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June 6, 1942 (Saturday) During the Battle of Midway, Japanese cruiser Mikuma was bombed and sunk by Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft. American destroyer Hammann was torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-168. The Action of 6 June 1942 was fought off Recife, Brazil. The German commerce raider Stier sank the American Liberty ship Stanvac Calcutta.
June 6 is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 208 days remain until the end of the year. Events [ edit ] Pre-1600 [ edit ]
June 18: Autistic Pride Day. Li Yuan. 618 – Sui–Tang transition: Chinese governor Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself emperor, establishing the Tang dynasty. 860 – Rus' forces sailed into the Bosporus in a fleet of about 200 vessels and started pillaging the suburbs of Constantinople.
2015 (Sunday) 2014 (Saturday) June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 186 days remain until the end of the year.
June 14 is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 200 days remain until the end of the year. Events [ edit ] Pre-1600 [ edit ]
June 22, 1962 (Friday) Air France Flight 117, a Boeing 707 jet, crashed into terrain during bad weather while attempting to land on the island of Guadeloupe, West Indies, killing all 113 on board. [121] It was the airline's second fatal accident in 3 weeks, and the third fatal 707 crash of the year.
18 juni. Seychellernas nationaldag Namnsdag: Björn, Bjarne (Sverige) • Ingolf (finlandssvenska) Denna dag i historien: 1812 – 1812 års krig mellan USA och Storbritannien inleds. 1815 – Napoleon besegras slutgiltigt i slaget vid Waterloo. 1842 – Folkskola i Sverige lagstadgas. Folkskola var den primärskola i Sverige som gav barn ...
