What are the important events that happened on June 6? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

June 6: Facts & Myths About This Day

June 6 is the 157^th 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.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 24, 2025 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 485,880 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectapentacontaheptagon’ day.

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.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 256 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,550 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

June 6 Historical Events

• 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.
• 1844 –
  The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) is founded in London.
• 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.
• 1912 –
  The eruption of Novarupta in Alaska begins. It is the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.
• 1933 –
  The first drive-in theater opens in Pennsauken, New Jersey, United States.
• 1942 –
  World War II: Battle of Midway. U.S. Navy dive bombers sink the Japanese cruiser Mikuma and four Japanese carriers.
• 1964 –
  Under a temporary order, the rocket launches at Cuxhaven, Germany, are terminated, though they never resume.
• 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?

• 1714 –
  King Joseph I of Portugal (d. 1777)
• 1867 –
  David T. Abercrombie, American entrepreneur (d. 1931)
• 1898 –
  Walter Abel, American actor (d. 1987)
• 1936 –
  A. Venkatesh Naik, Indian politician
• 1963 –
  Jason Isaacs, English actor
• 1975 –
  Nina Kaczorowski, American actress
• 1976 –
  Emilie-Claire Barlow, Canadian singer
• 1976 –
  Geoff Rowley, British skateboarder
• 1981 –
  Johnny Pacar, American film actor
• 1987 –
  Kyle Falconer, Scottish musician

Who died on June 6?

• 1134 –
  Norbert of Xanten priest, saint and founder of the Premonstratensian Canons Regular (b. 1060)
• 1393 –
  Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (b. 1359)
• 1480 –
  Vecchietta, Italian artist and architect (b. 1412)
• 1548 –
  João de Castro, Portuguese noble and explorer (b. 1500)
• 1843 –
  Friedrich Hölderlin, German poet and dramatist (b. 1770)
• 1861 –
  Count Camillo Benso di Cavour, Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1810)
• 1951 –
  Olive Tell, American actress (b. 1894)
• 1995 –
  Savely Kramarov, Soviet and American actor (b. 1934)
• 2006 –
  Arnold Newman, American photographer (b. 1918)
• 2009 –
  Mary Howard de Liagre, American actress (b. 1913)