June 6 in History
June 6 is the birthday of Rayan Aït-Nouri (2001) and the anniversary of the death of Viktor Korchnoi (2016). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for June 6, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Regiomontanus (Johannes Müller von Königsberg), German mathematician, astronomer, and bishop was born in 1436, while Qiao Xuan, Chinese official died in 184.
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Famous people born on June 6
Famous people who died on June 6
2015
Vincent Bugliosi (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American lawyer and true crime writer (1934–2015)
2014
Lorna Wing (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
British psychiatrist and autism researcher (1928–2014)
2006
Billy Preston (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American keyboardist, singer, and songwriter (1946–2006)
What happened on June 6
- 2024
The launch of SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 4 (IFT-4)
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Russo-Ukrainian war: The Kakhovka Dam is destroyed.
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Syrian civil war: The Battle of Raqqa begins with an offensive by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to capture the city from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
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Eastern Mediterranean event. A near-Earth asteroid estimated at ten meters in diameter explodes over the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Libya. The explosion is estimated to have a force of 26 kilotons, slightly more powerful than the Nagasaki atomic bomb.
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China Northwest Airlines Flight 2303 crashes near Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, killing all 160 people on board.
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Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat wins the first presidential election in Mongolia.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1992
Copa Airlines Flight 201 breaks apart in mid-air and crashes into the Darién Gap in Panama, killing all 47 aboard.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1985
The grave of "Wolfgang Gerhard" is opened in Embu, Brazil; the exhumed remains 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.
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1982 Lebanon War: The war begins as forces under Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon invade southern Lebanon during Operation Peace for the Galilee, eventually reaching as far north as the capital Beirut.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1976
Chief Minister of Sabah Faud Stephens, Peter Joinud Mojuntin, and several other politicians are killed in a plane crash near Kota Kinabalu International Airport in Malaysia.
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British referendum results in continued membership of the European Economic Community, with 67% of votes in favour.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1971
Soyuz 11 is launched. The mission ends in disaster when all three cosmonauts, Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov, and Viktor Patsayev are suffocated by uncontrolled decompression of the capsule during re-entry on 29 June.
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Hughes Airwest Flight 706 collides with a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II of the United States Marine Corps over the San Gabriel Mountains, killing 50.
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March Against Fear: African-American civil rights activist James Meredith is wounded in an ambush by white sniper James Aubrey Norvell. Meredith and Norvell are photographed by Jack R. Thornell, whose photo will receive the 1967 Pulitzer Prize in Photography, the last one to be awarded in the category.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1944
World War II: Commencement of Operation Overlord: The Allied invasion of Normandy begins with the execution of Operation Neptune—commonly referred to as D-Day—the largest seaborne invasion in history. Nearly 160,000 Allied troops cross the English Channel with about 5,000 landing and assault craft, 289 escort vessels, and 277 minesweepers participating. By the end of the day, the Allies have landed on five invasion beaches and are pushing inland.
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Editor's picks
Born on June 6
- 1436 — Regiomontanus (Johannes Müller von Königsberg), German mathematician, astronomer, and bishop (died 1476)
- 1519 — Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (died 1603)
- 1599 — Diego Velázquez (date of baptism), Spanish painter and educator (died 1660)
Died on June 6
- 184 — Qiao Xuan, Chinese official (born c. (circa) 110)
- 863 — Abu Musa Utamish, vizier to the Abbasid Caliphate
- 913 — Alexander III, Byzantine emperor (born 870)
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for June 6
Quick answers
Who was born on June 6? Rayan Aït-Nouri (2001), Haechan (2000), Kenny Pickett (1998).
Who died on June 6? Viktor Korchnoi (2016), Peter Shaffer (2016), Vincent Bugliosi (2015).
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