In common years it is always in ISO week 26.

This date is the only date each year where both the month and day are different perfect numbers, June 6 being the only date where the month and day are the same perfect number.

Events

• 1098 – Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul.

• 1389 – Ottomans defeat Serbian army in the bloody Battle of Kosovo, opening the way for the Ottoman conquest of Southeastern Europe (see Vidovdan).

• 1519 – Charles V elected emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

• 1635 – Guadeloupe becomes a French colony.

• 1651 – Battle of Beresteczko between Poles and Ukrainians starts.

• 1776 – Thomas Hickey, Continental Army private and bodyguard to General George Washington, is hanged for mutiny and sedition.

• 1778 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Monmouth fought between the American Continental Army under George Washington and the British Army led by Sir Henry Clinton.

• 1807 – Second British invasion of the Río de la Plata; John Whitelock lands at Ensenada on an attempt to recapture Buenos Aires and is defeated by the fierce resistance of the locals.

• 1838 – The coronation of Victoria of the United Kingdom.

• 1841 – The Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique in Paris premieres the ballet Giselle

• 1859 – First conformation dog show is held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.

• 1865 – The Army of the Potomac is disbanded

• 1880 – Ned Kelly the Australian bushranger captured at Glenrowan.

• 1881 – Secret treaty between Austria and Serbia.

• 1882 – Anglo-French Convention of 1882 signed marking territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone.

• 1894 – Labor Day becomes an official US holiday.

• 1895 – El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua form the Central American Union.

• 1896 – An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston City, Pennsylvania resulted in a massive cave-in that killed 58 miners.

• 1902 – The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.

• 1904 – The SS Norge Runs aground and sinks

• 1914 – Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo by young Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip, the casus belli of World War I.

• 1919 – The Treaty of Versailles is signed in Paris, formally ending World War I between Belgium, Britain, France, Italy, the United States and allies on the one side and Germany and Austria Hungary on the other side.

• 1922 – The Irish Civil War begins with the shelling of the Four Courts in Dublin by Free State forces.

• 1936 – The Japanese puppet state of Mengjiang is formed in northern China.

• 1940 – Romania cedes Bessarabia (current-day Moldova) to the Soviet Union.

• 1948 – Cominform circulates the "Resolution on the situation in the Communist Party of Yugoslavia"; Yugoslavia is expelled from the Communist bloc.

• 1948 – Boxer Dick Turpin beat Vince Hawkins at Villa Park, Birmingham to become the first black British boxing champion in the modern era.

• 1950 – Seoul is captured by troops from North Korea.

• 1956 – Protests and demonstrations in Poznań. Also called Poznański czerwiec (June of Poznań).

• 1964 – Malcom X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity.

• 1967 – Israel annexes East Jerusalem.

• 1969 – Stonewall riots begin in New York City.

• 1973 – Elections are held for the Northern Ireland Assembly, which will lead to power-sharing between unionists and nationalists in Northern Ireland for the first time.

• 1976 – The Angolan court sentenced US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial.

• 1978 – The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke bars quota systems in college admissions.

• 1981 – A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of Islamic Republic Party.

• 1983 – The Mianus River Bridge collapses over the Mianus River in Connecticut, killing 3 drivers in their vehicles.

• 1986 – ¡A Luchar! holds its first congress in Bogotá, Colombia.

• 1990 – Paperback Software International Ltd. found guilty by a U.S. court of copyright violation for copying the appearance and menu system of Lotus 1-2-3 in its competing spreadsheet program.

• 1992 – The Constitution of Estonia is signed into law.

• 1994 – Members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult release sarin gas attack at Matsumoto, Japan, 7 persons killed, 660 injured.

• 1996 – The Constitution of Ukraine is signed into law.

• 1997 – Mike Tyson vs Evander Holyfield II – Tyson is disqualified in the 3rd round for biting a piece from Holyfield's ear.

• 2004 – The 17th NATO Summit starts in Istanbul.

• 2004 – Sovereign power is handed to the interim government of Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority, ending the U.S.-led rule of that nation.

