History Blog

July 6

Happy Birthday RIP Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón(1907–1954) William “Bill” Haley(1925–1981) “Janet Leigh”(Jeanette Morrison 1927–2004) Mervyn Griffin Jr.(1925–2007) Delloreese Early(1931–2017) Ned Beatty(1937–2021) ; Burt Ward(Gervis Jr.)–80 Michael Sylvester Stallone–79 Shelley Hack–78 Geoffrey Rush–74 Alice Tannenberg(“Allyce Beasley”)–74 Grant Goodeve–73 Jennifer Saunders–67 Christian Meoli–53 Curtis Jackson III(“50 Cent”)–50 Gregory Smith–42 ; 1785 – The dollar is unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States ; 1933 – The first Major league Baseball game is played in Chicago’s Comisky Park. The American league defeated the National league 4–2.