What Happened on July 6?
July 6 is National Fried Chicken Day — crispy and delicious! — on the same date Louis Pasteur tested his rabies vaccine in 1885, Paul McCartney met John Lennon in 1957, Anne Frank's family hid in 1942, and the R34 airship crossed the Atlantic in 1919.
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1535 — Sir Thomas More is executed for refusing to accept Henry VIII as head of the Church
On July 6, 1535, English lawyer and author Thomas More was beheaded after defying King Henry VIII over the king's break with the pope. Read the full story →
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1885 — Louis Pasteur successfully treats a boy bitten by a rabid dog
On July 6, 1885, French scientist Louis Pasteur gave a weakened rabies vaccine to young Joseph Meister — the first successful human treatment. Read the full story →
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1919 — The R34 airship completes the first east-to-west Atlantic crossing
On July 6, 1919, Britain's R34 airship landed on Long Island after flying from Scotland — the first dirigible to cross the Atlantic both ways. Read the full story →
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1942 — Anne Frank and her family enter the Secret Annex
On July 6, 1942, Anne Frank and her family moved into a hidden apartment in Amsterdam to escape Nazi persecution of Jews. Read the full story →
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1957 — Paul McCartney meets John Lennon at a church garden fete
On July 6, 1957, fifteen-year-old Paul McCartney watched John Lennon's band play in Liverpool — and joined the group that became the Beatles. Read the full story →
Famous birthdays
Frida Kahlo (1907–1954) · Sylvester Stallone (1946) · Dalai Lama (1935) · Geoffrey Rush (1951)
Days & observances
National Fried Chicken Day · International Kissing Day · National Hand Roll Day · Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day