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June 6 in History
Historical Events on June 6
1644
The Qing dynasty Manchu forces led by the Shunzhi Emperor capture Beijing during the collapse of the Ming dynasty.
1808
Napoleon's brother, Joseph Bonaparte, is crowned King of Spain.
1813
War of 1812: Battle of Stoney Creek: A British force of 700 under John Vincent defeats an American force twice its size under William Winder and John Chandler.
1862
American Civil War: Battle of Memphis: Union forces capture Memphis, Tennessee, from the Confederates.
1882
More than 100,000 inhabitants of Bombay are killed when a cyclone in the Arabian Sea pushes huge waves into the harbour.
1918
World War I: Battle of Belleau Wood: The U.S. Marine Corps suffers its worst single day's casualties while attempting to recapture the wood at Château-Thierry.
1934
New Deal: The U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 into law, establishing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
1942
World War II: Battle of Midway. U.S. Navy dive bombers sink the Japanese cruiser Mikuma and four Japanese carriers.
1971
Vietnam War: The Battle of Long Khanh between Australian and Vietnamese communist forces begins.
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Famous Birthdays on June 6
1872
Alix of Hesse
1901
Sukarno
1903
Aram Khachaturian
1985
Drew Galloway
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Famous Deaths on June 6
1891
John A. Macdonald
1961
Carl Jung
1968
Randolph Churchill
1968
Robert F. Kennedy
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