On This Day in History for July 6

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• 1044 The Battle of Ménfő takes place
• 1189 Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England
• 1253 Mindaugas is crowned King of Lithuania
• 1348 Papal bull of Pope Clement VI issued during the Black Death stating Jews not to blame and urging their protection
• 1415 Jan Hus is burned at the stake

• 1484 Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of the Congo River
• 1491 Opening ceremony of Daitokuji's Shinju at subtemple
• 1495 Battle of Fornovo, near Parma: French King Charles VIII beats Holy League
• 1560 England and Scotland sign Treaty of Edinburgh
• 1573 Pacificatie of Boulogne: new peace treaty with huguenots
• 1573 Córdoba, Argentina, is founded by Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera

• 1609 Majesteitsbrief: Emperor Rudolf II grants Bohemia freedom of religion
• 1621 Dutch governor general John Pieterszoon Coen takes Banda islands, 15,000 die
• 1630 Swedish troops under Gustaf II Adolf land at Peenemunde


• 1634 Johan van Walbeeck's ships bypass St-Anna Bay, Curaçao
• 1641 Battle at La Marfée Sedan: Earl Soisson beats French government army
• 1652 Fire on Dutch Dam (Amsterdam's city hall burns)
• 1669 LaSalle leaves Montreal to explore Ohio River
• 1673 French troops conquer Maastricht as part of the Franco-Dutch War
• 1685 Battle at Sedgemoor: King James II beats Duke of Monmouth

• 1770 Battle at Cesme: Russian fleet beats Turkish
• 1775 Congress issues "Declaration of the Causes & Necessity of Taking up Arms", listing grievances but denying intent to be independent

• 1777 British General Burgoyne captures Fort Ticonderoga from Americans
• 1782 British-French sea battle at Negapatam (off India)
• 1785 US Congress unanimously resolves the name of US currency to the "dollar" and adopts decimal coinage
• 1787 French government proclaims end to stamp/land tax
• 1787 Orange troops occupy Area at Duurstede
• 1789 French Revolution: the National Assembly forms a committee of thirty members to write a new constitution
• 1798 US law makes aliens "liable to be apprehended, restrained, ... & removed as alien enemies"
• 1801 Battle at Algeciras: French fleet beats British
• 1840 Christian Hebbel's "Judith" premieres in Berlin

• 1853 William Wells Brown publishes "Clotel", 1st novel by an African American
• 1854 1st Republican state convention (Jackson, Michigan)
• 1858 Lyman Blake patents shoe manufacturing machine
• 1862 Skirmish at Devall's Bluff, Arkansas (106 casualties)
• 1863 Battle of Williamsport, MD [-Jul 07]


• 1863 Northern Territory passes from New South Wales to South Australia
• 1869 Black candidate for lieutenant governor of Virginia, Dr J. H. Harris defeated
• 1882 14 Russian Jews from Bilu arrive in Jaffa, Palestine

• 1886 Horlick's of Wisconsin offers 1st malted milk to public

• 1892 Striking steel workers in Homestead, Pennsylvania, fire on scabs, killing 7
• 1892 Dadabhai Naoroji elected as first Indian Member of Parliament in Britain
• 1893 The small town of Pomeroy, Iowa, is nearly destroyed by a tornado that kills 71 people and injures 200
• 1894 Cleveland sends 2,000 troops to Chicago to suppress Pullman strike
• 1898 US Senate agrees to annex Hawaii
• 1903 George Wyman arrives in NYC by motorcycle 51 days out of San Francisco
• 1904 Two Russian cruisers move into the Red Sea and begin to stop ships of Britain, Germany, and other nations they believe friendly to Japan

• 1905 Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the second time
• 1908 Robert Peary's expedition sails from NYC for north pole
• 1912 Donald Lippincott runs world record 100m (10.6)
• 1916 2nd of 4 fatal Jersey Shore shark attacks occur at Spring Lake when Charles Bruder (27) bled to death, 5 days after the 1st

• 1919 British R-34 lands in NY, 1st airship to cross Atlantic (108 hr)

• 1922 Dutch auto/airplane manufacturer Trompenburg declares bankruptcy
• 1923 Rail crash on New Zealand's main trunk line; 17 killed and 28 injured
• 1923 The Central Executive Committee accepts the Treaty of Union, signed in Moscow in December 1922, and the Russian Empire becomes the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
• 1924 1st photo sent experimentally across Atlantic by radio, US-England
• 1928 1st all-talking motion picture shown in NY (Lights of NY)
• 1928 Largest recorded hailstone at the time 1.5 lbs (7 inchs in diameter) falls in Potter, Nebraska
• 1932 1st class postage back up to 3 cents from 2 cents
• 1935 Rotterdam architect A van de Steurs Museum Boymans opens
• 1936 114°F (46°C), Moorhead, Minnesota (state record)
• 1936 121°F (49°C), Steele, North Dakota (state record)
• 1936 A major breach of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal in England sends millions of gallons of water cascading 200 feet into the River Irwell
• 1939 German Nazis close last Jewish enterprises

