Saturday, the 6th of June, 2015 is the 157th day in 2015 and in the 23rd calendar week.
General Events:
D-Day Invasion 71st Anniversary
June 6, 2015 in Normandy
The Normandy landings (codenamed Operation Neptune) were the landing operations on 6 June 1944 (termed D-Day) of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. The largest seaborne invasion in history, the operation began the invasion of German-occupied western Europe, led to the liberation of France from Nazi control, and contributed to an Allied victory in the war.
Where is D-Day Invasion 71st Anniversary?
Nationwide Normandy
Queensland Day
June 6, 2015 in Queensland
Queensland Day takes place on June 06, 2015. The day is officially celebrated as the birthday of the Australian state of Queensland. 6 June is celebrated by Queenslanders as the day when the new colony of Queensland was established.
Where is Queensland Day?
Nationwide Queensland
UN Russian Language Day
June 6, 2015 in the World
UN Russian Language Day is celebrated on June 06, 2015. The United Nations marks the birthday of Alexander Pushkin, recognized as the father of Russian literature. UN Russian Language Day was established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2010. Also in 2010 the initiative of the UN Language Days was launched.
Russian is near Arabic, Chinese, English, French and Spanish one of the UN working languages. The UN Language Days and thus the UN Russian Language Day underlines the importance of multilingualism and cultural diversity. Russian is the most widely spoken Slavic language.
Where is UN Russian Language Day?
Worldwide
Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day (ARMAD)
June 6, 2015 in the USA
ARMAD is an annual Non-Political Amateur Radio Public Service project that stands for Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day. We work with National Military Appreciation Month during the Month of May. We also provide other events, and work with other groups as requested during the year. We ask Amateur Radio Operators from around the world to team up during this effort to allow the people from our communities to gather at public locations such as shopping centers, parks, VA hospitals, and sporting events to express verbal positive support “LIVE” over two way radio for members of the Military, Veterans, Reserves, National Guard, Retired, Coalition Forces, First Responders, and Military Support Groups. Many of us have friends, relatives, and neighbors that are active duty, and past members of the armed forces. ARMAD gives us the chance to support one another, and to express our thanks and appreciation to those that sacrifice and serve in the Armed Forces.
Where is the event?
Nationwide USA
Gardening Exercise Day
June 6, 2015 in the USA
National Gardening Exercise Day is celebrated on June 06, 2015. Gardening is more than a hobby for those in pension. Gardening Exercise includes activities like digging, planting, reaping and cutting. Doing this one executes so many different movements that nearly all kinds of muscles are activated and automatically trained. As a reward a nice and cosy garden surrounds the house and invites to spend a great time outside. It is not clear who the creator of National Gardening Exercise Day really was.
The National Gardening Exercise Day calls attention to this healthy activity for people of all age. Who lacks a garden of his own can take part in gardens clubs or visit a neighbour. A garden offers the opportunity to have own vegetables and fruits and to have an own little place to recreate in fresh air. It also provides small animals like birds and hedgehogs a nice place to live which is a good step to go green.
Where is the event?
Nationwide USA
Historical Events on 6th June:
1242 – 24 wagonloads of Talmudic books burned in Paris
1391 – Inhabitants of Seville, Spain, massacres 5,000 Jews
1523 – Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden, marking the end of the Kalmar Union
1654 – Queen Christina of Sweden resigns & converts to Catholicism
1752 – 3rd great fire in Moscow in 2 weeks; 1/3 of city destroyed
1795 – Fire destroy 1/3 of Copenhagen; 18,000 injured
1809 – Sweden declares independence, constitutional monarchy established with a new constituion empowering Riksdag after 20 years of absolute monarchy
1813 – US invasion of Canada halted at Stoney Creek (Ont)
1850 – Levi Strauss make his 1st pair of blue jeans
1859 – Australia: Queensland is established as a separate colony from New South Wales (Queensland Day).
1882 – Cyclone in Arabian Sea (Bombay, India) drowns 100,000
1882 – The Shewan forces of Menelik defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo. The Shewans capture Negus Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam, and heir victory leads to a Shewan hegemony over the territories south of the Abay River
1896 – Frank Samuelsen and George Harbo leave NY harbor to row across Atlantic; their 55 day record for rowing was not broken for 114 year
1916 – With the death of Yuan Shikai, who has ruled much of China since 1912, the central government virtually collapses in the face of warlords who assert themselves, including Sun Yat-Sen
1919 – Finland declares war on bolsheviks
1932 – The Revenue Act of 1932 is enacted, creating the first gas tax in the United States, at a rate of 1 cent per US gallon (1/4 ¢/L) sold
1944 – Operation Neptune, D-Day: 150,000 Allied Expeditionary Force lands in Normandy, France in WWII
1967 – Israeli troops occupy Gaza
1974 – A new Instrument of Government is promulgated making Sweden a parliamentary monarchy
1982 – 30,000 Israeli troops invade Lebanon to drive out PLO
1984 – 1,200 die in Sikh “Golden Temple” uprising India
1988 – 3 giant turtles found in Bronx sewage plant
1994 – 6.0 earthquake/avalanche destroys Toez Colombia (about 1000 killed)
2002 – Eastern Mediterranean Event. A near-Earth asteroid estimated at 10 metres 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
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