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Santo Domingo.- The events of June 6th are marked by important historical events and international celebrations that left their mark on world history. Below are the main events of June 6th:
- World Transplant Patients Day: Promotes awareness about organ donation and recognition of donors and health professionals.
- Russian Language Day
- World Pest Control Awareness Day
- World Hidradenitis Suppurativa Day
- World Yo-Yo Day
- World Donut Day
Saint's Day: Saint Norbert of Magdeburg, Saint Claude of Condat and Saint Candida.
International: June 6th Anniversaries
- 1929: In the United States, the first frozen foods are put on sale.
- 1944: In the context of World War II, the Normandy landings, popularly known as D-Day, take place.
- 1946: In the United States, the Basketball Association of America is founded, currently known as NBA.
- 1969: British singer-songwriter Elton John releases his first studio album, Empty Sky.
- 1878: Birth of Francisco Villa, known as Pancho Villa, a prominent Mexican revolutionary leader.
- 1898: Birth of Federico García Lorca, renowned Spanish poet and playwright.
- 1990: Founding of the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) in Mexico.
- 1992: In Panama, Copa Airlines Flight 201 crashes in the Darién Gap, Panama, everyone on board dies.
- 2002: Explosion of a meteorite over the Mediterranean Sea, visible from several countries, with a power similar to the Nagasaki atomic bomb.
- 2007: Costa Rica and Taiwan break diplomatic relations.
- 2011: The Twitch platform is launched.
- 2012: Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru constitute the Pacific Alliance.
- 2021: In Peru, the second round of the presidential elections takes place, where the leftist candidate Pedro Castillo and the right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori, obtain a technical tie.
- 2023: In Ukraine, the dam in Nova Kakhovka is blown up in the context of the Russo-Ukrainian war, causing massive floods on the banks of the Dnieper River.
Birth: June 6th Anniversaries
- 1886: Salvador Mazza, Argentine doctor and bacteriologist.
- 1904: Lesley Blanch, British writer and adventurer.
- 1912: María Montez, Dominican film actress.
- 1916: Daniel Santos, Puerto Rican singer.
- 1944: Phillip Allen Sharp, American biologist.
- 1962: Hirokazu Koreeda, Japanese filmmaker.
- 1984: Marcos Brunet, Brazilian Christian singer, songwriter, and lecturer.
- 2007: Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, American actress
Deaths: June 6th Anniversaries
- 1861: Count of Cavour (Camillo Benso), Piedmontese aristocrat and politician, architect of the Italian unification.
- 1941: Louis Chevrolet, American race car driver and businessman.
- 1944: Allied Soldiers, 10,500 Allied soldiers died on D-Day
- 1946: Gerhart Hauptmann, German playwright, Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912.
- 1948: Louis Lumière, French engineer, inventor of the cinematograph.
- 1961: Carl Gustav Jung, Swiss psychologist.
- 1996: George D. Snell, American geneticist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1980.
- 1996: José María Valverde, Spanish writer and professor.
- 2002: Shanta Shelke, Indian writer.
- 2006: Billy Preston, American singer-songwriter and keyboardist of soul and gospel, from the band The Beatles.
- 2012: Manolo Preciado, Spanish footballer and football coach.
- 2014: Darío Barrio, Spanish chef of great fame, also known for his television programs.
- 2020: Jordi Mestre, Spanish actor, model and presenter.
- 2020: Ramadan Shallah, Palestinian academic and terrorist.