• 1942 Von Hoth' IV Pantser army fights with Voronezj
• 1943 2nd day of battle at Kursk: 25,000 Germans killed
• 1943 US destroyer William D Porter [Willie Dee] launched

• 1944 World's largest circus tent catches fire at Ringling Brother's - Barnum & Bailey 2nd performance, 168 die (Hartford, Connecticut)

• 1945 US President Harry Truman signs executive order establishing Medal of Freedom
• 1945 Washington Senator Rick Ferrell catches a record 1,722 games

• 1949 Freak heat wave sent central coast of Portugal to 158°F for 2 minutes
• 1950 German DR recognizes Oder-Neisse borders with Poland
• 1952 Last tram ride in London
• 1954 Tunisian government of M'zali, resigns

• 1958 Adolfo López Mateos elected President of Mexico
• 1959 Saar becomes part of German Federal Republic
• 1960 Dr Barbara Moore completes a 3,207 mile walk from LA to NYC
• 1961 Portuguese ship explodes near Mozambique, kills 300
• 1962 Emir Said al-Djazairi takes van Algerian throne in Syria
• 1962 Nuclear test shot Sedan; part of Operation Plowshare
• 1963 South African workers' union leader Billy Nair arrested
• 1964 Malawi (formerly Nyasaland) declares independence from UK
• 1965 Rock group "Jefferson Airplane" forms
• 1966 Malawi becomes a republic, Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda becomes president

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• 1542 Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg
• 1638 Gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter
• 1668 Peter Burmannus [Pieter Burman the Elder], Dutch attorney and classicist, born in Utrecht (d. 1741)
• 1686 Antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758)
• 1736 Daniel Morgan, American soldier and politician (Battle of Cowpens, Whiskey Rebellion), born in Hunterdon County, New Jersey (d. 1802)
• 1747 John Paul Jones, naval hero ("I have not yet begun to fight")
• 1753 John H Midderigh, Rotterdam patriot, baptized
• 1755 John Flaxman, English sculptor (Westminster Abbey tomb stones)
• 1766 Alexander Wilson, Scottish-born naturalist (d. 1813)

• 1782 Luis [Philippus] Brion, Curacao commander of Colombian fleet
• 1782 Maria Louisa of Spain, queen of Etruria (d. 1824)
• 1785 William J Hooker, English botanist/director (Kew Gardens)
• 1789 Maria Isabella of Spain, queen of the Two Sicilies (d. 1846)
• 1793 Jacob M de Kempenaer, Dutch lawyer/min of Internal Affairs (1848-49)
• 1796 Nicholas I Pavlovitch, tsar of Russia (1825-55)
• 1814 Justus McKinstry, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in NYC, New York (d. 1897)
• 1817 Albert von Kölliker, Swiss anatomist (d. 1905)
• 1819 Ernst Wilhelm von Brücke, German Physician and Physiologist, born in Berlin, Germany
• 1821 Edward Winston Pettus, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1907)

• 1838 Vatroslav Jagic, Croatian scholar (d. 1923)
• 1856 Edward Anseele, Belgian minister of Rail/PTT
• 1859 Verner von Heidenstam, Swedish poet/novelist (Charles Men, Nobel 1916)
• 1868 Petrus A Euwens, Dutch vicar/editor (Amigoe di Curacao)
• 1868 Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (d. 1935)
• 1873 Paul Keller, German writer (Ferien vom Ich)

• 1877 Niceto A Zamora y Torres, premier/president of Spain (1931-36)
• 1878 Eino Leino, Finnish poet (d. 1926)
• 1881 Josef Winckler, German dentist/writer (Quadriga, Pumpernickel)
• 1884 Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac, French painter/cartoonist
• 1884 Harold Vanderbilt, NY, America Cup (1930,34,37)/inv contract bridge
• 1884 Willem Dudok, Dutch architect (town hall Hilversum/Beehive Rotterdam)
• 1885 Ernst Busch, German field marshal (d. 1945)
• 1887 Marc Chagall, Russian-French artist (I & The Village), born in Vitebsk, Russian Empire (d. 1985)
• 1892 Baron Willy Coppens de Houthulst, Belgian WW I pilot
• 1896 Thomas W McKnew, president (National Geographic Society)
• 1897 Richard Krautheimer, art Historian
• 1903 Axel Theorell, Swedish biochemist, studied enzymes (Nobel 1955)
• 1904 Erik Wickberg, Salvation Army general (d. 1996)

