Historical Events -  July 6

1483: Richard III became King of England.

1885: Louis Pasteur successfully tested the rabies vaccine.

1892: Dadabhai Naoroji became the first Indian elected to the British Parliament.

1923: Establishment of the Soviet Socialist Republic.

1962: Nathu La Pass, closed due to the Sino-Indian war, reopened.

 

Famous Birthdays – July 6

1781: Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles, a British statesman, best known for his founding of modern Singapore and the Straits Settlements.

1901: Syama Prasad Mukherjee, an Indian politician.

1906: Daulat Singh Kothari, an Indian scientist, and educationist.

1914: Vince McMahon Sr., an American professional wrestling promoter. 

1930: M. Balamuralikrishna, an Indian Carnatic vocalist, musician, multi-instrumentalist, playback singer, composer, and character actor.

1935: The 14th Dalai Lama.

1946: Sylvester Stallone, an American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer.

1946: George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States.

1975: 50 Cent, an American rapper, songwriter, television producer, actor, and entrepreneur.

1980: Eva Green, a French actress.

1985: Ranveer Singh, an Indian actor.

 

Death Anniversaries -  July 6

1854: Georg Ohm, a German physicist, and mathematician.

1986: Jagjivan Ram, an Indian independence activist and politician.

1997: Chetan Anand, an Indian film producer, screenwriter, and director.

2002: Dhirubhai Ambani, a successful Indian business tycoon who founded Reliance Industries.