What do cabbage patch dolls, your own self and your favorite bottle of beer have in common? Hmm…if you said “They all have a born-on date!” then your own self would also be correct! If you were born on July 6th of any year then follow along as we look at who shares your birthday as well as historical events and other facts specific to your own personal born on date!
General information about July 6th birthdays:
If you were born on July 6th of any standard year then you were born on the 187th day of the calendar year. If you happen to have been born during a leap year then you were born on the 188th day of that calendar year. If you are a U.S. citizen and your July 6th birthday occurred in 1993 or any year earlier, then you are legally able to obtain a valid state drivers license once you have met all educational requirements to do so. Any person born on July 6th of 1991 or any year earlier is legally able to purchase cigarettes or smoke in public and any person born on July 6th of 1988 or any year earlier is legally able to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages while living or traveling in the U.S.
If your birthday falls on July 6th of 1959 or any year earlier, then it means you have been conquering and exploring this world for a half a century or longer and are now allowed to start asking in the U.S. about senior discounts at a multitude of commercial businesses, events and services! Different companies set the eligibility age higher if their policy calls for it but age 50 is the lowest beginning age of eligibility in the U.S. A great site to check out senior discount deals at is listed below.
Astrological data for July 6th birthdays:
In accordance with Western Astrology, those born on July 6th are born under Cancer, the sign of the Crab which is of Water Element, of Fixed Quality and ruled planetarily by the silvery white Moon. The constellation of Cancer holds some well known stars or star clusters such as the Kwan Kei cluster (Bright Fire), Praesepe or Beehive Cluster(the manger) and Asellus Borealis(the northern donkey). Cancerian folk are often described as very intuitive, home loving and deeply sentimental though they do need the attention and social interaction through community situations or individuals that they feel comfortable with and that they feel understands them or they will quickly “clam up” and retreat into their Crab shell never to be enticed out again for fear of repeated hurt-whether real or imagined in nature. Most Cancerian souls love to take care and provide a safe home or environment for others and they are fabulous hosts with warm homes you are invited into or lost souls wandering and depressing to be around if those needs are somehow not available. They love to do anything inside or out that has to do with the home, and often there is a prominent water feature on or near their property. Cancerians are usually very cheery, loyal and resourceful but often times inside very insecure which can cause struggle in relationships because there natural protective Cancer tendencies allow it remain inside until it manifests as a point of no return break instead of open communication that could have easily fixed it prior. Cancer folk tend to be very creative in any field they choose and also are easily influenced by the mother/mother figure in their life(male or female) or by the lack of at a very deep level as well as tend to be very adept at mothering others-for better or for worse benefit wise of both parties. They keep everything and refuse to throw out even their old tennis shoes that they outgrew in high school unless of course for the benefit of another then without question. Cooking, music and water recreation are oft times hobbies and pursuits of those born under the sign of Cancer. If you wish to gain a greater understanding of Western Astrology (or Chinese Astrology dependent upon your birth year) visit this informative link courtesy of Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrological_sign
Find your Cancer glyph at the bottom of the page when you are done to check out your Cancer specific traits. Famous fellow Cancerians include Robin Williams, John Quincy Adams, Ernest Hemingway, Princess Diana, Lindsay Lohan, Henry VIII, Meryl Streep, George Michael, Louis Armstrong, Prince William, Dalai Lama, David Spade, Cyndi Lauper, Helen Keller, Kris Kristofferson, Tobey Maguire, Rembrandt, James Cagney, Sly Stallone, Liv Tyler, Jerry Hall, Tom Cruise, George W. Bush, Jimmy Smits, Edward VIII-Duke of Windsor, Ringo Starr, Henry David Thoreau, Jack Dempsey, Sir Edmund Hillary, 50 Cent, Ingmar Bergman Anjelica Huston, Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Carlos Santana, David Hasselhoff, Nelson Mandela, Giorgio Armani, Ross Perot, Georges Pompidou, and Linda Rondstat. Countries “born” under the sign of Cancer are the United States of America, Yugoslavia, Canada, Holland, Scotland and New Zealand. States “born” under the sign of Cancer are New York, New Hampshire, Missouri, Wyoming and Idaho.
