July 6th, 1947

Born on July 6th, 1947

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What happened on July 6th, 1947?

July 6th, 1947

The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AK-47

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, 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.

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

Born on July 6th, 1947

31

Richard Beckinsale

English actor (1947–1979)

*July 6th, 1947, Carlton †March 19th, 1979, Sunningdale

76

Susan H. Schulman

American theatre director

*July 6th, 1947, New York City

76

Helmut Wolber

German rower

*July 6th, 1947, Cologne

76

Larnelle Harris

American musician

*July 6th, 1947, Danville

76

Dwight Stansel

American politician

*July 6th, 1947, Lake City

75

Ben Shelly

President of the Navajo Nation

*July 6th, 1947, Thoreau †March 22nd, 2023

21

Néstor Chávez

Venezuelan baseball player (1947-1969)

*July 6th, 1947, Municipio Chacao †March 16th, 1969, Maracaibo

60

Lance Clemons

American baseball player

*July 6th, 1947, Philadelphia †January 22nd, 2008, Brooksville

76

Kazuyoshi Shirahama

Japanese politician

*July 6th, 1947, Yamatokōriyama

68

Roy Señeres

Politician (1947-2016)

*July 6th, 1947, Mambusao †February 8th, 2016, Taguig

76

Ted Ouimet

Canadian ice hockey player

*July 6th, 1947, Rouyn-Noranda

76

Katherine Collins

Canadian cartoonist

*July 6th, 1947, Vancouver

76

Mark Kidel

British documentary filmmaker and writer

*July 6th, 1947, London

76

Libby Titus

American singer

*July 6th, 1947, Woodstock

76

Floyd Skloot

American poet

*July 6th, 1947, Brooklyn

76

Bienvenido L. Reyes

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines

*July 6th, 1947, Obando

76

Marie-Louise Perrenoud

French speed skater

*July 6th, 1947, Prague

76

Román Gómez

Fencer

*July 6th, 1947, Mexico City

76

Thomas Royen

German statistician

*July 6th, 1947, Frankfurt

76

Shelley Hack

American actress

*July 6th, 1947, White Plains

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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

75

Nathalie Baye

French actress

*July 6th, 1948, Mainneville

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

72

Geoffrey Rush

Australian actor (born 1951)

*July 6th, 1951, Toowoomba

50

Viola Desmond

Canadian activist (1914-1965)

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

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

67

Han Jian

Chinese badminton player

*July 6th, 1956, Liaoning

68

Dave Allen

Irish comedian and satirist (1936-2005)

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

77

Peter Singer

Australian moral philosopher

*July 6th, 1946, Melbourne

88

Tenzin Gyatso

14th Dalai Lama

*July 6th, 1935, Taktser

83

Nursultan Nazarbayev

President of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019

*July 6th, 1940, Ushqonyr

94

Nancy Reagan

First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989

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

73

Wallerand de Saint-Just

French politician

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

73

Geraldine James

British actress

*July 6th, 1950, Maidenhead

70

Hilary Mantel

British writer

*July 6th, 1952, Glossop †September 22nd, 2022, Exeter

80

Lothar Collatz

German mathematician

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

48

50 Cent

American rapper and actor (born 1975)

*July 6th, 1975, South Jamaica

30

Shamim Bangi

Badminton player

*July 6th, 1993, Luzira

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Born in 1947

76

Rodney Williams

Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (born 1947)

*November 2nd, 1947, Swetes

76

Hillary Clinton

American politician and diplomat (born 1947)

*October 26th, 1947, Edgewater Hospital

77

Ulf Brunnberg

Actor

*April 7th, 1947, Bromma parish

69

Gregg Allman

American musician

*December 8th, 1947, Saint Thomas Hospital †May 27th, 2017, Richmond Hill

76

Hans-Jürgen Kreische

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1947, Dresden

69

David Bowie

English musician and actor (1947–2016)

*January 8th, 1947, Brixton †January 10th, 2016, Manhattan

77

Wiranto

Indonesian politician

*April 4th, 1947, Yogyakarta City

76

Stephen King

American writer (born 1947)

*September 21st, 1947, Portland

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

76

Kjell Magne Bondevik

33rd Prime Minister of Norway

*September 3rd, 1947, Molde Municipality

76

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)

*July 30th, 1947, Thal

76

Paul Yule

German-American archaeologist

*August 18th, 1947, Minneapolis

77

Mitt Romney

United States Senator from Utah since 2019

*March 12th, 1947, Detroit

76

Dilma Rousseff

President of Brazil from 2011 to 2016 (born 1947)

*December 14th, 1947, Belo Horizonte

77

Ulrich Manthe

German legal scientist and legal historian

*April 8th, 1947, Homburg

76

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

French virologist and Nobel laureate, co-discoverer of HIV

*July 30th, 1947, Paris

77

Robert Kiyosaki

American finance author and investor

*April 8th, 1947, Hilo

68

Johan Cruyff

Dutch footballer and manager (1947–2016)

*April 25th, 1947, Amsterdam †March 24th, 2016, Barcelona

77

Glenn Close

American actress

*March 19th, 1947, Greenwich

77

Edward James Olmos

American actor

*February 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

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No: With 365 days 1947 is a normal year and no leap year.

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