Thursday June 6, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

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 French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.

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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)

1809
Sweden promulgates a new Constitution, which restores political power to the Riksdag of the Estates after 20 years of Enlightened absolutism.
1892
Chicago ‘L’begins operation
1894
Governor Davis H. Waite orders the Colorado state militia to protect and support the miners engaged in the Cripple Creek miners’ strike.
1912
The eruption of Novarupta in Alaska begins. It is the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.
1919
The Republic of Prekmurje ends.
1933
The first drive-in theater opens in Pennsauken, New Jersey, United States.
1946
The National Basketball Association is created, with eleven original teams.
1964
Under a temporary order, the rocket launches at Cuxhaven, Germany, are terminated, though they never resume.
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?

1436
Regiomontanus, German mathematician (d. 1476)
1933
Heinrich Rohrer, Swiss physicist, Nobel laureate
1939
Louis Andriessen, Dutch composer
1948
Tony Levin, American bassist (King Crimson)
1950
Chantal Akerman, Belgian film director
1961
Bill Bates, American football player
1963
Jason Isaacs, English actor
1967
Max Casella, American actor
1978
Judith Barsi, American actress (d. 1988)
1992
Hyuna, Korean singer (4minute)

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