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On July 6, -371: The Battle of Leuctra shatters Sparta's reputation of military invincibility.

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The Battle of Leuctra shatters Sparta's reputation of military invincibility.

The Battle of Leuctra was fought on 6 July 371 BC between the Boeotians led by the Thebans, and the Spartans along with their allies amidst the post–Corinthian War conflict. The battle took place in the vicinity of Leuctra, a village in Boeotia in the territory of Thespiae. The Theban victory shattered Sparta's immense influence over the Greek peninsula, which Sparta had gained with its victory in the Peloponnesian War a generation earlier.

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Born on July 6

Zion Williamson 2000– American basketball player (born 2000)
Comethazine 1998– American rapper (born 1998)
Ludwig Ahgren 1995– American YouTuber and streamer (born 1995)
Andrew Benintendi 1994– American baseball player (born 1994)
Na-Lae Han 1992– South Korean tennis player
Manny Machado 1992– American baseball player (born 1992)
Jae Crowder 1990– American basketball player (born 1990)
Magaye Gueye 1990– Senegalese-French footballer (born 1990)
Jamal Idris 1990– Australian rugby league footballer
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Justin Schultz 1990– Canadian ice hockey player (born 1990)
Kevin Fickentscher 1988– Swiss footballer (born 1988)
Sophie Auster 1987– American singer/songwriter and actress
Manteo Mitchell 1987– American sprinter
Kate Nash 1987– British musician (born 1987)
Caroline Trentini 1987– Brazilian supermodel (born 1987)
David Karp 1986– American web developer and entrepreneur (born 1986)
Ranveer Singh 1985– Indian actor (born 1985)
Zhang Hao 1984– Chinese pair skater (born 1984)

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Died on July 6

Khyree Jackson American football player (1999–2024)
James Caan American actor (1940–2022)
Arnaldo Pambianco Italian cyclist (1935–2022)
Norah Vincent American writer (1968–2022)
Charlie Daniels American musician (1936–2020)
Mary Kay Letourneau American sex offender (1962–2020)
Ennio Morricone Italian composer and conductor (1928–2020)
Cameron Boyce American actor (1999–2019)
João Gilberto Brazilian musician, pioneer of bossa nova (1931–2019)
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Shoko Asahara Founder of Aum Shinrikyo (1955–2018)
Jerry Weintraub American film producer (1937–2015)
Alan J. Dixon American politician (1927–2014)
Lo Hsing Han Myanmar businessman and drug trafficker (1935–2013)
Hani al-Hassan Palestinian politician (1938–2012)
Carly Hibberd Australian cyclist
Harvey Fuqua American R&B singer and record producer (1929–2010)
Vasily Aksyonov Soviet and Russian novelist (1932–2009)
Robert McNamara American businessman and government official (1916–2009)

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  1. -371 The Battle of Leuctra shatters Sparta's reputation of military invincibility.

    Thebes' victory against Sparta in 371 BC

    The Battle of Leuctra was fought on 6 July 371 BC between the Boeotians led by the Thebans, and the Spartans along with their allies amidst the post–Corinthian War conflict. The battle took place in the vicinity of Leuctra, a village in Boeotia in the territory of Thespiae. The Theban victory shattered Sparta's immense influence over the Greek peninsula, which Sparta had gained with its victory in the Peloponnesian War a generation earlier.

  2. 640 Battle of Heliopolis: The Muslim Arab army under 'Amr ibn al-'As defeat the Byzantine forces near Heliopolis (Egypt).

    640 battle between the Byzantine Empire and Rashidun Caliphate

    The Battle of Heliopolis or Ayn Shams was a decisive battle in 640 between Arab Muslim armies and Byzantine Empire forces for the control of Egypt. Though there were several major skirmishes after this battle, it effectively decided the fate of the Byzantine rule in Egypt, and opened the door for the Muslim conquest of the Roman Exarchate of Africa.

  3. 1253 Mindaugas is crowned King of Lithuania.

