July 6
People born on this day are Cancer.
- 1988
The Piper Alpha drilling platform in the North Sea is destroyed by explosions and fires. One hundred sixty-seven oil workers are killed, making it the world's worst offshore oil disaster in terms of direct loss of life.
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The Tel Aviv–Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack: Sixteen bus passengers are killed when a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad took control of the bus and drove it over a cliff.
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In the Bosnian War, under the command of General Ratko Mladić, Serbia begins its attack on the Bosnian town of Srebrenica.
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A McDonnell Douglas MD-88 operating as Delta Air Lines Flight 1288 experiences a turbine engine failure during takeoff from Pensacola International Airport, killing two and injuring five of the 147 people on board.
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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.
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Hong Kong International Airport opens in Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, replacing Kai Tak Airport as the city's international airport.
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The 70-metre Yevpatoria Planetary Radar sends a METI message (Cosmic Call 2) to five stars: Hip 4872, HD 245409, 55 Cancri (HD 75732), HD 10307 and 47 Ursae Majoris (HD 95128). The messages will arrive to these stars in 2036, 2040, 2044, and 2049, respectively.
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The Nathu La pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.
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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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A 73-car oil train derails in the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec and explodes into flames, killing at least 47 people and destroying more than 30 buildings in the town's central area.
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An Antonov An-26 operating as Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 crashes on approach to Palana Airport, killing all 28 aboard.
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The Georgia Guidestones, a monument in the United States, are heavily damaged in a bombing, and are dismantled later the same day.
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2000Zion Williamson, American basketball player
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1995Ludwig Ahgren, American YouTuber and live streamer
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1994Andrew Benintendi, American baseball player
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1992Na-Lae Han, South Korean tennis player
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1992Manny Machado, Dominican-American baseball player
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1990Jae Crowder, American basketball player
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1990Magaye Gueye, French footballer
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1990Jamal Idris, Australian rugby league player
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1990Justin Schultz, Canadian ice hockey player
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1987Sophie Auster, American singer-songwriter and actress
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1987Manteo Mitchell, American runner
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1987Kate Nash, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
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