Born on June 6
June 6 birthdays & history
If you were born on June 6, you share a birthday with Alexander Pushkin, Diego Velázquez (date of baptism) and Thomas Mann. June 6 babies are Gemini, with pearl as their birthstone and the rose as their birth flower. June 6 is the 158th day of the year in leap years (157th in other years).
Famous people born on June 6
- 1799Alexander Pushkin, Russian author and poet
- 1599Diego Velázquez (date of baptism), Spanish painter and educator
- 1875Thomas Mann, German author and critic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1901Sukarno, Indonesian engineer and politician, 1st President of Indonesia
- 1606Pierre Corneille, French playwright and producer
- 1850Karl Ferdinand Braun, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate in 1909 for physics
- 1868Robert Falcon Scott, English sailor and explorer
- 1956Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player; winner of eleven Grand Slam singles titles including five consecutive Wimbledons
- 1903Aram Khachaturian, Armenian composer and conductor
- 1909Isaiah Berlin, Latvian-English historian and philosopher
What happened on June 6
- 1523Swedish regent Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden and, marking a symbolic end to the Kalmar Union, 6 June is designated the country's national day.
- 1674Shivaji, who led a resistance to free the Maratha from the Bijapur Sultanate and the Mughal Empire, was crowned the first chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire.
- 1844The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) is founded in London.
- 1859Queensland is established as a separate colony from New South Wales. The date is still celebrated as Queensland Day.
- 1892The Chicago "L" elevated rail system begins operation.
- 1917Paraguayan President Benigno Ferreira introduces the country's first labor law, establishing the workweek and weekend.
- 1933The first drive-in theater opens in Camden, New Jersey.
- 1975British referendum results in continued membership of the European Economic Community, with 67% of votes in favour.
- 1993Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat wins the first presidential election in Mongolia.
- 2024The launch of SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 4 (IFT-4)
Also observed on June 6
- Engineer's Day in Taiwan
- Korean Children's Union Foundation Day in North Korea
- Memorial Day in South Korea
- National Day of Sweden, marking the end of the Kalmar Union and the coronation of King Gustav Vasa
- Queensland Day
- UN Russian Language Day
Questions, answered
What star sign is June 6?
People born on June 6 are Gemini. Their birthstone is pearl and their birth flower is the rose.
Which famous people were born on June 6?
Alexander Pushkin (1799), Diego Velázquez (date of baptism) (1599), Thomas Mann (1875), Sukarno (1901), Pierre Corneille (1606), Karl Ferdinand Braun (1850) were all born on June 6.
What happened on June 6 in history?
Among other things: in 1975, British referendum results in continued membership of the European Economic Community, with 67% of votes in favour; in 1993, Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat wins the first presidential election in Mongolia; in 2024, The launch of SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 4 (IFT-4).
Can I get a newspaper front page from June 6?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any June 6 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “June 6”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.