On This Day for July 6 - Anne Frank forced into hiding, John Paul Jones is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. July 06 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY John Paul Jones READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1942 Anne Frank forced into hiding READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2002: American tennis player Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus to win her first Wimbledon singles title. [ Test your knowledge of tennis.] 2002: John Frankenheimer—who was considered one of the most creatively gifted directors of the 1950s and '60s, especially noted for such classic movies as The Manchurian Candidate (1962) and Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)—died in Los Angeles. [How well do you know the history of cinema?] 1995: Bosnian Serb forces began an attack on Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, ultimately killing more than 7,000 Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) boys and men; the massacre was the worst episode of mass murder within Europe since World War II. [ Take our quiz about European history.] 1964: Nyasaland broke from British rule and became the independent country of Malawi within the Commonwealth of Nations. [Sort fact from fiction in our Africa quiz.] 1957: Paul McCartney met John Lennon for the first time, at a church event in Liverpool, England, where the latter's band was performing; the duo would later form the Beatles, perhaps the most influential band in history. [How much do you know about the Fab Four?] 1957: With her defeat of Darlene Hard, American Althea Gibson became the first black tennis player to win the Wimbledon singles championship. [ Take our quiz about Wimbledon.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1946 Sylvester Stallone American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer 1946 George W. Bush president of United States 1907 Frida Kahlo Mexican painter 1921 Nancy Reagan American first lady 1935 14th Dalai Lama Tibetan Buddhist monk 1940 Nursultan Nazarbayev president of Kazakhstan SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help