On This Day: June 6, 2024
Birthdays
1778 George (Beau) Brummell, Fashion leader1862 Henry Newbolt, English poet
1868 Robert F. Scott, English antartic explorer
1875 Thomas Mann, German writer & Nobel prize winner
1947 Ahmed Abdulkari Tafida, public administrator, 55, June 6. He studied at Ahmadu Bello University , Zaria , Kaduna State, 1969-71; London Polytechnic, London , 1971-75; School of Television Production,
1956 Bjorn Borg, Sweedish tennis player
1958 Mike Gatting, English cricketer
Events
1944 The invasion of Normandy, D-Day, by allied forces began1945 Russians found what was believed to be Hitlers body
1954 The Pope opened the eight nation TV network called Eurovision
1966 The American spacecraft, Gemini 9, completed 45 orbits of the Earth
1967 Egypt closed the Suez canal as Israel seized Gaza
1984 The occupation of the Golden Temple at Amritsar ended
1988 Prince Charles was listed in the top 130 eccentrics list
1989 Ayatollah Khomeini, the Iranian leader, died