Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/July 6
Births edit
- 1747 – John Paul Jones, American naval commander (d. 1792)
- 1907 – Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter (d. 1954)
- 1946 – George W. Bush, (pictured) 43rd President of the United States
- 1946 – Sylvester Stallone, American actor
- 1967 – Heather Nova, West Indian-born guitarist and singer
- 1975 – 50 Cent, American rapper
Deaths edit
- 1189 – King Henry II of England (b. 1133)
- 1415 – Jan Hus, Bohemian reformer (burned at the stake) (b. 1369)
- 1535 – Sir Thomas More, English writer and philosopher (executed) (b. 1478)
- 1553 – King Edward VI of England (b. 1537)
- 1762 – Tsar Peter III of Russia (murdered) (b. 1728)
- 1835 – John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1755)
- 1960 – Aneurin Bevan, British politician (b. 1897)
- 1962 – William Faulkner, American writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
- 1971 – Louis Armstrong, American musician (b. 1901)