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June 6th


- Christian Feast Day
- Memorial Day (South Korea)
- National Day, marks the end of the Danish-ruled Kalmar Union. (Sweden)
- National Huntington's Disease Awareness Day (United States)
- Queensland Day (Queensland)

June 6th


- 2005 - The United States Supreme Court upholds a federal law banning cannabis, including medical marijuana, in Gonzales v. Raich.
- 2004 - Tamil is established as a Classical language by the President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in a joint sitting of the two houses of the Indian Parliament.
- 2002 - Eastern Mediterranean Event. A near-Earth asteroid estimated at 10 metres 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.
- 1999 - In Australian Rules Football, Tony Lockett breaks the record for career goals, previously 1299 by Gordon Coventry and which had stood since .
- 1993 - Mongolia holds its first direct presidential elections.
- 1990 - U.S. District court judge Jose Alejandro Gonzalez, Jr. rules that the rap album As Nasty As They Wanna Be by 2 Live Crew violates Florida's obscenity law; he declares that the predominant subject matter of the record is "directed to the 'dirty' thoughts and the loins, not to the intellect and the mind."
- 1985 - The grave of "Wolfgang Gerhard" is exhumed in Embu, Brazil; the remains found are later proven to be those of Josef Mengele, Auschwitz's "Angel of Death". Mengele is thought to have drowned while swimming in February, 1979.
- 1984 - The Indian Army attacks the Golden Temple in Amritsar following an order from Indira Gandhi. Official casualties are 576 combatants killed and 335 wounded; independent observers estimate that thousands of unarmed Sikh civilians are also killed in the crossfire. A total death count adds up to almost 6,000.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1974 - A new Instrument of Government is promulgated making Sweden a parliamentary monarchy.
- 1971 - Soyuz program: Soyuz 11 launches.
- 1971 - A midair collision between a Hughes Airwest Douglas DC-9 jetliner and a United States Marine Corps McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II jet fighter near Duarte, California claims 50 lives.
- 1971 - Vietnam War: The Battle of Long Khanh between Australian and Vietnamese communist forces begins.
- 1968 - Don Drysdale of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws his record 58th consecutive scoreless inning, a major league record until .
- 1968 - Senator Robert F. Kennedy dies from his wounds after he was shot the previous night.
- 1966 - James Meredith, civil rights activist, is shot while trying to march across Mississippi.
- 1964 - Under a temporary order, the rocket launches at Cuxhaven, Germany, are terminated, though they never resume.
- 1946 - The Basketball Association of America is formed in New York City.
- 1946 - Soviet Union established diplomatic relations with Argentina.
- 1944 - World War II: Battle of Normandy begins. D-Day, code named Operation Overlord, commences with the landing of 155,000 Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy in France. The allied soldiers quickly break through the Atlantic Wall and push inland in the largest amphibious military operation in history.
- 1944 - Alaska Airlines commences operations.
- 1942 - World War II: Battle of Midway. U.S. Navy dive bombers sink the Japanese cruiser Mikuma and four Japanese carriers.
- 1939 - Judge Joseph Force Crater is declared legally dead.
- 1939 - German dictator Adolf Hitler gives a public address to returning German volunteers who fought as Legion Kondor during the Spanish Civil War.
- 1934 - New Deal: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Securities Act of 1933 into law, establishing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
- 1933 - The first drive-in theater opens, in Camden, New Jersey, United States.
- 1932 - The Revenue Act of 1932 is enacted, creating the first gas tax in the United States, at a rate of 1 cent per US gallon (1/4 ¢/L) sold.
- 1925 - The Chrysler Corporation is founded by Walter Percy Chrysler.
- 1921 - The Southwark Bridge in London, is opened for traffic by King George V and Queen Mary.
- 1919 - The Republic of Prekmurje ends.
- 1918 - World War I: Battle of Belleau Wood – The U.S. Marine Corps suffers its worst single day's casualties while attempting to recapture the wood at Chateau-Thierry.
- 1912 - The eruption of Novarupta in Alaska begins. It is the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.
