Public Holidays on June 6

• 🌍 Memorial Day (South Korea)
• 🌍 National Day of Sweden (Sweden)
• 🌍 Nationaldagen (Sweden)
• 🌍 현충일 (South Korea)

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On This Day in History — June 6

• 2005 — In Gonzales v. Raich, the United States Supreme Court upholds a federal law banning cannabis, including medical marijuana.
• 2004 — Tamil is established as a "classical language" by the President of India, Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, in a joint sitting of the two houses of the Indian Parliament.
• 2002 — Eastern Mediterranean event. A near-Earth asteroid estimated at ten meters in diameter explodes over the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Libya. The resulting explosion is estimated to have a force of 26...
• 1993 — Mongolia holds its first direct presidential elections.
• 1985 — The grave of "Wolfgang Gerhard" is opened in Embu, Brazil; the exhumed remains are later proven to be those of Josef Mengele, Auschwitz's "Angel of Death"; Mengele is thought to have drowned while swimming in February 1979.
• 1982 — The Lebanon War begins. Forces under Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon invade southern Lebanon during Operation Peace for the Galilee, eventually reaching as far north as the capital Beirut.

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Notable Births on June 6

• 1995 — Julian Green, American footballer
• 1994 — Jake Mamo, Australian rugby league player
• 1993 — Vic Mensa, American rapper
• 1992 — Hyuna, South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, and model
• 1990 — Raisa Andriana, Indonesian singer and actress
• 1990 — Vid Belec, Slovenian footballer

Notable Deaths on June 6

• 2016 — Viktor Korchnoi, Russian chess player (b. 1931)
• 2016 — Peter Shaffer, English playwright and screenwriter (b. 1926)
• 2015 — Pierre Brice, French actor (b. 1929)
• 2015 — Vincent Bugliosi, American lawyer and author (b. 1934)
• 2015 — Ronnie Gilbert, American singer-songwriter (b. 1926)
• 2015 — Ludvík Vaculík, Czech journalist and author (b. 1926)

Sports on June 6

• MLB: Milwaukee Brewers @ Colorado Rockies — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Cleveland Guardians @ Texas Rangers — 00:05 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Athletics @ Houston Astros — 00:10 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins — 00:10 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Cincinnati Reds @ St. Louis Cardinals — 00:15 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: TBD @ TBD — 00:30 UTC Scheduled

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Public Holidays on June 7

• 🌍 Batalla de Arica y Día de la Bandera (Peru)
• 🌍 Battle of Arica (Chile)

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On This Day in History — June 7

• 2014 — At least 37 people are killed in an attack in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's South Kivu province.
• 2013 — A bus catches fire in the Chinese city of Xiamen, killing at least 47 people and injuring more than 34 others.
• 2013 — A gunman opens fire at Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California, after setting a house on fire nearby, killing six people, including the suspect.
• 2000 — The United Nations defines the Blue Line as the border between Israel and Lebanon.
• 1991 — Mount Pinatubo erupts, generating an ash column 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) high.
• 1989 — Surinam Airways Flight 764 crashes on approach to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport in Suriname because of pilot error, killing 176 of 187 aboard.

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Notable Births on June 7

• 1993 — George Ezra, English singer-songwriter
• 1992 — Sara Niemietz, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1992 — Mathias Gehrt, Danish professional footballer
• 1992 — Alípio, Brazilian footballer
• 1991 — Cenk Tosun, Turkish professional footballer
• 1991 — Fetty Wap, American rapper

Notable Deaths on June 7

• 2015 — Christopher Lee, English actor (b. 1922)
• 2015 — Sheikh Razzak Ali, Bangladeshi journalist and politician (b. 1928)
• 2014 — Fernandão, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1978)
• 2014 — Dora Akunyili, Nigerian academic and politician (b. 1954)
• 2014 — Epainette Mbeki, South African activist (b. 1916)
• 2013 — Pierre Mauroy, French educator and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1928)

Sports on June 7

• WNBA: Indiana Fever @ New York Liberty — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Milwaukee Brewers @ Colorado Rockies — 01:10 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Los Angeles Angels @ Los Angeles Dodgers — 02:10 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: New York Mets @ San Diego Padres — 02:10 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees — 17:35 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Chicago White Sox @ Philadelphia Phillies — 17:35 UTC Scheduled

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