• 2004 – Estonia, Lithuania and Slovenia join the European Exchange Rate Mechanism

• 2006 – The Republic of Montenegro is admitted as the 192nd Member of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution 60/264.

Births

• 1476 – Pope Paul IV (d. 1559)

• 1490 – Albert of Mainz, bishop and elector of Mainz (d. 1545)

• 1491 – King Henry VIII of England (d. 1547)

• 1503 – Giovanni della Casa, Italian poet (d. 1556)

• 1547 (baptism) – Cristofano Malvezzi, Italian composer (d. 1599)

• 1577 – Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish painter (d. 1640)

• 1641 – Marie Casimire Louise de la Grange d'Arquien, queen of Poland (d. 1716)

• 1703 – John Wesley, English founder of Methodism (d. 1791)

• 1712 – Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher (d. 1778)

• 1719 – Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, French statesman (d. 1785)

• 1806 – Napoleon Coste, French guitarist and composer (d. 1883)

• 1824 – Paul Broca, French physician (d. 1880)

• 1831 – Joseph Joachim, Austrian violinist (d. 1907)

• 1867 – Luigi Pirandello, Italian writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1936)

• 1873 – Alexis Carrel, French surgeon and biologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1944)

• 1875 – Henri Lebesgue, French mathematician (d. 1941)

• 1883 – Pierre Laval, Prime Minister of France (d. 1945)

• 1884 – Lamina Sankoh, early Sierra Leonean nationalist (d. 1964)

• 1891 – Carl Panzram, American serial killer (d. 1930)

• 1891 – Esther Forbes, American writer (d. 1968)

• 1891 – Carl Spaatz, American Air Force general (d. 1974)

• 1900 – Bob Taggart, Scottish centenarian (d. 2009)

• 1902 – Richard Rodgers, American composer (d. 1979)

• 1906 – Maria Goeppert-Mayer, German physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1972)

• 1909 – Eric Ambler, English writer (d. 1998)

• 1912 – Sergiu Celibidache, Romanian conductor (d. 1996)

• 1912 – Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher (d. 2007)

• 1913 – Franz Antel, Austrian filmmaker (d. 2007)

• 1913 – Walter Oesau, German pilot (d. 1944)

• 1914 – Aribert Heim, Austrian physician (d. 1992)

• 1917 – Katherine Rawls, American swimming champion (d. 1982)

• 1918 – Willie Whitelaw, British Deputy Prime Minister 1979-88 (d. 1999)

• 1920 – A. E. Hotchner, American editor, novelist and playwright

• 1921 – P. V. Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister of India (d. 2004)

• 1922 – Michael Vale, American actor (d. 2005)

• 1923 – Adolfo Schwelm Cruz, Argentine racing driver

• 1926 – Mel Brooks, American filmmaker

• 1927 – Corelli Barnett, British military historian

• 1927 – Frank Sherwood Rowland, American chemist, Nobel laureate

• 1928 – Hans Blix, Swedish diplomat and politician

• 1928 – Harold Evans, English journalist and writer; editor of The Sunday Times

• 1930 – Itamar Franco, President of Brazil

• 1931 – Junior Johnson, American NASCAR driver

• 1931 – Lucien Victor, Belgian cyclist (d. 1995)

• 1932 – Pat Morita, American actor (d. 2005)

• 1933 – Gusty Spence, Northern Irish loyalist politician

• 1934 – Carl Levin, United States Senator

• 1935 – John Inman, English actor (d. 2007)

• 1936 – Chuck Howley, American football player

• 1937 – Richard Bright, American actor (d. 2006)

• 1937 – George Knudson, Canadian golfer (d. 1989)

• 1937 – Ron Luciano, American baseball umpire (d. 1995)

• 1938 – John Byner, American comedian

• 1938 – Moy Yat, Chinese martial artist (d. 2001)

• 1938 – Leon Panetta, current Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

• 1940 – Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi banker, economist and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize

• 1940 – Roderick Wright, ex-Scottish bishop (d. 2005)

• 1941 – Al Downing, American baseball player

• 1941 – Joseph Goguen, American computer scientist (d. 2006)