- 1906 - Paris Métro Line 5 is inaugurated with a first section from Place d'Italie to the Gare d'Orléans (today known as Gare d'Austerlitz).
- 1894 - Governor Davis H. Waite orders the Colorado state militia to protect and support the miners engaged in the Cripple Creek miners' strike.
- 1892 - Chicago El begins operation
- 1889 - The Great Seattle Fire destroys the entirety of downtown Seattle, Washington.
- 1882 - More than 100,000 inhabitants of Bombay are killed as a cyclone in the Arabian Sea pushes huge waves into the harbour.
- 1882 - The Shewan forces of Menelik defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo. The Shewans capture Negus Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam, and heir victory leads to a Shewan hegemony over the territories south of the Abay River.
- 1862 - American Civil War: Battle of Memphis – Union forces capture Memphis, Tennessee, from the Confederates.
- 1859 - Australia: Queensland is established as a separate colony from New South Wales (Queensland Day).
- 1857 - Sophia of Nassau marries the future King Oscar II of Sweden-Norway.
- 1844 - The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) is founded in London.
- 1833 - U.S. President Andrew Jackson becomes the first President to ride on a train.
- 1832 - The June Rebellion of Paris is put down by the National Guard.
- 1813 - War of 1812: Battle of Stoney Creek – A British force of 700 under John Vincent defeats an American force three times its size under William Winder and John Chandler.
- 1809 - Sweden promulgates a new Constitution, which restores political power to the Riksdag of the Estates after 20 years of Enlightened absolutism.
- 1808 - Napoleon's brother, Joseph Bonaparte is crowned King of Spain.
- 1752 - A devastating fire destroys one-third of Moscow, including 18,000 homes.
- 1683 - The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, opens as the world's first university museum.
- 1674 - Shivaji, founder of the Maratha empire is coronated.
- 1654 - Charles X succeeds his abdicated cousin Queen Christina to the Swedish throne.
- 1644 - The Qing Dynasty Manchu forces led by the Shunzhi Emperor capture Beijing during the collapse of the Ming Dynasty. The Manchus would rule China until when the Republic of China is established.
- 1523 - Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden, marking the end of the Kalmar Union.
- 1513 - Italian Wars: Battle of Novara. Swiss troops defeat the French under Louis de la Tremoille, forcing the French to abandon Milan. Duke Massimiliano Sforza is restored.

June 6th


- 1992 - Hyuna, Korean singer
- 1990 - Vid Belec, Slovenian footballer
- 1989 - Paula Brancati, Canadian actress
- 1988 - Israel Dagg, New Zealand All Black rugby player
- 1987 - Kyle Falconer, Scottish musician
- 1987 - Daniel Logan, New Zealand actor
- 1987 - Rubin Okotie, Austrian footballer
- 1986 - Justin Allgaier, American racing driver
- 1986 - Bhavana Balachandran, Indian actress
- 1986 - Kim Hyun Joong, Korean singer (SS501)
- 1986 - Gin Wigmore, New Zealand singer/songwriter
- 1985 - Drew Galloway, Scottish wrestler
- 1985 - Chris Henry, American football player
- 1984 - Noor Sabri, Iraqi footballer
- 1984 - Shannon Stewart, American model
- 1984 - Jason Trusnik, American football player
- 1983 - Gemma Bissix, British actress
- 1983 - Gianna Michaels, American porn actress
- 1983 - Joe Rokocoko, Fijian rugby player
- 1981 - Johnny Pacar, American film actor
- 1981 - Philip McGinley, English actor
- 1980 - Matt Belisle, American baseball player
- 1978 - Carl Barât, English musician
- 1978 - Judith Barsi, American actress (d. 1988)
- 1978 - Mariana Popova, Bulgarian singer
- 1978 - Joy Enriquez, American singer
