June 6 in History

6 June in History – 80 years ago

Relief of Leningrad

Northern Eurasia 1944: Relief of Leningrad

The Soviet Red Army continued to roll forward throughout 1944. In the north, it broke the... SEE MORE…

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Historical Atlas of Northern Eurasia 1944: Relief of Leningrad
Northern Eurasia 1944
Relief of Leningrad
The Soviet Red Army continued to roll forward throughout 1944. In the north, it broke the two...
Historical Atlas of Asia Pacific 1916: China's Warlord Era Begins
Asia Pacific 1916
China's Warlord Era Begins
Misjudging national sentiment, Yuan Shikai declared himself Emperor in December 1915. It was a...
Historical Atlas of Australasia 1859: Colony of Queensland
Australasia 1859
Colony of Queensland
Although there had been a call for northeastern Australia to be separated from New South Wales...
Historical Atlas of Western Mediterranean 1808: Napoleonic Kingdom of Spain
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on 6 June 1942

Japanese occupy Attu

All Events on 6 June

  2023
Kakhovka Dam destroyed, causing flooding along lower Dnieper
starts   2006
Taliban regain control in parts of Afghanistan
starts   1982
Israel invades Lebanon, expelling PLO
starts   1967
Israelis capture West Bank from Jordan
  1944
Allies land in Normandy
starts   1942
Japan occupies Kiska and Attu, Aleutian Islands
starts   1942
Japan in occupation of Attu and Kiska
  1942
Japanese occupy Kiska
  1942
Japanese occupy Attu
ends   1929
Chiang Kaishek defeats Guangxi clique
  1916
Yuan Shikai dies, marking beginning of Warlord Era in China
  1904
Brazil-British Guiana border settled
ends   1903
British attack Dervishes from Hobyo
ends   1884
Cáceres rejects peace with Chile; continues fighting in southern Peru
ends   1860
Garibaldi’s Redshirts take Palermo
  1859
Queensland separated from New South Wales
ends   1849
Frankfurt Parliament flees to Stuttgart
starts   1848
Serbs in revolt against Hungarians in Vojvodina
starts   1835
British settlement begins in Port Phillip
ends   1832
Failed republican uprising in Paris
ends   1813
Explorers cross Blue Mountains, New South Wales
starts   1808
Spanish repulse French at El Bruch
  1808
Spanish troops in Porto revolt against French
  1808
Joseph Bonaparte proclaimed King of Spain
  1808
Spanish rebels defeat French at Valdepeñas
ends   1808
Uprisings across Spain throw off French rule
*Actual date uncertain; set to 6 June for purposes of Omniatlas

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