July 6th, 1972

Born on July 6th, 1972

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 18,000 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, 1972

51

Rossano Galtarossa

Italian rower

*July 6th, 1972, Padua

51

Fabrice Colin

French writer and cartoonist

*July 6th, 1972, Paris

51

Isabelle Boulay

Quebec singer

*July 6th, 1972, Sainte-Félicité

51

Laurent Gaudé

French writer

*July 6th, 1972, 14th arrondissement of Paris

51

Ryszard Petru

Polish economist and politician

*July 6th, 1972, Wrocław

51

Levent Üzümcü

Turkish actor

*July 6th, 1972, İzmir

51

Nir Shaviv

Israeli-American astrophysicist

*July 6th, 1972, Ithaca

51

Choi Hyun-seok

South Korean chef

*July 6th, 1972, South Korea

51

Ata Demirer

Turkish actor and comedian

*July 6th, 1972, Bursa

51

Roger Esteller

Spanish basketball player

*July 6th, 1972, Barcelona

51

Greg Norton

American baseball player

*July 6th, 1972, San Leandro

51

Zhanna Pintusevich-Block

Athletics competitor, sprinter

*July 6th, 1972, Nizhyn

51

Emiliano Pedrozo

Argentine footballer

*July 6th, 1972, Lanús

51

Monica Proenca

Dance choreographer

*July 6th, 1972, Rio de Janeiro

51

Dennis Lundy

American football player

*July 6th, 1972, Tampa

51

D-Styles

Filipino record producer

*July 6th, 1972, Philippines

51

Lee Priest

Australian bodybuilder

*July 6th, 1972, Newcastle

51

Dmitry Pozdnyakov

Kazakhstani biathlete

*July 6th, 1972, Astana

51

Michiyo Hashimoto

Japanese snowboarder

*July 6th, 1972, Neyagawa

51

Yonca Cevher

Turkish actress

*July 6th, 1972, Istanbul

44

Susan Aceron

Canadian actress

*July 6th, 1972, Tisdale †October 9th, 2016, Edmonton

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

34

Ivan Sozonov

Russian badminton player

*July 6th, 1989, Yekaterinburg

48

50 Cent

American rapper and actor (born 1975)

*July 6th, 1975, South Jamaica

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

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

67

Han Jian

Chinese badminton player

*July 6th, 1956, Liaoning

72

Geoffrey Rush

Australian actor (born 1951)

*July 6th, 1951, Toowoomba

36

Margaret Nankabirwa

Badminton player

*July 6th, 1987, Nsambya

30

Shamim Bangi

Badminton player

*July 6th, 1993, Luzira

46

Audrey Fleurot

French actress (1977)

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

28

Terry Hee

Badminton player

*July 6th, 1995, Penang

37

Luigi Di Maio

Italian politician (born 1986)

*July 6th, 1986, Avellino

27

Rosyita Eka Putri Sari

Indonesian badminton player

*July 6th, 1996, Sleman

77

Sylvester Stallone

American actor and film director

*July 6th, 1946, Hell's Kitchen

43

Eva Green

French actress

*July 6th, 1980, Paris

68

Dave Allen

Irish comedian and satirist (1936-2005)

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

88

Tenzin Gyatso

14th Dalai Lama

*July 6th, 1935, Taktser

94

Nancy Reagan

First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989

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

83

Nursultan Nazarbayev

President of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019

*July 6th, 1940, Ushqonyr

Same year
Born in 1972

52

Stephen Barclay

British politician

*May 3rd, 1972, Lytham St Annes

51

Maia Sandu

President of Moldova since 2020

*May 24th, 1972, Risipeni

47

Ari Behn

Norwegian author and artist (1972-2019)

*September 30th, 1972, Aarhus †December 25th, 2019, Lommedalen

52

Roland Møller

Danish actor

*March 20th, 1972, Odense

51

Bang Soo-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 13th, 1972, Seoul

52

Heryanto Arbi

Indonesian badminton player

*January 21st, 1972, Kota Kudus

51

Zinedine Zidane

French football manager and former player

*June 23rd, 1972, Marseille

52

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

51

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

52

Milaine Cloutier

Canadian badminton player

*February 16th, 1972, Granby

51

Michael Wiesinger

German association football player and manager

*December 27th, 1972, Burghausen

51

Chris Leslie

British politician (born 1972)

*June 28th, 1972, Keighley

51

Anniken Hauglie

Conservative Norwegian politician

*September 10th, 1972, Oslo

51

Gwyneth Paltrow

American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer

*September 27th, 1972, Los Angeles

51

Steffen Wöller

German luger

*September 10th, 1972, Erfurt

51

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

51

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

51

Josh Duhamel

American actor

*November 14th, 1972, Minot

52

Ong Ewe Hock

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1972, Penang

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Born on July 6th, 1972
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Leap year

Yes: 1972 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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