• 1942 – Chris Hani, leader of the South African Communist Party (d. 1993)

• 1942 – David Miner, American musician and record producer

• 1942 – Frank Zane, American bodybuilder

• 1943 – Donald Johanson, American paleoanthropologist

• 1943 – Jens Birkemose, Danish painter

• 1943 – Klaus von Klitzing, German physicist, Nobel laureate

• 1945 – David Knights, English musician (Procol Harum)

• 1946 – Bruce Davison, American actor

• 1946 – Gilda Radner, American comedienne (d. 1989)

• 1946 – Jaime Guzmán, Chilean politician.

• 1947 – Robert Bondi, American politician

• 1947 – Mark Clark, American black power activist (d. 1969)

• 1947 – Clarissa Dickson Wright, English celebrity chef

• 1947 – Anny Duperey, French film and television actress

• 1947 – Mark Helprin, American writer

• 1948 – Kathy Bates, American actress

• 1950 – Mauricio Rojas, Swedish politician

• 1950 – David Lanz, Musical Composer

• 1952 – Pietro Mennea, Italian athlete

• 1954 – A. A. Gill, British writer and columnist

• 1954 – Alice Krige, South African actress

• 1955 – Shirley Cheriton, English actress

• 1955 – Eric Gates, English footballer

• 1955 – Thomas Hampson, American baritone

• 1956 – Noel Mugavin, Australian Rules Football player

• 1957 – Lance Nethery, Canadian ice hockey player and executive

• 1957 – Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria

• 1957 – Mike Skinner, American racecar driver

• 1958 – Félix Gray, French singer and songwriter

• 1960 – John Elway, American football player

• 1963 – Beverley Craven, English singer-songwriter

• 1963 – Wisit Sasanatieng, Thai film director

• 1963 – Charlie Clouser, American musician

• 1964 – Mark Grace, American baseball player

• 1964 – Sanjeev Bhaskar, British actor and comedian

• 1965 – Jessica Hecht, American actress

• 1966 – John Cusack, American actor

• 1966 – Mary Stuart Masterson, American actress

• 1967 – Gil Bellows, Canadian actor

• 1967 – Lars Riedel, German discus thrower

• 1968 – Adam Woodyatt, English actor

• 1968 – Chayanne, Puerto Rican singer

• 1969 – Danielle Brisebois, American actress

• 1969 – Ayelet Zurer, Israeli actress

• 1970 – Mushtaq Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer

• 1970 – Steve Burton, American actor

• 1970 – Mike White, American filmmaker and actor

• 1971 – Tichina Arnold, American actress

• 1971 – Louise Bagshawe, British novelist and politician

• 1971 – Fabien Barthez, French footballer

• 1971 – Kenny Cunningham, Irish footballer

• 1971 – Norika Fujiwara, Japanese actress and television personality

• 1971 – Ron Mahay, American baseball player

• 1971 – Aileen Quinn, American actress

• 1972 – Jon Heidenreich, American professional wrestler

• 1972 – Alessandro Nivola, American actor

• 1973 – Adrian Annus, Hungarian athlete

• 1974 – Rob Dyrdek, Professional skateboarder

• 1975 – Jon Nödtveidt, Swedish musician, Dissection (d. 2006)

• 1976 – Shinobu Asagoe, Japanese tennis player

• 1976 – Seth Wescott, American snowboarder

• 1977 – Mark Stoermer, American bass player (The Killers)

• 1977 – Chris Spurling, American baseball player

• 1977 – Harun Tekin, Turkish musician, Mor ve Ötesi

• 1978 – Simon Larose, Canadian professional tennis player

• 1979 – Ha Ji-won, South Korean actress and singer

• 1979 – Randy McMichael, American football player

• 1979 – Florian Zeller, French novelist and playwright

• 1981 – Michael Crafter, Australian musician (Confession)

