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Birthday July 06, 1747 John Paul Jones, naval hero ("I have not yet begun to fight"). |
Birthday July 06, 1796 Nicholas I, tsar of Russia (1825-55). |
Birthday July 06, 1818 Adolf Anderssen, of Prussia, world chess champion (1851-66). |
Birthday July 06, 1859 Verner von Heidenstam, Swedish poet, novelist (Nobel 1916). |
Birthday July 06, 1903 Axel Theorell, Swedish biochemist, studied enzymes (Nobel 1955). |
Birthday July 06, 1923 Nancy Davis Reagan, in NY, 1st Lady (1981-89). |
Birthday July 06, 1924 Robert M. White, X-15 pilot. |
Birthday July 06, 1925 Merv Griffin |
Birthday July 06, 1927 Janet Leigh, in Calif, Maybe I won't take a shower with her |
Birthday July 06, 1932 Della Reese, singer in Detroit |
Birthday July 06, 1935 Dalai Lama, leader of Tibet and bestselling author, is born |
Birthday July 06, 1937 Vladimir Ashkenazy, concert pianist. |
Birthday July 06, 1937 Ned Beatty, Actor. |
Birthday July 06, 1946 Sylvester Stallone, (Rocky, Rambo) |
Birthday July 06, 1946 George Walker Bush is born |
Birthday July 06, 1952 Shelly Hack, Charlie's Angel |
History July 06, 1476 Regiomontanus (Johannes Muller of Konigsberg) dies. |
History July 06, 1687 Newton publishes 'Principia' |
History July 06, 1699 Capt. William Kidd arrested in Boston. |
History July 06, 1775 Congress issues a Declaration on the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms |
History July 06, 1854 1st Republican state convention |
History July 06, 1862 Mark Twain begins reporting in Virginia City |
History July 06, 1864 Confederate General Jubal Early occupies Hagerstown |
History July 06, 1885 1st inoculation (for rabies) of a human being by Louis Pasteur |
History July 06, 1892 Striking steelworkers in Homestead Pa. fire on scabs killing 7. |
History July 06, 1918 Czech troops take Russian port of Vladivostok for Allies |
History July 06, 1919 R-34 lands in NY 1st airship to cross Atlantic |
History July 06, 1920 Yanks score team record 14 runs in 1 inning vs Senators |
History July 06, 1928 1st all-talking motion picture shown in NY (Lights of NY). |
History July 06, 1932 1st class postage back up to 3› from 2›. |
History July 06, 1933 Major League Baseball's first All-Star Game is held |
History July 06, 1933 1st All-Star baseball game AL wins 5-2 |
History July 06, 1942 Frank family takes refuge |
History July 06, 1944 Georges Mandel, French patriot, is executed |
History July 06, 1944 The Hartford Circus Fire |
History July 06, 1946 George Bugs Moran is arrested |
History July 06, 1955 Diem says South Vietnam not bound by Geneva Agreements |
History July 06, 1957 Althea Gibson wins Wimbledon |
History July 06, 1957 John meets Paul for the first time |
History July 06, 1958 Juan Manuel Fangio bids goodbye to Grand Prix racing in France |
History July 06, 1961 Soviets launch Titov in Vostok 2; 17 orbits; 25hr/18 min. |
History July 06, 1962 Mantle hits his 3rd & 4th consecutive homer |
History July 06, 1963 U.S. policymakers express optimism |
History July 06, 1964 Malawi (then Nyasaland) gains independence from Britain (Nat'l Day). |
History July 06, 1964 Viet Cong attack Special Forces at Nam Dong |
History July 06, 1967 Civil war in Nigeria |
History July 06, 1971 Satchmo dies |
History July 06, 1975 Comoros gain independence from France (most of them). |
History July 06, 1976 Soyuz 21 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 5 space station. |
History July 06, 1976 Women inducted into U.S. Naval Academy |
History July 06, 1988 Explosion on North Sea oil rig |
History July 06, 1994 Forrest Gump opens, wins Hanks a second Oscar |