If you are interested in current daily/weekly forecasts for the Cancer sign stop by the link below for each day of your astrological year!
http://www.bridgettwalther.com/daily.asp?sign=Gemini
Birthstone/Birth Flower specifics for July 6th birthdays:
The birthstone most commonly associated with your July 6th birthday is the glowing Ruby, root of which is found in Latinized “ruber” meaning “red”. Pearl and Moonstone are also less common stones for July births. It symbolizes courage, devotion, integrity, happiness and strength. The clarity of the ruby’s red color is reputed to energetically induce prosperity and enhance energy as well as to energetically effect and possibly lessen blood diseases and infections and for increasing metabolism and mind alertness. Rubies are found heavily in Asia Minor and Northern Africa but are also found in the South Eastern United States. The deep red ruby color accounts for the most popular of the precious gems desired but ironically the lighter a ruby’s “redness” is(some rare times even a translucent violet)-the higher the clarity of that particular stone, similar to sapphires and emeralds. The red of the ruby often was used in early Christianity to denote fire and today still signifies the powerful intercession of the Holy Spirit and Pentecost. The ruby’s hardness is second only to that of the diamond.
For those of you born on July 6th your birth flower is The Water Lily. Alternate and less common is The Blue Larkspur. Water lilies root deep in soil beneath a body of water but its full blooms float and open on the surface. There are two main groups of water lilies-tropical and hardy. A very temperamental flower, the lily is always “picky” about its surrounding climate with some varieties preferring the cool northern latitudes of Alaska and Canada, blooming only during the day while the more well known ones indigenous to warm tropical climates-this variety blooms both day and night and is fully fragrant. The Water Lily seed has an amazing fertility range with seeds remaining plantable and viable, surviving for up to 2000 years. The Larkspur is a clustering blue garden flower, gathered in a long fat dolphin shaped shaft upon its lengthy stem. Called Lark’s Heel by Shakespeare the clusters draw butterflies and bumble bees when in bloom like magnets. It is a beautiful flower for arrangements and grows throughout Northern America but is also toxic to farm animals when ingested in very large amounts (as with free grazing) so no tossing it on anyone’s salad even though it would take a truckload to make a human even sick-just look and enjoy its beauty! Unique fact: though it is toxic on a level-it also is/was used in many cultures to counteract the poison of a scorpion sting allowing the victim to escape the local muscular paralysis that accompanied the sting. The Larkspur symbolically means from Roman times an open heart and ardent attachment.
http://www.birthstones.org.uk/index.htm
Important historical events which have occurred on July 6th:
1189 – Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England.
1348 – Papal bull of Pope Clement VI protecting Jews during the Black Death.
1483 – England’s King Richard III crowned
1484 – Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of the Congo River.
1491 – Opening ceremony of Daitokuji’s Shinju at subtemple
1560 – England/Scotland signs Treaty of Edinburgh
1573 – Pacificatie of Boulogne: new peace treaty with huguenots
1621 – Dutch gov-gen John Pieterszoon Coen takes Banda-islands, 15,000 die
1669 – LaSalle leaves Montreal to explore Ohio River
1685 – Battle at Sedgemoor: King James II beats duke of Monmouth
1687 – Newton publishes “Principia”
1699 – Pirate Capt William Kidd is captured in Boston
1775 – Congress issues “Declaration of the Causes & Necessity of Taking up Arms,” listing grievances but denying intent to be independent
1776 – Dec of Ind announced on front page of “PA Evening Gazette”
1785 – Congress resolves US currency named “dollar” & adopts decimal coinage
1798 – US law makes aliens “liable to be apprehended, restrained, … & removed as alien enemies”
1848 – Mexican-American War ended with the Treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo
1853 – National Black convention meets (Rochester NY)
1853 – William Wells Brown publishes “Clotel,” 1st novel by black American
1885 – Louis Pasteur successfully tests an anti-rabies vaccine
1886 – Horlick’s of Wisconsin offers 1st malted milk to public
1893 – British King George V marries princess Victoria of Teck (Queen Mary)
1893 – The small town of Pomeroy, Iowa, is nearly destroyed by a tornado that kills 71 people and injures 200.
