What Happened on June 6?
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EVENTS ON JUNE 6
Shewa
Year:
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.
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American Civil War
Year:
1862
American Civil War: The First Battle of Memphis, a naval engagement fought on the Mississippi River, results in the capture of Memphis, Tennessee by Union forces from the Confederates.
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Queensland
Year:
1859
Queensland is established as a separate colony from New South Wales. The date is still celebrated as Queensland Day.
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Great Seattle Fire
Year:
1889
The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
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The Chicago "L" is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of Illinois. Operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), it is the fourth-largest rapid transit system in the United States in terms of total route length, at 102.8 miles (165.4 km) long as of 2014, and the third-busiest rapid transit system in the United States after the New York City Subway and the Washington Metro. As of January 2024, the "L" had 1,480 rail cars operating across eight different routes on 224.1 miles of track. CTA trains make about 1,888 trips each day servicing 146 train stations. In 2024, the system had 127,463,400 rides, or about 422,200 per weekday in the second quarter of 2025.
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Chicago "L"
Year:
1892
The Chicago "L" elevated rail system begins operation.
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World War I
Year:
1918
World War I: U.S. Marine Corps suffers its worst single day's casualties during the Battle of Belleau Wood while attempting to recapture the wood at Château-Thierry (the losses are exceeded at the Battle of Tarawa in November 1943).
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Novarupta
Year:
1912
The eruption of Novarupta in Alaska begins. It is the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.
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List of governors of Colorado
Year:
1894
Governor Davis H. Waite orders the Colorado state militia to protect and support the miners engaged in the Cripple Creek miners' strike.
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YMCA
Year:
1844
The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) is founded in London.
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June Rebellion
Year:
1832
The June Rebellion in Paris is put down by the National Guard.
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BIRTHS ON JUNE 6
Edwin G. Krebs
Year of birth:
1918
Edwin G. Krebs, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2009)
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Kirk Kerkorian
Year of birth:
1917
Kirk Kerkorian, American businessman, founded the Tracinda Corporation (died 2015)
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Kenneth Connor
Year of birth:
1918
Kenneth Connor, English comedy actor (died 1993)
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Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington
Year of birth:
1919
Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, English army officer and politician, 6th Secretary General of NATO (died 2018)
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Joseph I of Portugal
Year of birth:
1714
Joseph I of Portugal, King of Portugal from 31 July 1750 until his death (died 1777)
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Hamani Diori
Year of birth:
1916
Hamani Diori, Nigerien academic and politician, 1st President of Niger (died 1989)
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Vincent Persichetti
Year of birth:
1915
Vincent Persichetti, American pianist and composer (died 1987)
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Aram Khachaturian
Year of birth:
1903
Aram Khachaturian, Armenian composer and conductor (died 1978)
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Max August Zorn
Year of birth:
1906
Max August Zorn, German mathematician and academic who is noted for Zorn's Lemma (died 1993)
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Bill Dickey
Year of birth:
1907
Bill Dickey, American baseball player and manager who played in eight World Series, winning seven (died 1993)
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DEATHS ON JUNE 6
John A. Macdonald
Year of death:
1891
John A. Macdonald, Scottish-Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Canada (born 1815)
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Yuan Shikai
Year of death:
1916
Yuan Shikai, Chinese general and politician, 2nd President of the Republic of China (born 1859)
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Henri Vieuxtemps
Year of death:
1881
Henri Vieuxtemps, Belgian violinist and composer (born 1820)
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Robert Stirling
Year of death:
1878
Robert Stirling, Scottish minister and engineer, invented the stirling engine (born 1790)
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William Quantrill
Year of death:
1865
William Quantrill, American Confederate guerrilla band leader (born 1837)
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Lillian Russell
Year of death:
1922
Lillian Russell, American actress and singer (born 1860)
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Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy
Year of death:
1935
Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, English field marshal and politician, 12th Governor-General of Canada (born 1862)
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Auguste and Louis Lumière
Year of death:
1948
Louis Lumière, French film director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1864)
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Viktor Korchnoi
Year of death:
2016
Viktor Korchnoi, Russian chess grandmaster; arguably the best player never to become World Chess Champion (born 1931)
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Gerhart Hauptmann
Year of death:
1946
Gerhart Hauptmann, German novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1862)
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HOLIDAYS ON JUNE 6
Memorial Day (South Korea)
Memorial Day in South Korea
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National Day of Sweden
National Day of Sweden, marking the end of the Kalmar Union and the coronation of King Gustav Vasa
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Huntington's disease
National Huntington's Disease Awareness Day in the United States
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UN Russian Language Day
UN Russian Language Day
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Claudius of Besançon
Christian feast day: Claudius of Besançon
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Normandy landings
D-Day Invasion Anniversary
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Maria Laura Mainetti
Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Laura Mainetti
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Marcellin Champagnat
Christian feast day: Marcellin Champagnat
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June 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: June 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Norbert of Xanten
Christian feast day: Norbert
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