Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: July 6
July 6, 2024 is the 188th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 178 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Saturday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Cancer is your zodiac sign. Ruby is your modern birthstone. Ruby is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: July 6
- 1189 –Richard I “the Lionheart” is crowned King of England.
- 1630 –Thirty-Years War: 4,000 Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus land in Pomerania, Germany.
- 1854 –In Jackson, Michigan, the first convention of the United States Republican Party is held.
- 1892 –3,800 striking steelworkers engage in a day-long battle with Pinkerton agents during the Homestead Strike, leaving 10 dead and dozens wounded.
- 1944 –Jackie Robinson refuses to move to the back of a bus, leading to a court martial.
- 1957 –John Lennon and Paul McCartney of the Beatles are introduced to each other when Lennon’s band the Quarrymen performs at the St. Peter’s Church Hall fête in Woolton.
- 1988 –The Piper Alpha drilling platform in the North Sea is destroyed by explosions and fires. 167 oil workers are killed, making it the world’s worst offshore oil disaster.
- 1994 –Storm King Mountain, Glenwood Springs, Colorado: South Canyon Fire: 14 firefighters died in the fire.
- 2003 –The 70-metre Eupatoria Planetary Radar sends a METI message (Cosmic Call 2) to 5 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 Nathula Pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.
Who were born on July 6?
- 1686 –Antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758)
- 1904 –Erik Wickberg, Swedish 9th General of the Salvation Army (d. 1996)
- 1927 –Janet Leigh, American actress (d. 2004)
- 1933 –Frank Austin, English footballer
- 1936 –Dave Allen, Irish comedian (d. 2005)
- 1951 –Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor
- 1969 –Brian Van Holt, American actor
- 1974 –Zé Roberto, Brazilian footballer
- 1977 –Makhaya Ntini, South African cricketer
- 1978 –Tamera Mowry, American actress
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