Year 1483
Richard III became King of England.
JULY 6
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6 July: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 6 July.
Year 1885
Louis Pasteur successfully tested the rabies vaccine.
Year 1892
Dadabhai Naoroji became the first Indian elected to the British Parliament.
Year 1923
Establishment of the Soviet Socialist Republic.
Year 1947
Referendum held in Sylhet to decide its fate in the Partition of India.
Year 1962
Nathu La Pass, closed due to the Sino-Indian war, reopened.
Year 2006
The Nathu La pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.
Born 1781
Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles, a British statesman, best known for his founding of modern Singapore and the Straits Settlements.
Born 1837
R. G. Bhandarkar, Indian orientalist and scholar (d. 1925)
Born 1890
Dhan Gopal Mukerji, Indian-American author and scholar (d. 1936)
Born 1901
Syama Prasad Mukherjee, an Indian politician.
Born 1906
Daulat Singh Kothari, an Indian scientist, and educationist.
Born 1914
Vince McMahon Sr., an American professional wrestling promoter.
Born 1924
Mahim Bora, Indian writer and educationist, recipients of the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour (d. 2016)
Born 1930
M. Balamuralikrishna, an Indian Carnatic vocalist, musician, multi-instrumentalist, playback singer, composer, and character actor.
Born 1935
The 14th Dalai Lama.
Born 1946
Sylvester Stallone, an American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer.
Born 1946
George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States.
Born 1975
50 Cent, an American rapper, songwriter, television producer, actor, and entrepreneur.
Born 1980
Eva Green, a French actress.
Born 1985
Ranveer Singh, an Indian actor.
Died 1854
Georg Ohm, a German physicist, and mathematician.
Died 1986
Jagjivan Ram, an Indian independence activist and politician.
Died 1997
Chetan Anand, an Indian film producer, screenwriter, and director.
Died 2002
Dhirubhai Ambani, a successful Indian business tycoon who founded Reliance Industries.