06 June - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on June 06, the day number in a year is 157 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 158. June 06 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
June 06 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 1520 | France and England signed the Treaty of Scotland. |
| 1674 | Chatrapati Shivaji was crowned as king of Maratha Empire. Shivaji was a great warrior king as well as great reformer. His ideas and thoughts were greatly influenced by her mother Jija Mata. He invented many warrior techniques. He was also known as an inventor of guerilla warfare in Indian history. |
| 1674 | Shivaji, who led a resistance to free the Maratha from theSultanate of Bijapur and the Mughal Empire, was crowned the firstChhatrapati of the Maratha Empire. |
| 1674 | Shivaji's coronation in Raigad Fort and also he assumed the title of Chhatrapati. |
| 1744 | France and Persia signed the peace treaty. |
| 1761 | The transit of Venus is seen from 120 places on Earth. Mikhail Lomonosov came to know the atmosphere of Venus. |
| 1808 | Napoleon's brother Joseph was made king of Spain. |
| 1813 | War of 1812-The British ambushed an American encampment nearpresent-day Stoney Creek, Ontario, capturing two senior officers. |
| 1813 | Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson and William Wentworth returned home after crossing the Blue Mountains. |
| 1844 | The YMCA, today a worldwide movement of more than 45 millionmembers from 124 national federations, was founded in London. |
| 1844 | Young Men Christian Association (YMCA) was established in London. |
| 1859 | Queen Victoria signed letters patent separating the colony ofQueensland from New South Wales. |
| 1862 | American Civil War-The Union Army's victory in the First Battle of Memphis virtually eradicated the Confederate naval presence onthe Mississippi River. |
| 1882 | The Shewa kingdom made big strides towards gaining supremacyover the Ethiopian Empire by defeating the Gojjam and gaining control ofterritories south of the Gibe River. |
| 1882 | Henry W. Seeley of New York took a patent for electric iron. |
| 1892 | The 'L' train of Chicago, the secondlongest rapid transit system in total track mileage in the UnitedStates, began operations. |
| 1894 | Colorado Governor Davis Hanson Waite ordered his state militiato protect and support the miners engaged in the Cripple Creek miners'strike. |
| 1912 | The largest eruption of the 20th century created the Novarupta volcano in the Alaska Peninsula, US. |
| 1916 | Women were given the right to vote in East Cleveland, USA. |
| 1919 | The republic of Prekmurje ended. Prekmurje was an unrecognized state. It was an area in Hungary which was traditionally known as Vendvidek. It was invaded during the war between communist and anti communist forces. |
| 1919 | Finland declared war against the Bolsheviks. |
| 1919 | The Hungarian Red Army attacked the Republic of Precummurje. |
| 1926 | In Egypt, a government was formed under the leadership of Adley Pasha. |
| 1929 | Eminent actor, producer and director of Indian films, Sunil Dutt was born in Jhelum, present-day Pakistan) district of West Punjab. |
| 1946 | National basketball association was established. The national basketball association NBA starts up with only 11 teams. It is premium men’s professional basketball championship. Nowadays the number of participating teams is raised to 30 which include many international players from different countries of the world. |
| 1971 | The battle of Battle of Long Khanh began. The battle was fought between Australian and Vietnamese communist forces. This battle took place during Vietnamese war. |
| 1971 | Soyuz 11 was launched during Soyuz program. It was a manned mission operated to on board the crew t space station. The mission failed due to problems and resulted in death of all 3 crew members. |
| 1971 | Vietnam War-The Australian Army attacked a heavily fortifiedVietnamese communist forces base camp in the Battle of Long Khanh. |
| 1975 | Formation of Temporary Revolutionary Government in Southern Vietnam. |
| 1981 | A train fell in Bihar's Baghmati river, killing about 800 of the 1000 people on board. |
| 1982 | The Lebanon war begun. Israeli armed forces invaded southern Lebanon. This event occurred during Operation Peace for the Galilee. This was done in response to the attacks and casualties caused due to attack by Palestinian liberation organization which was operating in southern Lebanon. |
| 1982 | A war in Lebanon began when Israeli forces invaded southernLebanon to root out members of the Palestine Liberation Organization. |
| 1984 | Tetris was released in USSR. It was one of the bestselling video games of all times. It gained the worldwide fame. It was originally designed and programmed by Alexey Pajitnov. It was a Russian tile matching game. |
| 1985 | The remains of Josef Mengele, a Nazi physician notorious forhuman experiments done on Auschwitz inmates, were discovered in Embu dasArtes, Brazil. |
| 1993 | Mongolia conducted its first presidential election. Magnolia is a landlocked country situated in central East Asia. Mongolia is 19th largest country in the world. It shares its border with major super powers- Russia and china. |
| 1994 | West Indies batsman Brian Lara hit a first-class history of 501 runs in a match against Warwickshire at Edgbaston. |
| 1997 | In Bangkok, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Thailand formed an economic cooperation group called Bistek. |
| 2002 | A near earth asteroid explodes over the Mediterranean sea. This event occurs between the Libya and Greece. The asteroid was having a diameter of approx. 10 metres. The explosion was having an estimated force of about 26 kilotons which was a little higher than the atomic explosion of Nagasaki. |
| 2004 | Tamil was declared as classical language of India by President APJ Abdul Kalam. This decision was taken after the joint parliamentary meeting in which the both houses of parliament took part- the Loksabha and the Rajyasabha. |
| 2004 | Former US President Roland Reagan passed away. |
| 2010 | 109 Men's French Open: Rafael Nadal defeated Robin Soderling (6-4, 6-2, 6-4). |
Famous Birthdays of June 06:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1959 | Jimmy Jam / Writer / United States of America |
| 1926 | Klaus Tennstedt / Conductor / Germany |
| 1930 | Frank Tyson / Cricketer / United Kingdom |
| 1898 | Jacobus Johannes Fouché / Politician / South Africa |
| 1850 | Karl Ferdinand Braun / Academic / United States of America |
| 1963 | Jason Isaacs / Actor / United Kingdom |
| 1963 | Dariusz Kubicki / Footballer / Poland |
| 1986 | Junichi Tazawa / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1901 | Jan Struther / Author / United Kingdom |
| 1936 | Mompati Merafhe / Politician / Botswana |
| 1973 | Patrick Rothfuss / Author / United States of America |
| 1956 | Dave Cusack / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1947 | David Blunkett / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 1884 | Jock Hutchison / Golfer / United States of America |
| 1956 | Björn Borg / Tennis Player / Sweden |
| 1926 | Erdal İnönü / Politician / Turkey |
| 1799 | Alexander Pushkin / Poet / Russia |
| 1917 | Kirk Kerkorian / Business Man / United States of America |
| 1957 | Mike Gatting / Cricketer / United Kingdom |
| 1994 | Jake Mamo / Rugby Player / Australia |
| 1939 | Gary U.S. Bonds / Writer / United States of America |
| 1875 | Thomas Mann / Author / Germany |
| 1925 | Maxine Kumin / Poet / United States of America |
| 1932 | Billie Whitelaw / Actress / United Kingdom |
| 1902 | Jimmie Lunceford / Saxophonist / United States of America |
| 1236 | Wen Tianxiang / Scholar / China |
| 1941 | Alexander Cockburn / Author / United States of America |
| 1972 | Noriaki Kasai / Jumper / Japan |
| 1987 | Niklas Hjalmarsson / Ice Hockey Player / Sweden |
| 1945 | David Dukes / Actor / United States of America |
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