🎂 Painter Frida Kahlo is born (1907)
Where: Coyoacán, Mexico City
📅 On This Day: July 6
July 6, 1907: Painter Frida Kahlo is born. On 6 July 1907, Frida Kahlo was born in a blue house in Coyoacán, Mexico City. After a serious accident left her in pain, she kept painting bold, colourful pictures of herself, even from her bed. The 'Blue House' where she was born and lived is now a museum.
✨ More events on this day
- 1919 💡 The British airship R34 landed in New York in 1919, finishing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean ever made by an airship.
- 1940 🏛️ Brisbane's Story Bridge opened in 1940; it is Australia's longest cantilever bridge, and today people can even climb over its steel arches. Story Bridge, Brisbane →
- 1957 🏅 Tennis star Althea Gibson won at Wimbledon in 1957, becoming the first Black athlete to win a title at the famous tournament.
🧠 Question of the day
What colour is the house where Frida was born?
- Blue
- Red
- White
Show the answer
Answer: Blue
🎂 Landmarks that opened on July 6
Questions
What happened on July 6?
July 6, 1907: Painter Frida Kahlo is born. It happened in Coyoacán, Mexico City.
Which landmarks opened on July 6?
Story Bridge, Brisbane (opened 1940), Two International Finance Centre (opened 1998).
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