June 06 Holidays

June 06 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | June 06 Calendar

June 6th Daily Holidays include:

Atheists Pride Day – June 6 and March 20
Bonza Bottler Day
D-Day Invasion Anniversary
Drive in Movie Day
National Applesauce Cake Day
National Eyewear Day
National Gardening Exercise Day
National Higher Education Day
National Hunger Awareness Day
National Huntington’s Disease Awareness Day
National Yo-Yo Day
Russian Language Day
YMCA Day

June 06: Famous Birthdays

June 06, 1955 – Sandra Bernhard, American comedian, actress, singer and author (King of Comedy, Roseanne)
June 06, 1956 – Bjorn Borg, Former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden
June 06, 1974 – Uncle Kracker, American singer and songwriter (Follow Me, Drift Away)

June 06: Historical Events

June 06, 1716 – The 1st slaves arrive in Louisiana
June 06, 1752 – The 3rd great fire in Moscow in 2 weeks destroys one-third of the City, including 18,000 homes
June 06, 1808 – Napoleon’s brother, Joseph Bonaparte, is crowned the King of Spain
June 06, 1833 – Andrew Jackson becomes the first U.S. President to ride on a train
June 06, 1844 – The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) is founded in London, England
June 06, 1859 – Queensland, Australia is established as a separate colony from New South Wales and June 6th is known as Queensland Day. (See our Holidays in Australia page)
June 06, 1889 – The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle, around 25 downtown blocks
June 06, 1932 – The Revenue Act of 1932 is enacted and creates the first gas tax in the United States, with a rate of 1 cent per gallon
June 06, 1933 – The first drive-in-theater opens in Camden, New Jersey
June 06, 1934 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Securities Act or 1933 into law and establishes the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
June 06, 1944 – Operation Neptune, D-Day commences with 150K Allied troops landing on the beaches of Normandy in France in World War II
June 06, 1944 – Alaska Airlines starts operations
June 06, 1968 – Senator Robert Kennedy dies from gunshot wounds inflicted the previous night
June 06, 1971 – A midair collision btween Air West Flight 706 and Navy Phantom jet near Duarte, California claims 50 lives
June 06, 1982 – The Lebanon War begins when 30,000 Israeli troops invade Lebanon to drive out the PLO
June 06, 2005 – The United States Supreme Court in Gonzales v. Raich upholds a federal law banning cannabis, including medical marijuana

June 06: Music Events

June 06, 1931 – Guy Lombardo’s There Ought to Be a Moonlight Saving Time hits #1
June 06, 1955 – Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & Comets hits #1
June 06, 1960 – Roy Orbison releases Only the Lonely
June 06, 1964 – Chapel of Love from The Dixie Cups hits #1
June 06, 1965 – The Rolling Stones release their single I Can’t Get No Satisfaction
June 06, 1971 – The final show of the Ed Sullivan Show is aired with final guests Jerry Vale and Gladys Night and The Pips
June 06, 1972 – David Bowie releases Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust
June 06, 1973 – I’m Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby from Barry White is certified Gold.
June 06, 2012 – One Directions’ video release of Up All Night: The Live Tour debuts at #1. Below is the video More Than This from the album. I like songs like this where they have all of the singers do solo’s.

June 06: Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for June 06 is Taurus.

June Birthstone:

What is the June Birthstone? Pearl

The June birthstones are pearl, alexandrite and moonstone. With so many attractive options, individuals with June birthdays can have a birthstone that fits their mood or budget, due to the different colors and price points these gems offer.

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