• 1912 Heinrich Harrer, Austrian mountaineer (d. 2006)
• 1916 Unica Zürn, German writer and artist, born in Berlin (d. 1970)
• 1918 Bert [Lambertus H] Voeten, Dutch journalist/poet (Crossing)

• 1923 Wojciech Jaruzelski, Polish general/pres (1989-90), born in Karow, (d. 2014)
• 1924 Robert Michael White, American test pilot (X-15), born in NYC, New York
• 1925 Huub H Jacobse, member of Dutch 2nd chamber (Liberal)
• 1926 Conrad "Nicky" Hilton Jr., American hotel heir and 1st husband of Elizabeth Taylor, born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1969)
• 1927 Alan Leslie "Fluff" Freeman, Australian-born British disc jockey and radio personality (Pick of the Pops), born in New South Wales, Australia (d. 2006)
• 1930 Francoise Mallet-Joris, [F Lilar], Belgian writer (Signs & Wonders)
• 1930 Hans-Jürgen Heise, German writer, born in Bublitz (d. 2013)
• 1931 Jean Campeau, French Canadian businessman and politician
• 1931 Emily Nasrallah, Lebanese writer and women's rights activist (Birds of September, A Cat’s Diary), born in Kfeir, Lebanon (d. 2018)

• 1937 Bessie Head, Botswana writer (When Rain Clouds Gather, Maru, A Question of Power), born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (d. 1986)
• 1940 Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan
• 1944 Byron Berline, American world premier fiddle player, born in Caldwell, Kansas
• 1945 Rik Elswit, rocker (Dr Hook & Medicine Show-In the Right Place)
• 1945 Rodney Matthews, English fantasy artist and illustrator

• 1946 Jamie Wyeth, Penn, artist (An American Vision-Boston)
• 1946 Peter Singer, Australian philosopher
• 1948 Wadih Saadeh, Lebanese-Australian poet
• 1948 Tom Curley, American media executive
• 1950 John Byrne, American comic book author & artist
• 1950 Hélène Scherrer, Canadian politician
• 1952 Hilary Mantel, English novelist (Wolf Hall), born in Glossop, Derbyshire
• 1955 William Wall, Irish writer
• 1955 Sherif Ismail, Prime Minister of Egypt (2015-present), born in Cairo, Egypt
• 1960 Jozef/Josef Pribilinec, Czech, speed walker (world record 10K)
• 1972 D-Styles, American scratch DJ
• 1975 Amir-Abbas Fakhravar, Iranian journalist and activist (Annie Taylor Award), born in Tehran, Iran
• 1979 Nicolas Daniel Maricio, Prince of Netherlands
• 1986 David Karp, American web developer and founder of the blogging site Tumblr, born in NYC, New York
• 1986 Luigi Di Maio, Italian politician, Leader of 5-Star, born in Avellino, Italy

• 1966 American sci-fi writer "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" Philip K Dick marries 4th wife Nancy Hackett
• 2006 "National Treasure" director Jon Turteltaub (42) weds co-founder of Creative Visions Foundation Amy Eldon at Saddlerock Ranch and Vineyard in Malibu, California
• 2014 Talent manager Scooter Braun (33) weds philanthropist Yael Cohen (28) in Whistler, British Columbia

• 1189 Henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56
• 1218 Eudes III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1166)
• 1249 Alexander II, King of Scots (1215-49), dies at 50
• 1415 Jan Hus, Bohemian reformer (b. 1369), burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany
• 1476 Regiomontanus [Johannes Müller von Königsberg], German mathematician and astronomer, prepares astronomic tables, dies at 40
• 1533 Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57
• 1535 Sir Thomas More, philosopher, author (Utopia) and statesman, executed (beheaded) for treason at 57
• 1553 Edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15
• 1568 Johann Oporinus, Swiss book publisher/publisher, dies at 61
• 1583 Edmund Grindal, English bishop of London/archbhp of York, dies at 64
• 1585 Thomas Aufield, English Catholic martyr (b. 1552)
• 1587 Michael Lauterbeck, assassinated Fries viceroy Willem Louis, executed
• 1684 Peter Gunning, English royalist churchman (b. 1614)
• 1740 Claudius Amyand, French-born British surgeon who performed first appendectomy, dies at about 80
• 1758 George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, British general
• 1759 William Pepperrell, British colonial soldier, dies at 63
• 1802 Daniel Morgan, American soldier and politician (Battle of Cowpens, Whiskey Rebellion), dies at 66
• 1809 Antoine Charles Louis Lasalle, French cavalry general (b. 1775)
• 1813 Granville Sharp, English abolitionist, dies at 77
• 1815 Samuel Whitbread, English politician, dies at 51