1894 – Cleveland sends 2,000 troops to Chicago to suppress Pullman strike
1903 – George Wyman arrives in NYC by motorcycle 51 days out of SF
1923 – Union of Soviet Socialist Republics form
1924 – 1st photo sent experimentally across Atlantic by radio, US-England
1928 – 1st all-talking motion picture shown in NY (Lights of NY)
1928 – Worlds largest record hailstone 1.5 lbs (7 inchs in diameter)) at the time falls in Potter Nebraska
1932 – 1st class postage back up to 3 cents from 2 cents
1935 – Rotterdam architect A van de Steurs Museum Boymans opens
1936 – A major breach of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal in England sends millions of gallons of water cascading 200 feet into the River Irwell.
1939 – German Nazi’s close last Jewish enterprises
1941 – NY Yankees unveil a monument to Lou Gehrig in centerfield
1942 – Anne Frank’s family goes into hiding in After House, Amsterdam
1942 – Von Hoth’ IV Pantser army fights with Voronezj
1944 – 170 die in a fire at Ringling Bros Circus in Hartford Conn
1944 – French General De Gaulle arrives in Washington, DC
1944 – US General Patton lands in France
1945 – Nicaragua becomes 1st nation to formally accept UN Charter
1945 – Pres Truman signs executive order establishing Medal of Freedom
1947 – The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.
1949 – Freak heat wave sent central coast of Portugal to 158°F for 2 minutes
1952 – Last tram ride in London
1954 – Elvis Presley records his 1st hit, “That’s All Right”
1957 – Harry S Truman Library forms in Independence, Missouri
1958 – Alaska becomes 49th state
1960 – Dr Barbara Moore completes a 3,207 mile walk from LA to NYC
1961 – Portuguese ship explode near Mozambique, kills 300
1964 – Beatles’ film “Hard Day’s Night” premieres in London
1964 – Malawi (formerly Nyasaland) declares independence from UK
1968 – Sacharov publishes “Manifest of 10,000 words”
1969 – Filming begins on “Ned Kelly” starring Mick Jagger
1969 – Frente Obrero y Liberacion (FOL) forms in Curacao
1970 – California passes 1st “no fault” divorce law
1971 – Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda sworn in as President for Life of Malawi
1976 – Soyuz 21 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 5 space station
1979 – IRA-bomb explodes in British consulate in Antwerp
1983 – Supreme Court rules retirement plans can’t pay women less
1987 – 1st of 3 massacres by Sikh extremists takes place in India
1987 – Pakistan score their 1st innings win over England, at Leeds
1993 – John F Kennedy Jr, gives notice of quitting as ADA in Manhattan
1994 – Lerou Burrell runs world record 100m (9.85)
1997 – 111th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats C Pioline (64 62 64)
1997 – Kelly Robbins wins LPGA Jamie Farr Kroger Classic
1997 – Montreal Expos retire Andre Dawson’s uniform #10
1998 – Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Airport is closed and the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok becomes operational.
1999 – U.S. Army private Barry Winchell dies from baseball-bat injuries inflicted in his sleep the previous day by fellow soldiers for his relationship with transgendered showgirl and former Navy combat medic, Calpernia Addams.
2003 – The 70-meter Eupatoria Planetary Radar sends a METI message Cosmic Call 2 to 5 stars: Hip 4872, HD 245409, 55 Cancri, HD 10307 and 47 Ursae Majoris that will arrive to these stars in 2036, 2040, 2044, 2044 and 2049 respectively.
2006 – The Nathula Pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.
