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July 6
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on July 6. From 1900 until now.
July 6 is under the sign of Cancer.
Famous birthdays on this day include 14th Dalai Lama (1935), Sylvester Stallone (1946) and George W Bush (1946).
Several movies were released around July 6 over the years, such as Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon in 1995 directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto and The Secret World of Arrietty in 2010 directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi.
But much more happened on July 6 over the years: find out below
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Which were the most popular Movies released around July 6 over the years?
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Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon
Release year: 1995
Directed by: Mitsuo Hashimoto
Starring: Masako Nozawa, Takeshi Kusao, Mayumi Tanaka, Hiromi Tsuru
The Secret World of Arrietty
Release year: 2010
Directed by: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Starring: Bridgit Mendler, Amy Poehler, Will Arnett, Moises Arias
X-Men
Release year: 2000
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Starring: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen
Country: United States of America
Darling
Release year: 1965
Directed by: John Schlesinger
Starring: Julie Christie, Dirk Bogarde, Laurence Harvey, José Luis de Vilallonga
Country: United States of America
Ghost
Release year: 1990
Directed by: Jerry Zucker
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn
Country: United States of America
Historical Events
Which were the important events of July 6?
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- 2019 Islamist insurgency in Mozambique: ISIL claims responsibility for a Wednesday attack in Nangade District in Mozambique, which killed seven people. (Business Standards)
- 2018 The wreckage of Nazi German submarine U-966, which was sunk in November 1943, is discovered off the coast of Galicia, Spain. (BBC)
- 2017 World heritage sites: In a meeting held in the city of Kraków, Poland, UNESCO decides not to include Machu Picchu on its list of endangered heritage sites due to the steps taken by Peruvian authorities to address concerns about the condition of the Inca citadel. (The Australian)
- 2016 CPP-NPA-NDF rebellion: Twenty Philippine Army soldiers are under investigation after they are suspected of mutilating the body of a New People's Army member. The communist militant's eyes were gouged, his tongue was cut off and his throat was slit. (GMA News)
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Famous Birthday
- 14th Dalai Lama
- Sylvester Stallone: American actor who made a huge...
- George W Bush: 43rd President of the United States.
- 50 Cent: American rapper.
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Famous Deaths
- Louis Armstrong: American jazz trumpeter, a raspy voiced...
- Buddy Ebsen: American actor (Born 1908).
- Robert McNamara: American business executive, world bank...
- Evan Hunter: American novelist (Born 1926).
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of July 6 over the years?
Top #1 songs in the USA
- 2017 Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber - Despacito
- 2016 Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla - One Dance
- 2015 Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth - See You Again
- 2014 Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX - Fancy
- 2013 Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines
- 2012 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
- 2011 Pitbull - Give Me Everything
- 2010 Katy Perry - California Gurls
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2009
The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
- 2008 Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl
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Top #1 Rock songs
- 2017 Imagine Dragons - Believer
- 2016 twenty one pilots - Ride
- 2015 WALK THE MOON - Shut Up And Dance
- 2014 Paramore - Ain't It Fun
- 2013 Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
- 2012 Linkin Park - Burn It Down
- 2011 Foo Fighters - Rope
- 2010 Three Days Grace - The Good Life
- 2009 Linkin Park - New Divide
Books
Which were the most popular books released around July 6 over the years?
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Against All Enemies
Year: 2011
By:
Tom Clancy with Peter Telep
For years, ex?Navy SEAL Maxwell Moore has worked across the Middle East and behind the scenes for the Special Activities Division of the CIA, making connections, extracting valuable intelligence, and facing
Bad Monkey
Year: 2013
By:
Carl Hiaasen
Andrew Yancy-late of the Miami Police and soon-to-be-late of the Monroe County sheriff's office-has a human arm in his freezer. There's a logical (Hiaasenian) explanation for that, but not for how and why it parted from its shadowy owner.
Three Weeks With My Brother
Year: 2004
By:
Nicholas Sparks and Micah Sparks
As moving as his bestselling works of fiction, Nicholas Sparks's unique memoir, written with his brother, chronicles the life-affirming journey of two brothers bound by memories, both humorous and tragicIn January
The Naked Ape
Year: 1968
By:
Desmond Morris
This work has become a benchmark of popular anthropology and psychology.Zoologist Desmond Morris considers humans as being simply another animal species in this classic book first published in 1967.