- 1978 - Andrew Reynolds, American professional skater
- 1977 - David Connolly, Irish footballer
- 1977 - Bryn Williams, Welsh chef
- 1976 - aKido, Canadian musician
- 1976 - Geoff Rowley, British skateboarder
- 1976 - Z-Ro, American rapper
- 1975 - Cheer Chen, Taiwanese singer and musician
- 1975 - Nina Kaczorowski, American actress
- 1975 - Staci Keanan, American actress
- 1975 - Niklas Sundström, Swedish hockey player
- 1974 - Danny Strong, American actor
- 1974 - Sonya Walger, British actress
- 1974 - Uncle Kracker, American musician
- 1973 - Kat Swift, American politician
- 1972 - Cristina Scabbia, Italian singer (Lacuna Coil)
- 1972 - Natalie Morales, American television journalist
- 1970 - Eugeni Berzin, Russian cyclist
- 1970 - Sarah Dessen, American author
- 1970 - Albert Ferrer, Spanish footballer
- 1970 - Anthony Norris, American wrestler
- 1970 - James Shaffer, American rock musician (Korn)
- 1968 - François Avard, Canadian writer and scenarist
- 1968 - Alan Licht, American guitarist, composer and journalist
- 1967 - Paul Giamatti, American actor
- 1967 - Max Casella, American actor
- 1966 - Tony Yeboah, Ghanaian footballer
- 1966 - Sean Yseult, American musician (White Zombie)
- 1965 - Cam Neely, Canadian hockey player
- 1963 - Eric Cantor, American politician
- 1963 - Wolfgang Drechsler, German social scientist
- 1963 - Jason Isaacs, English actor
- 1961 - Bill Bates, American football player
- 1961 - Tom Araya, Chilean musician (Slayer)
- 1961 - Nir Brand, Israeli composer
- 1961 - Aldo Costa, Italian engineer
- 1960 - Lola Forner, Spanish actress
- 1960 - Jozef Pribilinec, Slovak athlete
- 1960 - Steve Vai, American musician
- 1959 - Jimmy Jam, American record producer
- 1959 - Colin Quinn, American comedian
- 1959 - David Schultz, American wrestler (d. 1996)
- 1959 - Amanda Pays, English actress
- 1959 - Georgios Voulgarakis, Greek politician
- 1958 - Danny Webb, English actor
- 1957 - Mike Gatting, English cricketer
- 1957 - Christian Rach, German chef
- 1956 - Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player
- 1956 - Bubbi Morthens, Icelandic singer and songwriter
- 1955 - Sandra Bernhard, American actress and comedian
- 1954 - Cynthia Rylant, American author
- 1953 - Dimitris Avramopoulos, Greek politician
- 1952 - Yukihiro Takahashi, Japanese musician and singer (Yellow Magic Orchestra)
- 1952 - Harvey Fierstein, American actor
- 1952 - Jean Hamel, Canadian hockey player
- 1951 - Marietta Giannakou, Greek politician
- 1951 - Noritake Takahara, Japanese racing driver
- 1951 - Dwight Twilley, American pop/rock singer
- 1950 - Chantal Akerman, Belgian film director
- 1949 - Holly Near, American folk singer
- 1948 - Tony Levin, American bassist (King Crimson)
- 1948 - Richard Sinclair, English musician (Caravan)
- 1947 - David Blunkett, English politician
- 1947 - Robert Englund, American actor
- 1947 - Ada Kok, Dutch swimmer
- 1945 - David E. Bonior, American politician
- 1945 - David Dukes, American actor (d. 2000)
- 1945 - Arthur Shawcross, American serial killer (d. 2008)
- 1944 - David Penhaligon, British politician (d. 1986)
- 1944 - Phillip Allen Sharp, American scientist, Nobel laureate
- 1944 - Tommie Smith, American track and field athlete
- 1944 - Monty Alexander, Jamaican pianist
- 1943 - José de Jesús Gudiño Pelayo, Mexican jurist
- 1943 - Ken Hatfield, American football coach
- 1943 - Richard Smalley, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 2005)
- 1941 - Alexander Cockburn, Scottish-born American journalist
- 1940 - Larry Lujack, American disc jockey
- 1939 - Ed Giacomin, Canadian hockey player
- 1939 - Marian Wright Edelman, American activist
- 1939 - Louis Andriessen, Dutch composer
