July 6th, 1948, Mainneville

83

Nursultan Nazarbayev

President of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019

*July 6th, 1940, Ushqonyr

88

Tenzin Gyatso

14th Dalai Lama

*July 6th, 1935, Taktser

77

Peter Singer

Australian moral philosopher

*July 6th, 1946, Melbourne

67

Han Jian

Chinese badminton player

*July 6th, 1956, Liaoning

79

Gunhild Hoffmeister

East German middle distance runner and politician

*July 6th, 1944, Forst

94

Nancy Reagan

First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989

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

80

Lothar Collatz

German mathematician

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

79

Bernhard Schlink

German writer

*July 6th, 1944, Bielefeld

48

50 Cent

American rapper and actor (born 1975)

*July 6th, 1975, South Jamaica

79

Ivan Pilný

Finance Minister of the Czech Republic

*July 6th, 1944, Prague

86

Joseph Georg Wolf

German jurist (1930-2017)

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

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Born in 1945

78

Vernon Wells

Australian actor

*December 31st, 1945, Rushworth

79

Manuel Neuer

German association football player

*March 27th, 1945, Gelsenkirchen

78

Franz Beckenbauer

German footballer (1945–2024)

*September 11th, 1945, Richard-Wagner-Straße 19 (München) †January 7th, 2024, Salzburg

75

Gerd Müller

German footballer (1945–2021)

*November 3rd, 1945, Nördlingen †August 15th, 2021, Wolfratshausen

79

Thilo Sarrazin

German economist and politician

*February 12th, 1945, Gera

72

Christine Kaufmann

German actress and businesswoman (1945-2017)

*January 11th, 1945, Lengdorf †March 28th, 2017, Munich

78

Victoria Bond

American composer

*May 6th, 1945, Los Angeles

78

Andreas Schmidt-Schaller

German actor

*October 30th, 1945, Arnstadt

78

Lasse Berghagen

Swedish singer, musician, songwriter, writer and television presenter

*May 13th, 1945, Enskede-Årsta-Vantör city district †October 19th, 2023, Stockholms Sankt Johannes

79

Rodrigo Duterte

President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022

*March 28th, 1945, Maasin

78

Helen Mirren

English actor (born 1945)

*July 26th, 1945, Hammersmith

36

Bob Marley

Jamaican reggae musician (1945–1981)

*February 6th, 1945, Nine Mile †May 11th, 1981, Jackson Memorial Hospital

78

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

78

Aung San Suu Kyi

Former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy

*June 19th, 1945, Yangon

78

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

President of Brazil (2003–2010, 2023–present)

*October 27th, 1945, Caetés

78

Radovan Karadžić

Bosnian Serb politician, psychiatrist and poet convicted of genocide

*June 19th, 1945, Petnjica

78

John Lithgow

American actor

*October 19th, 1945, Rochester

76

Peter Patzak

Austrian film director and Screenwriter (1945-2021)

*January 2nd, 1945, Vienna †March 11th, 2021, Krems

71

Claus Ryskjær

Danish actor (1945-2016)

*June 26th, 1945, Frederiksberg †December 12th, 2016

72

Barkley L. Hendricks

African American painter

*April 16th, 1945, Nicetown-Tioga †April 18th, 2017, New London

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No: With 365 days 1945 is a normal year and no leap year.

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