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On June 6, 913: Constantine VII, the eight-year-old illegitimate son of Leo VI the Wise, becomes nominal ruler of the Byzantine Empire under the regency of a seven-man council headed by Patriarch Nicholas Mystikos, appointed by Constantine's uncle Alexander on his deathbed.

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Constantine VII, the eight-year-old illegitimate son of Leo VI the Wise, becomes nominal ruler of the Byzantine Empire under the regency of a seven-man council headed by Patriarch Nicholas Mystikos, appointed by Constantine's uncle Alexander on his deathbed.

Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus was the fourth Byzantine emperor of the Macedonian dynasty, reigning from 6 June 913 to 9 November 959. He was the son of Emperor Leo VI and his fourth wife, Zoe Karbonopsina, and the nephew of his predecessor Alexander.

People

Born on June 6

Rayan Aït-Nouri 2001– Footballer (born 2001)
Haechan 2000– South Korean singer (born 2000)
Kenny Pickett 1998– American football player (born 1998)
Jack Hetherington 1996– Australian rugby league footballer
Julian Green 1995– American soccer player (born 1995)
Yvon Mvogo 1994– Footballer (born 1994)
Vic Mensa 1993– American rapper (born 1993)
DeAndre Hopkins 1992– American football player (born 1992)
Gavin Hoyte 1990– Trinidad and Tobago footballer
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Anthony Rendon 1990– American baseball player (born 1990)
Pape Souaré 1990– Senegalese footballer (born 1990)
Anthony Pilkington 1988– Irish footballer
Gin Wigmore 1986– New Zealand singer
Sebastian Larsson 1985– Swedish footballer (born 1985)
Drew McIntyre 1985– Scottish professional wrestler (born 1985)
Becky Sauerbrunn 1985– American soccer player (born 1985)
Michael Krohn-Dehli 1983– Danish footballer (born 1983)
Pete Hegseth 1980– American government official and television personality (born 1980)

People

Died on June 6

Viktor Korchnoi Soviet-Swiss chess grandmaster (1931–2016)
Peter Shaffer English playwright and screenwriter (1926–2016)
Vincent Bugliosi American lawyer and true crime writer (1934–2015)
Ludvík Vaculík Czech writer and journalist (1926–2015)
Lorna Wing British psychiatrist and autism researcher (1928–2014)
Jerome Karle American physical chemist (1918–2013)
Esther Williams American swimmer and actress (1921–2013)
Vladimir Krutov Russian ice hockey player (1960–2012)
Jean Dausset French immunologist (1916–2009)
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Billy Preston American keyboardist, singer, and songwriter (1946–2006)
Anne Bancroft American actress (1931–2005)
George Davis Snell American geneticist
Mark McManus Scottish actor (1935–1994)
Barry Sullivan American actor (1912–1994)
Stan Getz American jazz saxophonist (1927–1991)
Hans Leip German writer
Kenneth Rexroth American poet and translator (1905–1982)
Jack Haley American actor (1898–1979)

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Every June 6 on record

  1. 913 Constantine VII, the eight-year-old illegitimate son of Leo VI the Wise, becomes nominal ruler of the Byzantine Empire under the regency of a seven-man council headed by Patriarch Nicholas Mystikos, appointed by Constantine's uncle Alexander on his deathbed.

    Byzantine emperor from 913 to 959

    Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus was the fourth Byzantine emperor of the Macedonian dynasty, reigning from 6 June 913 to 9 November 959. He was the son of Emperor Leo VI and his fourth wife, Zoe Karbonopsina, and the nephew of his predecessor Alexander.

  2. 1505 The M8.2–8.8 Lo Mustang earthquake affects Tibet and Nepal, causing severe damage in Kathmandu and parts of the Indo-Gangetic plain.

    Catastrophic earthquake in northern Nepal

    8 making it one of the largest earthquakes in Nepalese history. The earthquake killed an approximate 30 percent of the Nepalese population at the time. The earthquake was located in northern Nepal and also affected southern China and northern India.

  3. 1513 War of the League of Cambrai: In the Battle of Novara, Swiss troops defeat the French under Louis II de la Trémoille, forcing them to abandon Milan; Duke Massimiliano Sforza is restored.

    Fourth & Fifth phase of the Italian Wars (1508–1516)

    The War of the League of Cambrai, also known by its second stage as the War of the Holy League, was fought from December 1508 to December 1516, as part of the wider Italian Wars of 1494–1559. The main participants of the war, who fought for its entire duration, were France, the Holy Roman Empire, the Papal States, and the Republic of Venice; they were joined at various times by nearly every significant power in Western Europe, including Spain, England, the Duchy of Milan, the Republic of Florence, the Duchy of Ferrara, and the Swiss.