Famous passings on July 6th:
1189 – Henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56
1415 – Jan Hus, burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany
1476 – Regiomontanus, [Johannes Muller of Königsberg], German astronomer dies
1533 – Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57
1535 – Thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57
1553 – Edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15
1585 – Thomas Aufield, English Catholic martyr (b. 1552)
1762 – Peter III Feodorovich, tsar of Russia (1761-62), murdered at 34
1816 – Philipp Meissner, composer, dies at 67
1835 – John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1755)
1854 – Georg Ohm, German physicist (b. 1789)
1871 – Antonio de Castro Alves, Brazilian poet (O navio negreiro), dies at 34
1893 – Guy de Maupassant, French author (b. 1850)
1916 – Odilon Redon, French painter (b. 1840)
1922 – Maria Theresa Ledochowska, Polish-Austrian Catholic nun (b. 1863)
1932 – Kenneth Grahame, English author (b. 1859)
1950 – Fats Navarro, American jazz trumpet player (b. 1923)
1961 – Cuno Amiet, Swiss painter, dies at 93
1961 – Scott LaFaro, American musician (b. 1936)
1962 – William [Harrison] Faulkner, US writer (Nobel 1949), dies at 64
1962 – Georg, Duke of Mecklenburg, head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1899)
1971 – Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong, jazz musician (Hello Dolly), dies at 71
1972 – Sam de Grasse, dies at 97
1973 – Patrick McVey, actor (Manhunt, Big Town), dies at 63
1976 – Fritz Lenz, German geneticist (b. 1887)
1990 – Paul Wynne, KGO-TV SF reporter, dies of AIDS at 46
1991 – Thorley Walters, actor (Trog, Edwardians, Daisy), dies at 78
1993 – Ruth Lady Fermoy, maternal grandmother of Princess Diane, dies at 84
1994 – Cameron Mitchell, actor (High Chapparral), dies of lung cancer at 75
1994 – Geoffrey McQueen, TV writer, dies at 46
1995 – Helene Johnson, poet, dies at 87
1998 – Roy Rogers, American actor (b. 1911)
1999 – Carl Gunter Jr, American politician (b. 1938)
2002 – John Frankenheimer, American film director (b. 1930)
2003 – Buddy Ebsen, American actor (b. 1908)
2005 – L. Patrick Gray III, American FBI director (b. 1916)
2005 – Evan Hunter, American novelist (b. 1926)
2005 – Claude Simon, French writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1913)
2005 – Richard Verreau, Canadian tenor (b. 1926)
2006 – Kasey Rogers, American actress (b. 1926)
2006 – Tom Weir, Scottish climber, author and broadcaster (b. 1914)
2008 – Bobby Durham, American jazz drummer (b. 1937)
Famous Births on July 6th:
1542 – Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg
1632 – Albert Schop, composer
1747 – John Paul Jones, naval hero (“I have not yet begun to fight”)
1782 – Maria Louisa of Spain, queen of Etruria (d. 1824)
1785 – William J Hooker, English botanist/director (Kew Gardens)
1789 – Maria Isabella of Spain, queen of the Two Sicilies (d. 1846)
1796 – Nicholas I Pavlovitch, tsar of Russia (1825-55)
1800 – Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, composer
1818 – Adolf Anderssen, Prussia, world chess champion (1851-66)
1832 – Maximilian F J, archduke of Austria/Emperor of Mexico
1868 – Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (d. 1935)
1884 – Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac, French painter/cartoonist
1896 – Thomas W McKnew, president (National Geographic Society)
1900 – Frederica Sagor Maas, American playwright
1903 – Axel Theorell, Sweden, biochemist, studied enzymes (Nobel 1955)
1904 – Robert Whitney, Newcastle-on-Tyne England, conductor (Sospiro do Roma)
1915 – Laverne Andrews, Minneapolis MN, singer (Andrews Sisters)
1918 – Sebastian Cabot, London, actor (Mr French-Family Affair, Time Machine)
1922 – William Schallert, LA Calif, actor (Patty Duke Show, Get Smart)
1923 – Nancy Davis Reagan,
1923 – Wojciech Jaruzelski, Polish general/pres (1989-90)
1925 – Bill Haley, Highland Park Mich, rock vocalist (Rock Around the Clock)
1925 – Merv Griffin, San Mateo Calif, TV host (Merv Griffin Show)
1926 – Nicky Hilton, 1st husband of Elizabeth Taylor
1927 – Charles Whittenberg, composer
1927 – Janet Leigh, [Jeanetta Morrison], Merced CA, actress (Psycho)
