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This is a list of selected July 6 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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{{<!--If July 5 was a Sunday-->#ifeq: 7 | {{#time:N|5 July {{CURRENTYEAR}}}} |Tynwald Day (Isle of Man, (2024);}} no footnotes
Jan Hus Day in the Czech Republic; needs more footnotes
371 BC – Post-Peloponnesian War Conflicts: The Thebans defeated the Spartans at the Battle of Leuctra in Boeotia in the territory of Thespiae, weakening Sparta's influence over the Greek peninsula. refimprove section
1415 – The Council of Constance executed Jan Hus, founder of the Christian Hussite reform movement, for committing heresy. Jan Hus and Hussite both need more footnotes
1535Thomas More, an opponent of the Protestant Reformation, was executed for treason for refusing to accept Henry VIII as the Supreme Head of the Church of England. unreferenced section
1785 – The dollar, a decimal currency system, was unanimously chosen as the money unit for the United States. refimprove/unreferenced sections, off-topic
1885 – French chemists Louis Pasteur and Émile Roux successfully tested their vaccine against rabies on nine-year-old Joseph Meister after he was bitten by an infected dog. conflict of interest
1947 – Production of the AK-47, the world's best-selling assault rifle, began. refimprove section
1966Hastings Banda became the first president of Malawi, exactly two years after the country was granted independence from the United Kingdom. unreferenced section
1988 – An explosion and resulting fire destroyed Occidental Petroleum's oil platform Piper Alpha in the North Sea, killing 168 people. refimprove section
1998Hong Kong International Airport, built on the man-made island of Chek Lap Kok, opened for commercial operations, becoming one of the world's busiest airports. unreferenced section, expansion
2009 - Jadranka Kosor became the first female Prime Minister of Croatia. unreferenced section, outdated

Eligible

July 6: Aphelion (19:40 UTC, 2015); Independence Day in Comoros (1975) and Malawi (1964); Statehood Day in Lithuania (1253); the festival of San Fermín begins in Pamplona, Spain

Story Bridge, Brisbane, Australia

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