On July 6, Kazakhstan celebrates Capital City Day. This is a state holiday established by the law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated June 25, 2008. The holiday has great historical and cultural significance. The city was called Akmolinsk from 1830 to 1961, Tselinograd from 1961 to 1992, and Akmola from 1992 to 1998. On May 6, 1998, the first President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, signed a decree renaming Akmola to Astana. Capital City Day is celebrated in all regions of the country. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.

On July 6, Russia celebrates Dostoevsky Day. Russian literature is unimaginable without the works of this writer. Dostoevsky's life was full of various intense periods. The reader can understand this from the writer's works. On this day, excursions are organized to the writer's museum, and flowers are laid at his monument.

Also today is World Kiss Day. The holiday was first invented in Great Britain. The United Nations officially approved the holiday. This is a celebration of youth, beauty, and good mood.

Historical events on July 6 in the world

  • 011785: the dollar became the national currency of the USA;
  • 021928: the world's first fully sound film screening took place in New York;
  • 031954: Elvis Presley recorded his first record;
  • 041994: the film "Forrest Gump" was released on US screens.

Historical events on July 6 in Kazakhstan

  • 011994: the Supreme Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan adopted a resolution approving the proposal of the first president to move the capital from Almaty to Astana. Four years later, the official opening of the capital took place;
  • 022000: the National Opera and Ballet Theater named after Kulash Baiseitova was opened in Astana;
  • 032001: the scientific center "Otyrar Library" was established at the Eurasian National University in the capital;
  • 042005: the premiere of the film "Nomads" took place at the Cinema City cinema in Astana — the largest project in the history of Kazakh film distribution. The film, called the "Project of the Century," cost $34 million;
  • 052009: a liquefied gas plant was launched in the Kumkol steppe by the Torgai Petroleum oil company;
  • 062012: Nursultan Nazarbayev opened the new "Hazret Sultan" mosque in Astana;
  • 072015: beshbarmak weighing more than 700 kg, prepared for Capital City Day, was entered into the Guinness Book of Records.

Famous personalities born on July 6

  • 011946: American actor, screenwriter and director Sylvester Stallone (films: "Rocky", "Rambo", "The Expendables", etc.);
  • 021951: Australian theater and film actor, Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush;
  • 031975: American rapper, actor, producer Curtis Jackson (50 Cent);
  • 041980: French actress, model Eva Green.

Who was born on July 6 in Kazakhstan

1940: statesman, first President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev. He was born on July 6, 1940 in the village of Shamalgan, Kaskelen district, Almaty region. In 1967, he graduated from a higher technical educational institution at the Karaganda Metallurgical Plant. Doctor of Economics, academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the International Engineering Academy, the Academy of Social Sciences of the Russian Federation, honorary professor of the Al-Farabi Kazakh State National University, honorary member of the Academy of Sciences of Belarus, honorary professor of the Lomonosov Moscow State University. He led Kazakhstan for 30 years. On March 20, 2019, he terminated his presidential powers.