Tukuk-OS📅 July 6
18 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on July 6? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2013 — Gunmen attacked a secondary school in Mamudo, Yobe State, Nigeria, killing 42 people, mostly students.
- 2013 — In the first fatal accident involving a Boeing 777 airliner, Asiana Airlines Flight 214 (wreckage pictured) crashed on final approach to San Francisco International Airport, resulting in three deaths.
- 2009 — Jadranka Kosor became the first female prime minister of Croatia.
- 2006 — A gunman killed an 18-year-old man and injured six other people in a mass shooting on Cabildo Avenue in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- 1997 — The Troubles: In response to the Drumcree conflict, five days of unrest began in nationalist districts of Northern Ireland.
- 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.
Palestinian Islamic JihadSuicide attack1989 Tel Aviv–Jerusalem bus attack
- 1971 — After visiting several Asian communist countries, Romanian leader Nicolae Ceaușescu (pictured) gave a speech on a number of neo-Stalinist and socialist-realist ideals, which became known as the July Theses.
- 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.
- 1940 — The Story Bridge in Brisbane, the longest cantilever bridge in Australia, was opened by Sir Leslie Wilson, Governor of Queensland.
- 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.
- 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.
World War IBattle of KostiuchnówkaPolish Legions in World War I
- 1915 — First World War: The British and French prime ministers, H. H. Asquith and René Viviani, met at Calais to discuss future offensives including the Gallipoli campaign.
- 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.
- 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.
French Revolutionary WarsRoyal NavyFirst Battle of Algeciras
- 1777 — American Revolutionary War: American troops at Fort Ticonderoga in New York completed a retreat from advancing British forces, causing an uproar among the American public.
American Revolutionary WarFort TiconderogaSiege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)
- 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.
James II of EnglandJames Scott, Duke of MonmouthBattle of Sedgemoor
- 1614 — The Ottoman Empire made a final attempt to conquer the island of Malta, but were repulsed by the Knights Hospitaller.
- 1483 — The last monarch of the House of York and the Plantagenet dynasty, Richard III, was crowned King of England.
Births
- 2000 — Zion Williamson, American basketball player
- 1998 — Comethazine, American rapper
- 1995 — Ludwig Ahgren, American YouTuber and live streamer
- 1994 — Andrew Benintendi, American baseball player
- 1992 — Na-Lae Han, South Korean tennis player
- 1992 — Manny Machado, Dominican-American baseball player
- 1990 — Jae Crowder, American basketball player
- 1990 — Magaye Gueye, French footballer
- 1990 — Jamal Idris, Australian rugby league player
- 1990 — Justin Schultz, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1988 — Kevin Fickentscher, Swiss footballer
- 1988 — Cody Fern, Australian actor
Deaths
- 2026 — Megas, Icelandic musician (born 1945)
- 2024 — Khyree Jackson, American football player (born 1999)
- 2022 — James Caan, American actor (born 1940)
- 2022 — Arnaldo Pambianco, Italian former professional road racing cyclist (born 1935)
- 2022 — Norah Vincent, American writer (born 1968)
- 2020 — Charlie Daniels, American singer-songwriter, fiddle-player and guitarist (born 1936)
- 2020 — Mary Kay Letourneau, American child rapist (born 1962)
- 2020 — Ennio Morricone, Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpet player (born 1928)
- 2019 — Cameron Boyce, American actor (born 1999)
- 2019 — João Gilberto, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist, pioneer of bossa nova music style (born 1931)
- 2018 — Shoko Asahara, founder of Japanese cult group Aum Shinrikyo (born 1955)
- 2015 — Jerry Weintraub, American film producer, and talent agent (born 1937)
Observances & holidays
- The first day of the Festival of San Fermín, which lasts until July 14. (Pamplona)
- Christian feast day: Goar of Aquitaine
- Christian feast day: Maria Goretti
- Christian feast day: Blessed Mary Theresa Ledóchowska
- Christian feast day: Moninne
- Christian feast day: Nazaria Ignacia March Mesa
- Christian feast day: Romulus of Fiesole
- Christian feast day: Thomas More
- Christian feast day: July 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Constitution Day (Cayman Islands)
- Day of the Capital (Kazakhstan)
- Independence Day (Comoros), celebrates the independence of the Comoros from France in 1975.
- Independence Day (Malawi), celebrates the independence of Malawi from United Kingdom in 1964.
- International Kissing Day (informally observed)
- Jan Hus Day (Czech Republic)
- Kupala Night (Poland, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine)
- Statehood Day (Lithuania)
- Teachers' Day (Peru)
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