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July 6 in History
Historical Events on July 6
371 BC
The Battle of Leuctra, where Epaminondas defeated Cleombrotus I, takes place
640
Battle of Heliopolis: The Muslim Arab army under 'Amr ibn al-'As defeat the Byzantine forces near Heliopolis (Egypt).
1044
The Battle of Ménfő between troops led by Emperor Henry III and Magyar forces led by Samuel Aba, King of Hungary, takes place.
1189
Richard I "the Lionheart" accedes to the English throne.
1253
Mindaugas is crowned King of Lithuania.
1348
Pope Clement VI issues a papal bull protecting the Jews accused of having caused the Black Death.
1411
Ming China's Admiral Zheng He returns to Nanjing after the third treasure voyage and presents the Sinhalese king, captured during the Ming-Kotte War, to the Yongle Emperor.
1415
Jan Hus is condemned as a heretic and then burned at the stake.
1438
A temporary compromise between the rebellious Transylvanian peasants and the noblemen is signed in Kolozsmonostor Abbey.
1483
Richard III is crowned King of England.
1484
Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of the Congo River.
1495
First Italian War: Battle of Fornovo: Charles VIII defeats the Holy League.
1535
Sir Thomas More is executed for treason against King Henry VIII of England.
1557
King Philip II of Spain, consort of Queen Mary I of England, sets out from Dover to war with France, which eventually resulted in the loss of the City of Calais, the last English possession on the continent, and Mary I never seeing her husband again.
1560
The Treaty of Edinburgh is signed by Scotland and England.
1573
Córdoba, Argentina, is founded by Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera.
1573
French Wars of Religion: Siege of La Rochelle ends.
1614
Żejtun and the surrounding villages suffer a raid from Ottoman forces. This was the last unsuccessful attempt by the Ottomans to conquer the island of Malta.
1630
Thirty Years' War: Four thousand Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus land in Pomerania, Germany.
1685
Battle of Sedgemoor: Last battle of the Monmouth Rebellion. troops of King James II defeat troops of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth.
1751
Pope Benedict XIV suppresses the Patriarchate of Aquileia and establishes from its territory the Archdiocese of Udine and Gorizia.
1777
American Revolutionary War: Siege of Fort Ticonderoga: After a bombardment by British artillery under General John Burgoyne, American forces retreat from Fort Ticonderoga, New York.
1779
Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces during the American Revolutionary War.
1801
First Battle of Algeciras: Outnumbered French Navy ships defeat the Royal Navy in the fortified Spanish port of Algeciras.
1809
The second day of the Battle of Wagram; France defeats the Austrian army in the largest battle to date of the Napoleonic Wars.
1854
In Jackson, Michigan, the first convention of the United States Republican Party is held.
1865
The first issue of The Nation magazine is published.
1885
Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
1887
David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
1892
Dadabhai Naoroji is elected as the first Indian Member of Parliament in Britain.
1892
Three thousand eight hundred striking steelworkers engage in a day-long battle with Pinkerton agents during the Homestead Strike, leaving ten dead and dozens wounded.
1917
World War I: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and Auda ibu Tayi capture Aqaba from the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt.
1919
The British dirigible R34 lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship.
1933
The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game is played in Chicago's Comiskey Park. The American League defeated the National League 4-2.
1936
A major breach of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal in England sends millions of gallons of water cascading 200 feet (61 m) into the River Irwell.
1937
Spanish Civil War: Battle of Brunete: The battle begins with Spanish Republican troops going on the offensive against the Nationalists to relieve pressure on Madrid.
1939
Holocaust: The last remaining Jewish enterprises in Germany are closed.
1940
Story Bridge, a major landmark in Brisbane, as well as Australia's longest cantilever bridge is formally opened.
1941
Nazi Germany launches its offensive to encircle several Soviet armies near Smolensk.
1942
Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in the "Secret Annexe" above her father's office in an Amsterdam warehouse.
1944
Jackie Robinson refuses to move to the back of a bus, leading to a court-martial.
1944
The Hartford circus fire, one of America's worst fire disasters, kills approximately 168 people and injures over 700 in Hartford, Connecticut.
1947
The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.
1957
Althea Gibson wins the Wimbledon championships, becoming the first black athlete to do so.
1957
John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming the Beatles.
1962
As a part of Operation Plowshare, the Sedan nuclear test takes place.
1962
The Late Late Show, the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster, airs on RTÉ One for the first time.
1964
Malawi declares its independence from the United Kingdom.
1966
Malawi becomes a republic, with Hastings Banda as its first President.
1967
Nigerian Civil War: Nigerian forces invade Biafra, beginning the war.
1975
The Comoros declares independence from France.
1986
Davis Phinney becomes the first American cyclist to win a road stage of the Tour de France.
1988
The Piper Alpha drilling platform in the North Sea is destroyed by explosions and fires. One hundred sixty-seven oil workers are killed, making it the world's worst offshore oil disaster in terms of direct loss of life.
1989
The Tel Aviv-Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack: Sixteen bus passengers are killed when a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad took control of the bus and drove it over a cliff.
1990
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is founded.
1995
In the Bosnian War, under the command of General Ratko Mladić, Serbia begins its attack on the Bosnian town of Srebrenica.
1997
The Troubles: In response to the Drumcree dispute, five days of mass protests, riots and gun battles begin in Irish nationalist districts of Northern Ireland.
1998
Hong Kong International Airport opens in Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, replacing Kai Tak Airport as the city's international airport.
2003
The 70-metre Yevpatoria Planetary Radar sends a METI message (Cosmic Call 2) to five stars: Hip 4872, HD 245409, 55 Cancri (HD 75732), HD 10307 and 47 Ursae Majoris (HD 95128). The messages will arrive to these stars in 2036, 2040, 2044, and 2049, respectively.
2006
The Nathu La pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.
2013
At least 42 people are killed in a shooting at a school in Yobe State, Nigeria.
2013
A Boeing 777 operating as Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashes at San Francisco International Airport, killing three and injuring 181 of the 307 people on board.
2013
A 73-car oil train derails in the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec and explodes into flames, killing at least 47 people and destroying more than 30 buildings in the town's central area.
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