deaths
July 6, 1815
Samuel Whitbread, English politician (born 1764)
Samuel Whitbread (1764–1815)
Samuel Whitbread was a British politician. The heir of a wealthy brewer, he was a staunch Whig sitting in Parliament from 1790 to his death. Shortly after the Battle of Waterloo he committed suicide, having been very sympathetic to the defeated French emperor Napoleon.
July 6
July 6 is the 187th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 178 days remain until the end of the year.