July 6 birthdays, facts & history
Everything about being born on July 6, from your sign and birth stone to who shares your birthday.
Zodiac sign
♋︎ Cancer
Jun 21 – Jul 22
Birth stone
Ruby
Birth flower
Larkspur
How common
#81 of 366
by US birth counts
Famous July 6 birthdays
Maximilian I of Mexico · Emperor of Mexico1832
Verner von Heidenstam · Swedish writer1859
Eino Leino · Finnish poet and journalist1878
Marc Bloch · French historian1886
Frida Kahlo · Mexican painter1907
Wojciech Jaruzelski · Polish military and political official1923
Bill Haley · American rock and roll music pioneer1925
Janet Leigh · American actress1927
14th Dalai Lama · 14th Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibetans1935
Ned Beatty · American actor1937
Nursultan Nazarbayev · President of Kazakhstan from 1991 to 20191940
George W. Bush · 43rd President of the United States1946
Sylvester Stallone · American actor and filmmaker1946
Peter Singer · Australian moral philosopher1946
Geoffrey Rush · Australian actor1951
Hilary Mantel · British writer1952
50 Cent · American rapper and actor1975
Kevin Hart · American comedian and actor1979
Eva Green · French actress1980
Luigi Di Maio · Italian politician1986
On this day in history
1777American Revolutionary War: American troops at Fort Ticonderoga in New York completed a retreat from advancing British forces, causing an uproar among the American public.
1966Malawi becomes a republic, with Hastings Banda as its first President.
1997The Troubles: In response to the Drumcree conflict, five days of unrest began in nationalist districts of Northern Ireland.
2009Jadranka Kosor became the first female prime minister of Croatia.
1933The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game is played in Chicago's Comiskey Park. The American League defeated the National League 4–2.
1936A 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.
1940The Story Bridge in Brisbane, the longest cantilever bridge in Australia, was opened by Sir Leslie Wilson, Governor of Queensland.
1941Second World War: After a three-month siege, the Italian garrison of Saïo (in modern-day Ethiopia) surrendered to Belgian, British and Ethiopian troops.
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