WikiRug:Selected anniversaries/July 6
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US dollar currency
Jan Hus
King Kalākaua
King Kalākaua of Hawai'i
Sedan nuclear test explosion
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Jadranka Kosor
Ceausescu (right) with Richard Nixon
Stairs in Nathu La from the Indian side of the border
Louis Pasteur
Sir Thomas More, by Hans Holbein the Younger
Richard III of England
Story Bridge, Brisbane, Australia
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Ineligible
| Blurb | Reason |
|---|---|
| {{<!--If July 5 was a Sunday-->#ifeq: 7 | {{#time:N|5 July {{CURRENTYEAR}}}} |Tynwald Day (Isle of Man, (2025);}} | no footnotes |
| Comoros (1975) and | unreferenced section |
| Jan Hus Day in the Czech Republic; | multiple issues |
| 371 BC – Post-Peloponnesian War Conflicts: The Thebans defeated the Spartans at the Battle of Leuctra in Boeotia in the territory of Thespiae, weakening Sparta's influence over the Greek peninsula. | refimprove section |
| 1415 – The Council of Constance executed Jan Hus, founder of the Christian Hussite reform movement, for committing heresy. | Jan Hus and Hussites both need more footnotes |
| 1535 – Thomas More, an opponent of the Protestant Reformation, was executed for treason for refusing to accept Henry VIII as the Supreme Head of the Church of England. | refimprove section |
| 1785 – The dollar, a decimal currency system, was unanimously chosen as the money unit for the United States. | unreferenced section |
| 1885 – French chemists Louis Pasteur and Émile Roux successfully tested their vaccine against rabies on nine-year-old Joseph Meister after he was bitten by an infected dog. | conflict of interest |
| 1887 – King Kalākaua of Hawaiʻi was forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, stripping the Hawaiian monarchy of much of its authority as well as disfranchising all Asians, most native Hawaiians, and the poor. | refimprove |
| 1905 – American schoolteacher Katie DeWitt James filed for divorce from her husband, beginning a series of events that would ultimately lead to her unsolved murder and the consequent naming of Dead Women Crossing, Oklahoma. | short |
| 1947 – Production of the AK-47, the world's best-selling assault rifle, began. | refimprove section |
| 1962 – The Late Late Show, the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster, aired on Irish television for the first time. | unreferenced section |
| 1966 – Hastings Banda became the first president of Malawi, exactly two years after the country became independent from the United Kingdom. | unreferenced section |
| 1988 – An explosion and resulting fire destroyed Occidental Petroleum's oil platform Piper Alpha in the North Sea, killing 168 people. | refimprove section |
| 1998 – Hong Kong International Airport, built on the man-made island of Chek Lap Kok, opened for commercial operations, becoming one of the world's busiest airports. | unreferenced section |
| · Jagjivan Ram (d. 1986) | unreferenced section |
Eligible
- 1253 – Mindaugas, the first known Grand Duke of Lithuania, was crowned as King, the only person to ever hold that title.
- 1483 – The last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty, Richard III, was crowned King of England.
- 1614 – The Ottoman Empire made a final attempt to conquer the island of Malta, but were beaten back by the Knights Hospitaller.
- 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.
- 1777 – American Revolutionary War: American troops at Fort Ticonderoga in New York retreated from the advancing British forces, causing an uproar in the American public since the fort was widely believed to be virtually impregnable.
- 1801 – French Revolutionary Wars: A Royal Navy squadron attempted to eliminate a smaller French Navy squadron at Algeciras before they could join their Spanish allies.
- 1892 – During a steelworkers' strike in Homestead, Pennsylvania, a day-long battle between strikers and Pinkerton agents resulted in ten deaths and dozens of people wounded.
- 1936 – A major breach of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal in England sent millions of gallons of water cascading 300 feet (90 m) into the River Irwell.
- 1940 – The Story Bridge in Brisbane, the longest cantilever bridge in Australia, was opened by Sir Leslie Wilson, Governor of Queensland.
- 1962 – The United States conducted the Sedan nuclear test as part of Operation Plowshare, a program to investigate the use of nuclear explosions for civilian purposes.
- 1971 – As a result of his visits to several Asian communist countries, Nicolae Ceausescu, Romania's leader gave a speech on a number of Neo-Stalinist and socialist realist ideals, which became known as the July Theses
- 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.
- 1978 – A sleeping car train at Taunton, England, caught fire, killing 12 people and causing British Rail to install state-of-the art fire prevention measures.
- 1997 – The Troubles: In response to the Drumcree dispute, five days of unrest began in Irish nationalist districts of Northern Ireland.
- 2006 – Nathu La, a mountain pass in the Himalayas connecting India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opened for trade after more than 40 years.
- 2013 – In the first fatal accident involving a Boeing 777 airliner, Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashed on final approach to San Francisco International Airport, resulting in three deaths.
- 2013 – Gunmen attacked a secondary school in Mamudo, Yobe State, Nigeria, killing at least 42 people, mostly students.
- Born/died this day: Goar of Aquitaine (d. 649) · Ethel Sands (b. 1873) · Eino Leino (b. 1878) · Frida Kahlo (b. 1907) · Nancy Reagan (b. 1921)
Notes
- Second Battle of Algeciras appears on July 12, so First Battle should not appear in the same year
July 6: Independence Day in Malawi (1964); Statehood Day in Lithuania (1253); San Fermín begins in Pamplona, Spain
- 1560 – Scotland and England signed the Treaty of Edinburgh to formally conclude the Siege of Leith and replace the Scottish–French Auld Alliance.
- 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.
- 1919 – The Royal Air Force's R34 airship (pictured) landed in Mineola, New York, to complete the first east-to-west transatlantic crossing by an aircraft.
- 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.
- 2009 – Jadranka Kosor became the first female Prime Minister of Croatia.
Sophie Adlersparre (b. 1823) · Mary Theresa Ledóchowska (d. 1922) · Barry Winchell (d. 1999)