  4. 1523 Swedish regent Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden and, marking a symbolic end to the Kalmar Union, 6 June is designated the country's national day.

    King of Sweden from 1523 to 1560

    Gustav Eriksson Vasa, also known as Gustav I, was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560. He was previously self-recognised Protector of the Realm (Riksföreståndare) from 1521, during the Swedish War of Liberation against King Christian II of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Gustav rose to lead this war following the Stockholm Bloodbath, where his father was executed.

  5. 1654 Swedish Queen Christina abdicated her throne in favour of her cousin Charles Gustav and converted to Catholicism.

    Queen of Sweden from 1632 to 1654

    Christina, a member of the House of Vasa, was Queen of Sweden from 1632 until her abdication in 1654. Her conversion to Catholicism and refusal to marry led her to relinquish her throne and move to Rome.

  6. 1674 Shivaji is crowned as the first Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire at Raigad Fort.
  7. 1762 Seven Years' War: British forces begin the Siege of Havana and temporarily capture the city.
  8. 1813 War of 1812: In the Battle of Stoney Creek, considered a critical turning point in the war, a British force of 700 under John Vincent defeats an American force twice its size under William Winder and John Chandler.
  9. 1822 Alexis St Martin is accidentally shot in the stomach, leading to William Beaumont's studies on digestion.
  10. 1832 The June Rebellion in Paris is put down by the National Guard.
  11. 1844 The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) is founded in London.
  12. 1859 Queensland is established as a separate colony from New South Wales. The date is still celebrated as Queensland Day.
  13. 1862 American Civil War: The First Battle of Memphis, a naval engagement fought on the Mississippi River, results in the capture of Memphis, Tennessee by Union forces from the Confederates.
  14. 1882 The Shewan forces of Menelik II of Ethiopia defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo. The Shewans capture Negus Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam, and their victory leads to a Shewan hegemony over the territories south of the Abay River.
  15. 1889 The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
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  1. 1892 The Chicago "L" elevated rail system begins operation.
  2. 1894 Governor Davis H. Waite orders the Colorado state militia to protect and support the miners engaged in the Cripple Creek miners' strike.
  3. 1912 The eruption of Novarupta in Alaska begins. It is the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.
  4. 1918 World War I: U.S. Marine Corps suffers its worst single day's casualties during the Battle of Belleau Wood while attempting to recapture the wood at Château-Thierry (the losses are exceeded at the Battle of Tarawa in November 1943).
  5. 1925 The original Chrysler Corporation was founded by Walter Chrysler from the remains of the Maxwell Motor Company.
  6. 1933 The first drive-in theater opens in Camden, New Jersey.
  7. 1934 New Deal: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 into law, establishing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  8. 1942 World War II: The United States Navy's victory over the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway is a major turning point in the Pacific Theater. All four Japanese fleet carriers taking part—Akagi, Kaga, Sōryū and Hiryū—are sunk, as is the heavy cruiser Mikuma. The American carrier Yorktown and the destroyer Hammann are also sunk.
  9. 1944 World War II: Commencement of Operation Overlord: The Allied invasion of Normandy begins with the execution of Operation Neptune—commonly referred to as D-Day—the largest seaborne invasion in history. Nearly 160,000 Allied troops cross the English Channel with about 5,000 landing and assault craft, 289 escort vessels, and 277 minesweepers participating. By the end of the day, the Allies have landed on five invasion beaches and are pushing inland.
  10. 1944 World War II: Capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges by Allied paratroopers, also known as Operation Coup de Main (incorrectly referred to as Operation Deadstick.)
  11. 1966 March Against Fear: African-American civil rights activist James Meredith is wounded in an ambush by white sniper James Aubrey Norvell. Meredith and Norvell are photographed by Jack R. Thornell, whose photo will receive the 1967 Pulitzer Prize in Photography, the last one to be awarded in the category.
  12. 1971 Soyuz 11 is launched. The mission ends in disaster when all three cosmonauts, Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov, and Viktor Patsayev are suffocated by uncontrolled decompression of the capsule during re-entry on 29 June.
  13. 1971 Hughes Airwest Flight 706 collides with a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II of the United States Marine Corps over the San Gabriel Mountains, killing 50.
  14. 1975 British referendum results in continued membership of the European Economic Community, with 67% of votes in favour.
  15. 1976 Chief Minister of Sabah Faud Stephens, Peter Joinud Mojuntin, and several other politicians are killed in a plane crash near Kota Kinabalu International Airport in Malaysia.

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