About June 6

June 6, 2025 is the 157th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 208 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.

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Gemini is the sun 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 256 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

What Happened On June 6

  • 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 1912 when the Republic of China is established.
  • 1654
    Charles X succeeds his abdicated cousin Queen Christina to the Swedish throne.
  • 1752
    A devastating fire destroys one-third of Moscow, including 18,000 homes.
  • 1809
    Sweden promulgates a new Constitution, which restores political power to the Riksdag of the Estates after 20 years of Enlightened absolutism.
  • 1813
    War of 1812: Battle of Stoney Creek – A British force of 700 under John Vincent defeats an American force two times its size under William Winder and John Chandler.
  • 1832
    The June Rebellion of Paris is put down by the National Guard.
  • 1844
    The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) is founded in London.
  • 1857
    Sophia of Nassau marries the future King Oscar II of Sweden-Norway.
  • 1859
    Australia: Queensland is established as a separate colony from New South Wales (Queensland Day).
  • 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 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.
  • 1892
    Chicago ‘L’begins operation
  • 1912
    The eruption of Novarupta in Alaska begins. It is the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.
  • 1939
    Judge Joseph Force Crater, known as the “Missingest Man in New York”, is declared legally dead.
  • 1942
    World War II: Battle of Midway. U.S. Navy dive bombers sink the Japanese cruiser Mikuma and four Japanese carriers.
  • 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.
  • 1946
    The National Basketball Association is created, with eleven original teams.
  • 1971
    Soyuz program: Soyuz 11 launches.
  • 1974
    A new Instrument of Government is promulgated making Sweden a parliamentary monarchy.
  • 1993
    Mongolia holds its first direct presidential elections.

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