• 1851 Thomas Davenport, American iventor (invented 1st commercial electric motor), dies at 48
• 1854 Georg Ohm, German physicist and mathematician (Ohm's law), dies at 65
• 1863 Strong Vincent, American army officer (fought at Battle of Gettysburg), dies at 26 fighting at the Little Round Top in Gettysburg
• 1864 Samuel Allen Rice, American Brigadier General (Union Army), dies of injuries at 36
• 1868 Sanosuke Harada, Shinsengumi Captain (b. 1840)
• 1871 Antonio de Castro Alves, Brazilian poet (O navio negreiro), dies at 34
• 1893 Guy de Maupassant, French author (Boule de Suif), French author, dies at 42
• 1901 Prince Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1819)
• 1907 August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein, German Linguist, Theologian (b. 1826)
• 1914 Delmira Agustini, Uruguayan poet (El Libro Blanco), murdered at 27
• 1916 Odilon Redon [Bertrand-Jean Redon], French symbolist painter (b. 1840)
• 1918 Count von Mirbach, German ambassador to Moscow, dies
• 1922 Mary Theresa Ledóchowska, Polish-Austrian Catholic nun (founded the Missionary Sisters of St. Peter Claver), dies at 59
• 1932 Kenneth Grahame, English author (The Wind in the Willows), dies at 73
• 1934 Edward Vermeulen, Flemish writer, dies at 73
• 1952 Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, French Canadian politician (b. 1867)
• 1959 George Grosz, German cartoonist and painter (Ecce Homo), dies at 65
• 1960 Aneurin Bevan, British politician (b. 1897)
• 1961 Cuno Amiet, Swiss painter and illustrator, dies at 93
• 1961 Enrique Larreta, [E Rodriguez Maza], Argentine diplomat and writer, dies at 86
• 1961 Woodall Rodgers, American politician (b. 1890)

• 1962 Archduke Joseph August of Austria, Austrian field marshal (b. 1872)
• 1962 George, Duke of Mecklenburg, head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, dies at 63
• 1966 Anne Nagel, dies of cancer at 50
• 1970 Marjorie Rambeau, dies at 80
• 1971 Horst Lange, German writer (The Long Lament), dies at 66
• 1971 Thomas C Heart, US admiral/commander (Asiatic fleet), dies
• 1975 Otto Skorzeny, German/Austrian SS (Mussolini/Ardennen), dies
• 1976 Zhu De, Chinese general and politician (commander-in-chief of Eighth Route Army), dies at 89
• 1976 Fritz Lenz, German geneticist, dies at 89
• 1986 Jagjivan Ram, Indian independence activist and politician, dies at 78
• 1989 Janos Kádár, 46th Prime Minister of Hungary 5th Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary (1956-58), dies at 77
• 1990 Paul Wynne, KGO-TV SF reporter, dies of AIDS at 46
• 1990 Nathaniel Wyeth, American chemist and inventor (created PET plastic beverage bottle), dies at 78
• 1992 Edgardo Pallero, Argentina producer (Los hijos de fierro), dies
• 1992 Bryan Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne and Guinness brewing heir, dies at 86

• 1993 Ruth Lady Fermoy, maternal grandmother of Princess Diane, dies at 84
• 1995 Aziz Nesin, Turkish writer, dies at 79
• 1995 Helene Johnson, American Harlem Renaissance poet, dies at 87
• 1999 Carl Gunter Jr, American politician (b. 1938)
• 1999 Barry Winchell, American soldier (b. 1977)
• 2000 Rederic Coote, British Anglican Bishop (Colchester), dies at 85
• 2002 Dhirubhai Ambani, Indian businessman (b. 1932)
• 2004 Thomas Klestil, President of Austria (b. 1932)
• 2005 Bruno Augenstein, German-born mathematician (b. 1923)
• 2005 L. Patrick Gray III, American FBI director (b. 1916)
• 2005 Ed McBain [Evan Hunter], American writer (Blackboard Jungle), dies at 78
• 2005 Claude Simon, Malagasy-French writer, (Nobel Prize Literature 1985), dies at 91
• 2009 Robert McNamara, American United States Secretary of Defense (1961-8), who played a major role in US escalation in Vietnam, dies at 93
• 2009 Leo Mol, Ukrainian Canadian artist and sculptor (b. 1915)
• 2009 Vasily Aksyonov, Russian writer (b. 1932)
• 2012 Charles David Ganao, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo, dies at 85
• 2017 Thomas E. Sanders, American aerial cameraman (Living Daylights), dies at 63

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