July 6

Today in History
• 1016 - Battle of Pontlevoy: one of largest battles of early Medieval France
• 1348 - Papal bull of Pope Clement VI issued during the Black Death stating Jews not to blame
• 1415 - Bohemian religious reformer Jan Hus is burned at the stake in Constance, Germany
• 1484 - Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of the Congo River
• 1491 - Opening ceremony of Daitokuji's Shinju at subtemple
• 1699 - Pirate Captain William Kidd is captured in Boston
• 1785 - US Congress unanimously resolves the name of US currency to the "dollar"
• 1885 - Louis Pasteur successfully gives an anti-rabies vaccine to 9-year-old, saving his life


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Anniversary of the Coronation of King Mindaugas
• Capital City Day
• Comoros National Day
• Eid-e-Ghadir
• Fast of Tammuz
• Jan Hus Day in Czech Republic
• Kupala Night
• Malawi Independence Day

Birthdays
• 1736 - Daniel Morgan, American soldier and politician
• 1747 - John Paul Jones, naval hero, "I have not yet begun to fight"
• 1782 - Luis [Philippus] Brion, Curacao commander of Colombian fleet
• 1796 - Nicholas I Pavlovitch, tsar of Russia, 1825-55
• 1832 - Maximilian F J, archduke of Austria/Emperor of Mexico
• 1856 - Edward Anseele, Belgian minister of Rail/PTT
• 1877 - Niceto A Zamora y Torres, premier/president of Spain, 1931-36
• 1896 - Thomas W. McKnew, president, National Geographic Society