1927 – Pat Paulsen, Wash, comedian/pres candidate (Smothers Bros Show)
1927 – Susan Cabot, Boston, actress (Carnival Rock)
1927 – [Jan] Hein Donner, Dutch chess master
1930 – H J Heise, writer
1932 – Della Reese, Detroit, singer/actress (Della Reese Show, Royal Family)
1933 – Frank Austin, English footballer
1935 – 14th Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader
1936 – Dave Allen, Irish comedian (d. 2005)
1937 – Ned Beatty, Lexington Ky, actor (Deliverance, Repossed, Network)
1939 – Jet Harris, [Terence Harris], London, rock bassist (Drifters)
1939 – Mary Peters, England, pentathlete (Olympic-gold-1972)
1940 – Viktor Kuzkin, USSR, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1964, 68, 72)
1945 – Burt Ward, [Gervis], LA Calif, actor (Robin-Batman)
1946 – Fred Dryer, Hawthone Calif, NFLer (NY Giants, LA Rams)/actor (Hunter)
1946 – George Walker Bush Jr, George’s son (Gov-R-TX, US President)
1946 – James Naughton, US, actor (Trauma center) [or June 12, 1945]
1946 – Jamie Wyeth, Penn, artist (An American Vision-Boston)
1946 – Rick Hunter, actor
1946 – Sylvester Stallone, NYC, actor/director (Rocky, Rambo, Cobra)
1946 – Peter Singer, Australian philosopher
1947 – Richard Beckinsale, Nottingham England, actor (Porridge, Doing Time)
1948 – Brad Park, Toronto, NHL defenseman (NY Rangers, Boston Bruins)
1948 – Nathalie Baye, Mainneville France, actress (Beau Pere, Honeymoon)
1948 – Wadih Saadeh, Lebanese-Australian poet
1949 – Shelley Hack, Greenwich Ct, actress (Tiffany Welles-Charlie’s Angel)
1950 – Phyllis Hyman, jazz Singer
1950 – Ramon Guzman, jockey
1950 – John Byrne, American comic book author & artist
1950 – Hélène Scherrer, Canadian politician
1951 – Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor
1952 – Grant Goodeve, Middlebury CT, actor (Northern Exposure)
1952 – Jesse Harms, musician, of REO Speedwagon
1955 – William Wall, Irish writer
1956 – Matt Bahr, NFL kicker (NE Patriots, NY Giants)
1957 – Ron Duguay, Canada, hockey player (NY Rangers, Detroit Red Wings)
1958 – Jennifer Saunders, Sleaford England, actress (Absolutely Fabulous)
1959 – John Keeble, London, rock drummer (Spandau Ballet-True)
1960 – Caroll-Ann Alie, Ottawa Ontario, yachter (Olympics-14-92, 96)
1965 – Glenn Scarpelli, Staten Is NY, actor (Alex-One Day At a Time, Fantasy)
1966 – Brian Posehn, American actor
1972 – Isabelle Boulay, French-Canadian singer
1972 – D-Styles, American scratch DJ
1972 – Greg Norton, American baseball player
1972 – Mark Gasser, British pianist
1973 – Karl Ballard, WLAF linebacker (London Monarchs)
1974 – Steve Sullivan, Timmins, NHL center (NJ Devils)
1975 – Amir-Abbas Fakhravar, Iranian journalist and activist
1975 – 50 Cent, American rapper
1977 – Craig Handley, British film director
1978 – Tamera Mowry, twin actress (Sisters)
1978 – Tia Mowry, twin actress (Sisters)
1979 – Nicolas Daniel Maricio, Prince of Netherlands
1983 – Gregory Smith, Canadian actor
1984 – Lauren Harris, British rock singer
1984 – James Henderson, American model
1987 – Kate Nash, English singer/songwriter
1987 – Matt O’Leary, American actor
1994 – Rebecca Rosso and Camilla Rosso, British actresses
Holidays/Observances for July 6th:
Catholics around the globe celebrate annually in July during the month long observance honoring Most Precious Blood of Jesus. July 6th is also the Roman Catholic feast day of St. Maria Goretti, early 20th century 11year old martyr for the faith. Malawi and Comoros citizens celebrate Independence Day, the Cayman Islands observe Constitution Day, Lithuania annually marks Statehood Day and in Tibet July 6th is the 14th Dalai Lama’s birthday.
Hope this look at what makes your birthday of July 6th special and historically unique has been informative-perhaps even that cabbage patch doll stored in a box in your attic from two decades(or three) ago would enjoy checking their “born on” date out too! Feel free to click on any of the resource links for additional specifics and extra info about any of the categories we looked into above that are relative to your July 6th celebration of birth. Oh…and by the way-have a happy birthday!
Sources:
http://www.wikipedia.org/
http://www.catholic.org/saints/f_day/jul.php
http://www.history.com/
http://www.timeanddate.com/
http://www.historyorb.com/today/
