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June 6: Day of the Week
June 6, 2024 is the 158th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 208 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is jueves.
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Here’s the June calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
June 6 Historical Event(s)
1523
Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden, marking the end of the Kalmar Union.
1809
Sweden promulgates a new Constitution, which restores political power to the Riksdag of the Estates after 20 years of Enlightened absolutism.
1822
Alexis St. Martin accidentally shot in the stomach, which leads way to William Beaumont’s studies on digestion.
1889
The Great Seattle fire destroys the entirety of downtown Seattle, Washington.
1892
Chicago ‘L’begins operation
1933
The first drive-in theater opens in Pennsauken, New Jersey, United States.
1971
Soyuz program: Soyuz 11 launches.
1981
Bihar train disaster A passenger train travelling between Mansi and Saharsa, India, jumps the tracks at a bridge crossing the Bagmati river. The government places the official death toll at 268 plus another 300 missing; however, it is generally believed that the actual figure is closer to 1,000 killed.
1982
1982 Lebanon War begins: Forces under Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon invade southern Lebanon in their “Operation Peace for the Galilee”, eventually reaching as far north as the capital Beirut.
2002
Eastern Mediterranean Event. A near-Earth asteroid estimated at 10 meters diameter explodes over the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Libya. The resulting explosion is estimated to have a force of 26 kilotons, slightly more powerful than the Nagasaki atomic bomb.
Who were born on June 6?
1799
Alexander Pushkin, Russian poet (d. 1837)
1934
Roy Innis, American civil rights activist
1938
Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza, pretender to the Brazilian throne
1939
Gary U.S. Bonds, American musician
1961
Tom Araya, Chilean musician (Slayer)
1972
Cristina Scabbia, Italian singer (Lacuna Coil)
1974
Sonya Walger, British actress
1978
Joy Enriquez, American singer
1981
Johnny Pacar, American film actor
1984
Shannon Stewart, American model
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