    Grand Duke (1236–1251) and King (c. 1251–1263) of Lithuania

    Mindaugas was the first known Grand Duke of Lithuania and the only crowned King of Lithuania. Little is known of his origins, early life, or rise to power; he is mentioned in a 1219 treaty as an elder duke, and in 1236 as the leader of all the Lithuanians. The contemporary and modern sources discussing his ascent mention strategic marriages along with banishment or murder of his rivals.

  4. 1348 Pope Clement VI issues a papal bull protecting the Jews accused of having caused the Black Death.

    Head of the Catholic Church from 1342 to 1352

    Pope Clement VI, born Pierre Roger, was head of the Catholic Church from 7 May 1342 to his death, in December 1352. He was the fourth Avignon pope. Clement reigned during the first visitation of the Black Death (1348–1350), during which he granted remission of sins to all who died of the plague.

  5. 1411 Ming China's Admiral Zheng He returns to Nanjing after the third treasure voyage and presents the Sinhalese king, captured during the Ming–Kotte War, to the Yongle Emperor.

    Imperial dynasty of China (1368–1644)

    The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of China ruled by the Han people, the majority ethnic group in China. Although the primary capital of Beijing fell in 1644 to a rebellion led by Li Zicheng, numerous rump regimes ruled by remnants of the Ming imperial family, collectively called the Southern Ming, survived until 1662.

  6. 1415 Jan Hus is condemned by the assembly of the council in the Konstanz Cathedral as a heretic and sentenced to be burned at the stake.
  7. 1438 A temporary compromise between the rebellious Transylvanian peasants and the noblemen is signed in Kolozsmonostor Abbey.
  8. 1483 Richard III and Anne Neville are crowned King and Queen of England.
  9. 1484 Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of the Congo River.
  10. 1495 First Italian War: Battle of Fornovo: Charles VIII defeats the Holy League.
  11. 1536 The explorer Jacques Cartier lands at St. Malo at the end of his second expedition to North America. He returns with none of the gold he expected to find.
  12. 1557 King Philip II of Spain, consort of Queen Mary I of England, sets out from Dover to war with France, which eventually resulted in the loss of the city of Calais, the last English possession on the continent, and Mary I never seeing her husband again.
  13. 1560 The Treaty of Edinburgh is signed by Scotland and England.
  14. 1573 Córdoba, Argentina, is founded by Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera.
  15. 1573 French Wars of Religion: Siege of La Rochelle ends.
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  1. 1614 Raid on Żejtun: The south east of Malta, and the town of Żejtun, suffer a raid from Ottoman forces. This was the last unsuccessful attempt by the Ottomans to conquer the island of Malta.
  2. 1630 Thirty Years' War: Four thousand Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus land in Pomerania, Germany.
  3. 1685 Battle of Sedgemoor: Last battle of the Monmouth Rebellion. Troops of King James II defeat troops of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth.
  4. 1751 Pope Benedict XIV suppresses the Patriarchate of Aquileia and establishes from its territory the Archdiocese of Udine and Gorizia.
  5. 1777 American Revolutionary War: Siege of Fort Ticonderoga: After a bombardment by British artillery under General John Burgoyne, American forces retreat from Fort Ticonderoga, New York.
  6. 1779 Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War.
  7. 1791 At Padua, the Emperor Leopold II calls on the monarchs of Europe to join him in demanding the king of France Louis XVI's freedom.
  8. 1801 First Battle of Algeciras: Outnumbered French Navy ships defeat the Royal Navy in the fortified Spanish port of Algeciras.
  9. 1809 The second day of the Battle of Wagram; France defeats the Austrian army in the largest battle to date of the Napoleonic Wars.
  10. 1854 The Republican Party of the United States held its first convention in Jackson, Michigan.
  11. 1885 Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
  12. 1887 David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
  13. 1892 Three thousand eight hundred striking steelworkers engage in a day-long battle with Pinkerton agents during the Homestead Strike, leaving ten dead and dozens wounded.
  14. 1917 World War I: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and Auda ibu Tayi capture Aqaba from the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt.
  15. 1918 The Left SR uprising in Russia starts with the assassination of German ambassador Wilhelm von Mirbach by Cheka members.

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