July 6
Hartford Circus Fire

This story is in the works.

Saints o' the Day include Maria Goretti, Monenna, Newlyn, Sexburga, and Godeliva.

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Ned Beatty turns 65 (1937, Lexington, KY) today; Merv Griffin, 77 (1925, San Mateo, CA); Della Reese, 70 (1932, Detroit); and Batman's little buddy, Burt Ward, 57 (1945, Los Angeles).

Saints celebrating feast days today include Saint John of God (patron saint of booksellers and printers), Saint Arian and companions, Saint Philemon and Apollonius, Saint Senan, Saint Felix of Dunwich, Saint Julian of Toledo, Saint Humphrey or Hunfrid, Saint Duthac, Saint Veremund, Saint Ogmund, Saint Quintilis, and Saint Stephen of Obazine.	Happy Birthdays
	Not Celebrating: Louise Beavers (1902-1962), Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932).
	Still Celebrating:

On July 6, 1885, Louis Pasteur gave the first rabies innoculation to a boy who had been bitten by a rabid dog. The boy survived. I found one site on line, however, that insists that the dog did, too, which indicates that the dog wasn't rabid after all. And was it really the first rabies innoculation or was it the first that old Louis wanted to talk about? I have had serious questions about these early researchers ever since I found out about Edward Jenner.

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