All Events

Historical Events on July 6

  • American Revolutionary War

    1777

    American Revolutionary War: Siege of Fort Ticonderoga: After a bombardment by British artillery under General John Burgoyne, American forces retreat from Fort Ticonderoga, New York.

  • World War I

    1917

    World War I: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and Auda ibu Tayi capture Aqaba from the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt.

  • Spanish Civil War

    1937

    Spanish Civil War: Battle of Brunete: The battle begins with Spanish Republican troops going on the offensive against the Nationalists to relieve pressure on Madrid.

  • The Holocaust

    1939

    Holocaust: The last remaining Jewish enterprises in Germany are closed.

  • Nazi Germany

    1941

    Nazi Germany launches its offensive to encircle several Soviet armies near Smolensk.

  • Nigerian Civil War

    1967

    Nigerian Civil War: Nigerian forces invade Biafra, beginning the war.

  • Bosnian War

    1995

    In the Bosnian War, under the command of General Ratko Mladić, Serbia begins its attack on the Bosnian town of Srebrenica.

  • The Troubles

    1997

    The Troubles: In response to the Drumcree dispute, five days of mass protests, riots and gun battles begin in Irish nationalist districts of Northern Ireland.

  • Boeing 777

    2013

    A Boeing 777 operating as Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashes at San Francisco International Airport, killing three and injuring 181 of the 307 people on board.

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