On This Day - June 6th
June 6th is a hugely important day for many different reasons. The most important, perhaps, is that it marks D-Day, one of the most crucial moments in World War II that helped see Allied forces push back against Nazi Germany. However, there are plenty of other reasons to mark June 6th, too – and here they are!
On this day
D-Day took place.
A momentous occasion for Allied forces in World War II – June 6th, 1944, saw the Normandy invasion, as more than 156,000 soldiers started to invade the North of France via England. The immense effort is still remembered decades on, in honor of those lives lost.
Get dunking!
Basketball’s been a big deal in the US and Canada for a long time – since June 6th, 1946, in fact! The National Basketball Association, or NBA, brought courtside talent together in the world-famous league for the very first time. To this day, it’s considered the most celebrated of men’s basketball leagues the world over.
Lining up blocks has never been so fun!
Alexey Pajitnov created Tetris, the world-famous puzzle game, on June 6th, 1984. The game would go on to sell tens of millions of copies all over the world – but if you’ve seen the 2023 movie about how the game came to be published, you’ll know it was no easy feat to bring to the masses!
Special Days Falling on June 6th
It’s June 6th, which means it’s time to break out the yo-yo, and to take up some exercise in the garden! Of course, it’s also D-Day, too – which altogether makes June 6th pretty remarkable.
D-Day
D-Day marks the launch of Operation Overlord, which took place starting June 6th, in 1944. On this day, thousands of Allied personnel banded together to invade Normandy in an attempt to secure land back from Axis powers. The Allies were victorious, pushing back German soldiers and eventually securing what would be a crucial foothold for helping them win the war effort. Today, we mark the lives lost, and the efforts made.
National Yo-Yo Day
Yo-yos are toys that seem to come around in popularity again and again – surely they’re overdue another burst of popularity soon! Today’s a great day to break out your old yo-yo if you have one, and to try a few tricks – can you “walk the dog,” for example? Believe it or not, yo-yo championships have been running for decades!
National Gardening Exercise Day
Gardening isn’t just great for the soul and for the plants we care for – it’s fantastic exercise, too! June 6th marks a special occasion where we can all focus a little more on building up strength and stamina while weeding, planting, mowing… the list goes on!
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This month in history
Archduke Frnaz Ferdinand, along with his wife, Sophie, were assassinated in Sarajevo in June 1914. This event would be the first inciting incident in a series that led to World War I. Ferdinand was the Crown Prince of Austria at the time, and the couple’s murder caused serious tensions between Austria-Hungary and Serbia.
Famous Birthdays on June 6th
Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna, Last Tsarina of Russia, born 1872
Björn Borg, Swedish tennis champion, born 1956
Jason Isaacs, English actor, born 1963
Paul Giamatti, American actor, born 1967
Drew McIntyre, Scottish wrestler, born 1985
If you were born on June 6th…
…you’re most certainly a Gemini! Bold, curious, and never afraid to be the heart and soul of any party, you tend to be fairly popular.
You’re charismatic and tend to get on well with Leos and Aries. However, there’s plenty more to learn about you!
Take a look over at our Gemini fact file for more details on what makes you tick.
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