- 1939 - Lawrence Stephen, Nauruan politician (d. 2006)
- 1939 - Gary U.S. Bonds, American musician
- 1938 - Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza, pretender to the Brazilian throne
- 1936 - Levi Stubbs, American musician (The Four Tops) (d. 2008)
- 1936 - A. Venkatesh Naik, Indian politician
- 1934 - King Albert II of Belgium
- 1934 - Roy Innis, American civil rights activist
- 1933 - Heinrich Rohrer, Swiss physicist, Nobel laureate
- 1932 - David Scott, American astronaut
- 1932 - Billie Whitelaw, English actress
- 1929 - Sunil Dutt, Indian actor and politician (d. 2005)
- 1926 - Torsten Andersson, Swedish painter (d. 2009)
- 1926 - Klaus Tennstedt, German conductor (d. 1998)
- 1924 - Jinyong, Chinese novelist
- 1923 - V. C. Andrews, American author (d. 1986)
- 1919 - Peter Carrington, British politician
- 1918 - Edwin G. Krebs, American biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 2009)
- 1917 - Kirk Kerkorian, American businessman
- 1915 - Vincent Persichetti, American composer (d. 1987)
- 1914 - H. Adams Carter, American mountaineer (d. 1995)
- 1913 - Carlo L. Golino, American scholar (d. 1991)
- 1907 - Bill Dickey, American baseball player (d. 1993)
- 1906 - Max August Zorn, German-born mathematician (d. 1993)
- 1903 - Aram Khachaturian, Armenian composer (d. 1978)
- 1902 - Jimmie Lunceford, American bandleader (d. 1947)
- 1901 - Sukarno, Indonesian politician (d. 1970)
- 1900 - Manfred Sakel, Polish psychiatrist (d. 1957)
- 1898 - Ninette de Valois, Irish dancer (d. 2001)
- 1898 - Walter Abel, American actor (d. 1987)
- 1896 - Henry Allingham, English first world war veteran, and supercentenarian (d. 2009)
- 1892 - Donald F. Duncan Sr., American entrepreneur (d. 1971)
- 1891 - Maasti Venkatesh Iyengar, Karnatakaian poet and playwright (d. 1986)
- 1890 - Ted Lewis, American bandleader (d. 1971)
- 1878 - Vincent de Moro-Giafferi, French criminal attorney (d. 1956)
- 1875 - Thomas Mann, German writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1955)
- 1872 - Tsarina Alexandra of Russia (d. 1918)
- 1868 - Robert Falcon Scott, English explorer (d. 1912)
- 1867 - David T. Abercrombie, American entrepreneur (d. 1931)
- 1862 - Henry John Newbolt, English author (d. 1938)
- 1857 - Aleksandr Lyapunov, Russian mathematician (d. 1918)
- 1850 - Karl Ferdinand Braun, German physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1918)
- 1844 - Konstantin Savitsky, Russian painter (d. 1905)
- 1841 - Eliza Orzeszkowa, Polish novelist (d. 1910)
- 1829 - Shusaku Honinbo, Japanese Go player (d. 1862)
- 1810 - Friedrich Wilhelm Schneidewin, German classical scholar (d. 1856)
- 1799 - Alexander Pushkin, Russian poet (d. 1837)
- 1772 - Maria Teresa of the Two Sicilies, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1807)
- 1756 - John Trumbull, American painter (d. 1843)
- 1755 - Nathan Hale, American writer and patriot (d. 1776)
- 1714 - King Joseph I of Portugal (d. 1777)
- 1699 - Johann Georg Estor, German jurist (d. 1773)
- 1622 - Claude-Jean Allouez, French missionary and explorer (d. 1857)
- 1606 - Pierre Corneille, French dramatist (d. 1684)
- 1599 - Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (d. 1660)
- 1580 - Godefroy Wendelin, Flemish astronomer (d. 1667)
- 1576 - Giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1649)
- 1542 - Richard Grenville, English soldier and explorer (d. 1591)
- 1519 - Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher and botanist (d. 1603)
- 1502 - King John III of Portugal (d. 1557)
- 1436 - Regiomontanus, German mathematician (d. 1476)
- 1296 - W?adys?aw of Legnica, Duke of Legnica (d. 1352)
- 1236 - Wen Tianxiang, Chinese statesman (d. 1283)