What are the important events that happened on June 6? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
June 6: Facts & Myths About This Day
June 6 is the 158th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 208 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 24, 2024 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 477,120 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectapentacontaoctagon’ day.
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Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 237 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,185 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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June 6 Historical Events
- 1683 –The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, opens as the world’s first university museum.
- 1809 –Sweden promulgates a new Constitution, which restores political power to the Riksdag of the Estates after 20 years of Enlightened absolutism.
- 1844 –The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) is founded in London.
- 1882 –The Shewan forces of Menelik II of Ethiopia defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo. The Shewans capture Negus Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam, and their victory leads to a Shewan hegemony over the territories south of the Abay River.
- 1894 –Governor Davis H. Waite orders the Colorado state militia to protect and support the miners engaged in the Cripple Creek miners’ strike.
- 1909 –French troops capture Abéché (in modern-day Chad) and install a puppet sultan in the Ouaddai Empire.
- 1921 –The Southwark Bridge in London, is opened for traffic by King George V and Queen Mary.
- 1971 –Soyuz program: Soyuz 11 launches.
- 1993 –Mongolia holds its first direct presidential elections.
- 2005 –The United States Supreme Court upholds a federal law banning cannabis, including medical marijuana, in Gonzales v. Raich.
Who were born on June 6?
- 1892 –Donald F. Duncan Sr., American entrepreneur (d. 1971)
- 1902 –Jimmie Lunceford, American bandleader (d. 1947)
- 1916 –Hamani Diori, former President of Niger (d. 1989)
- 1934 –Roy Innis, American civil rights activist
- 1944 –Monty Alexander, Jamaican pianist
- 1945 –Arthur Shawcross, American serial killer (d. 2008)
- 1968 –Alan Licht, American guitarist, composer and journalist
- 1975 –Staci Keanan, American actress
- 1977 –Bryn Williams, Welsh chef
- 1978 –Joy Enriquez, American singer
Who died on June 6?
- 1393 –Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (b. 1359)
- 1784 –Joan van der Capellen tot den Pol, Dutch politician (b. 1741)
- 1891 –John A. Macdonald, 1st Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1815)
- 1955 –Max Meldrum, Scottish-born painter (b. 1875)
- 1975 –Larry Blyden, American actor (b. 1925)
- 1979 –Jack Haley, American actor (b. 1898)
- 2000 –Frédéric Dard, French writer (b. 1921)
- 2003 –Ken Grimwood, American writer (b. 1944)
- 2006 –Arnold Newman, American photographer (b. 1918)
- 2009 –Mary Howard de Liagre, American actress (b. 1913)
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