Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: 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 2025. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Gemini is your zodiac sign. Pearl is your modern birthstone. Moonstone is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: June 6
- 1857 –Sophia of Nassau marries the future King Oscar II of Sweden-Norway.
- 1862 –American Civil War: Battle of Memphis – Union forces capture Memphis, Tennessee, from the Confederates.
- 1892 –Chicago ‘L’begins operation
- 1912 –The eruption of Novarupta in Alaska begins. It is the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.
- 1964 –Under a temporary order, the rocket launches at Cuxhaven, Germany, are terminated, though they never resume.
- 1981 –Bihar train disaster A passenger train travelling between Mansi and Saharsa, India, jumps the tracks at a bridge crossing the Bagmati river. The government places the official death toll at 268 plus another 300 missing; however, it is generally believed that the actual figure is closer to 1,000 killed.
- 1984 –Tetris, one of the best-selling video games of all-time, is released.
- 1985 –The grave of “Wolfgang Gerhard” is exhumed in Embu, Brazil; the remains found 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.
- 2004 –Tamil is established as a Classical language by the President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in a joint sitting of the two houses of the Indian Parliament.
- 2005 –The United States Supreme Court upholds a federal law banning cannabis, including medical marijuana, in Gonzales v. Raich.
Who were born on June 6?
- 1296 –Władysław of Legnica, Duke of Legnica (d. 1352)
- 1502 –King John III of Portugal (d. 1557)
- 1844 –Konstantin Savitsky, Russian painter (d. 1905)
- 1878 –Vincent de Moro-Giafferi, French criminal attorney (d. 1956)
- 1907 –Bill Dickey, American baseball player (d. 1993)
- 1932 –Billie Whitelaw, English actress
- 1933 –Heinrich Rohrer, Swiss physicist, Nobel laureate
- 1959 –Georgios Voulgarakis, Greek politician
- 1970 –James Shaffer, American rock musician (Korn)
- 1987 –Daniel Logan, New Zealand actor
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