Historical Events In June - 06

2005  Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam resigns on June - 06.   

2006  On this day in history the 6bone (testbed network for the IPv6 network protocol) is phased out.   

2006  The Union of Islamic Courts gains control of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, ending warlord rule of the city on June - 06.   

2007  On June - 06 the Anaheim Ducks defeat the Ottawa Senators 4 games to 1 to win the NHL's Stanley Cup.   

2007  On June - 06 twelve people are killed by cyclone Gonu in Oman.   

2007  On this day in history the 33rd G8 summit took place amid strong protests in Heiligendamm, Germany.   

2012  On this day in history transit of Venus (between Earth & Sun) occurs   

2013  On this day in history kevin Barry's City of Bohane wins the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award   

2017  Syrian Democratic Forces backed by the US launch offensive to take Raqqa from Islamic State in Syria on June - 06.   

2017  Indian Arundhati Roy publishes her 2nd novel "The Ministry Of Utmost Happiness" 20 years after her first on June - 06.   

2017  On June - 06 floods in Salto, Paysandú and Artigas in Uruguay displace over 3,000 people   

2017  Scooter Gennet hits four home runs in Cincinnati Reds 13-1 victory against at home against St. Louis Cardinals, 17th player to do so on this day in history.   

2017  On June - 06 korean singer T.O.P is rushed to hospital after a suspected overdose while serving mandatory military service   

2018  On June - 06 leBron James eclipses Michael Jordan 's record (109) for most 30-point games in NBA playoff history in Cleveland's Game 3 Finals loss to Golden State   

2018  Iraqi parliament orders manual recount of legislative elections in May after Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi claims evidence of irregularities on June - 06.   

2018  Alice John serving jail for drug offense granted clemency by US President Trump after Kim Kardashian highlights case on June - 06.   

2018  French man announced to have won France's €1 million My Lottery for the second time in 2 years, with odds of 1 in 16 trillion on this day in history.   

2018  On June - 06 at least 46 Ethiopian migrants drown after their boat capcizes of fthe coast of Yemen   

2018  Special pedestrian lane introduced just for "phubbers" slow-walking smartphone users in Xi'an, China on this day in history.   

2019  On 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots , New York City’s police commissioner James O’Neill apologizes for his department's actions during the 1969 raid on the Stonewall Inn on June - 06.   

2019  On June - 06 2018–19 Sudanese protests: The African Union suspends Sudan's membership "with immediate effect" after the Khartoum massacre.   

2019  Following results from the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election, a new government is formed consisting of 58 percent women on June - 06.   

2023  On June - 06 uK's Prince Harry is the first senior royal to testify in court in 130 years, accusing Mirror Group Newspapers of hacking his emails [1]   

2023  The Guinea-Bissau legislative election is held; the coalition Inclusive Alliance Platform – Terra Ranka led by the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, wins a majority of seats on June - 06.   

2023  On this day in history the Kuwaiti general election is held; following the annulment of the results of the 2022 snap elections by the Constitutional Court. 38 members retained their seats from the annulled 2022 session, while two returned from the dissolved 2020 session. Ten new MPs were elected for the first time.   

2023  Russian invasion of Ukraine: The Nova Kakhovka dam in the Russian-controlled region of Kherson is destroyed, threatening the region with devastating floodwaters on June - 06.   

2023  On June - 06 due to smoke from wildfires in Canada, New York City in the United States is declared to have the worst air quality out of any city in the world.   

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1236  On June - 06 birth of wen Tianxiang, Chinese prime minister (d. 1283)   

1436  Regiomontanus (Johannes Muller), prepares astronomical tables was born on June - 06.   

1502  King John III of Portugal (d. 1557) was born on June - 06.   

1519  On this day in history birth of andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher and botanist (d. 1603)   

1576  Giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1649) was born on June - 06.   

1580  On this day in history birth of godefroy Wendelin, Flemish astronomer (d. 1667)   

1599  On June - 06 birth of diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (d. 1660)   

1606  On this day in history birth of pierre Corneille, France, dramatist (El Cid, Horace)   

0840  On this day in history agobard, archbishop of Lyon (anti-semite), dies   

1134  On this day in history norbertus van Xanten, monastery founder, dies at about 51   

1393  Death of Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (b. 1359) on this day in history.   

1480  On June - 06 death of vecchietta, Italian artist and architect   

1548  Death of Juan de Castro, Portuguese explorer (b. 1500) on this day in history.   

1563  On this day in history death of ikeda Nagamasa, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1519)   

1583  On June - 06 death of nakagawa Kiyohide, Japanese warlord (b. 1556)   

1671  On June - 06 death of stenka/Stepan Razin, Russian cossack/boer leader, killed