Today In History. What Happened This Day In History
A Timeline Of Events That Occurred On This Day In History
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
Today in History
July 6
| 1415 | Jan Hus, a Czech who spoke out against Church corruption, is burned at the stake as a heretic. | |
| 1519 | Charles of Spain is elected Holy Roman emperor in Barcelona. | |
| 1535 | Sir Thomas More is beheaded in England for refusing to swear allegiance to King Henry VIII as head of the Church. | |
| 1536 | Jaques Cartier returns to France after discovering the St. Lawrence River in Canada. | |
| 1685 | James II defeats James, the Duke of Monmouth, at the Battle of Sedgemoor, the last major battle to be fought on English soil. | |
| 1770 | The entire Ottoman fleet is destroyed by the Russians at the battle of Cesme. | |
| 1788 | 10,000 troops are called out in Paris as unrest mounts in the poorer districts over poverty and lack of food. | |
| 1836 | French General Thomas Bugeaud defeats Abd al-Kader's forces beside the Sikkak River in Algeria. | |
| 1835 | John Marshall, the third chief justice of the Supreme Court, dies at the age of 79. Two days later, while tolling in his honor in Philadelphia, the Liberty Bell cracks. | |
| 1854 | The Republican Party is officially organized in Jackson, Michigan. | |
| 1885 | Louis Pasteur gives the first successful anti-rabies innoculation. | |
| 1944 | Lieutenant Jackie Robinson of the U.S. Army, while riding a civilian bus from Camp Hoo, Texas, refuses to give up his seat to a white man. | |
| 1945 | B-29 Superfortress bombers attack Honshu, Japan, using new fire-bombing techniques. | |
| 1945 | Operation Overcast begins in Europe–moving Austrian and German scientists and their equipment to the United States. | |
| 1982 | President Ronald Reagan agrees to contribute U.S. troops to the peacekeeping unit in Beruit. | |
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| 1747 | John Paul Jones, naval hero of the American Revolution. | |
| 1910 | Dorothy Kirsten, opera singer. | |
| 1921 | Nancy Reagan, wife of President Ronald Reagan. | |
| 1927 | Bill Haley, rock 'n' roll musician. | |
| 1935 | Dalai Lama [Tenzin Gyatso], Tibetan religious leader, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. | |
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