• 1983 – Maui Taylor, Filipino model and singer

• 1984 – Imran Khan (singer), Pakistani-Dutch Musician, singer, composer

• 1985 – Phil Bardsley, English footballer

• 1986 – Kellie Pickler, American singer

• 1986 – Shadia Simmons, Canadian actress

• 1987 – Terrence Williams, American Basketball Player

• 1988 – Lacey Schwimmer, American dancer

• 1990 – Jasmine Richards, Canadian actress

• 1991 – SeoHyun, female South Korean singer-songwriter, model & dancer

• 1994 – Madeline Duggan, English actress

• 1994 – Prince Hussein bin Al Abdullah II, Prince of Jordan

• 1995 – Kåre Hedebrant, Swedish actor

Deaths

• 548 – Theodora, Byzantine empress

• 767 – Pope Paul I

• 928 – Louis the Blind, King of Provence and Holy Roman Emperor

• 1061 – Floris I, Count of Holland

• 1175 – Andrei Bogolyubsky, Russian prince

• 1194 – Emperor Xiaozong of Song China (b. 1127)

• 1385 – Andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (b. 1348)

• 1389 – Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović of Serbia (b. 1329)

• 1586 – Primož Trubar, Slovenian Protestant reformer (b. 1508)

• 1598 – Abraham Ortelius, Flemish-born cartographer (b. 1527)

• 1716 – George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, English general (b. 1665)

• 1813 – Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Prussian general (b. 1755)

• 1834 – Joseph Bové, Russian architect (b. 1784)

• 1836 – James Madison, 4th President of the United States (b. 1751)

• 1880 – Texas Jack Omohundro, American frontier scout, actor, and cowboy (b. 1846)

• 1881 – Jules Armand Dufaure, French statesman (b. 1798)

• 1889 – Maria Mitchell, American astronomer (b. 1818)

• 1892 – Alexandros Rhizos Rhankaves, Greek poet and statesman (b. 1810)

• 1913 – Manoel Ferraz de Campos Salles, President of Brazil (b. 1841)

• 1914 – Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria (assassinated) (b. 1863)

• 1914 – Countess Sophie Chotek, wife of Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria (assassinated) (b. 1868)

• 1915 – Victor Trumper, Australian cricketer (b. 1877)

• 1916 – Ştefan Luchian, Romanian painter (b. 1868)

• 1922 – Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet (b. 1885)

• 1929 – Edward Carpenter, English poet (b. 1844)

• 1960 – Jake Swirbul, American aircraft manufacturer (b. 1898)

• 1962 – Mickey Cochrane, American baseball player (b. 1903)

• 1962 – Cy Morgan, American baseball player (b. 1878)

• 1965 – Red Nichols, American musician (b. 1905)

• 1971 – Franz Stangl, Austrian commandant of concentration camps (b. 1908)

• 1974 – Frank Sutton, American actor (b. 1923)

• 1975 – Konstantinos Apostolos Doxiadis, Greek architect (b. 1913)

• 1975 – Serge Reding, Belgian weightlifter (b. 1941)

• 1975 – Rod Serling, American television scriptwriter (b. 1924)

• 1976 – Stanley Baker, Welsh actor and film producer (b. 1927)

• 1978 – Clifford Dupont, First President of Rhodesia (b. 1905)

• 1980 – José Iturbi, Spanish pianist and conductor (b. 1895)

• 1981 – Terry Fox, Canadian athlete and cancer activist (b. 1958)

• 1985 – Lambros Konstantaras, Greek actor (b. 1913)

• 1989 – Joris Ivens, Dutch filmmaker (b. 1898)

• 1992 – Mikhail Tal, Latvian chess player (b. 1936)

• 1993 – GG Allin, American punk rock singer (b. 1956)

• 1995 – Petri Walli, Finnish rock guitarist and singer (b. 1969)

• 2000 – Jane Birdwood, British anti-Semitic activist (b. 1913)

• 2000 – Nils Poppe, Swedish actor (b. 1908)

• 2001 – Mortimer Adler, American philosopher (b. 1902)

• 2001 – Joan Sims, English actress (b. 1930)

• 2003 – Wim Slijkhuis, Dutch athlete (b. 1923)

• 2004 – Anthony Buckeridge, English author (b. 1912)

• 2005 – Brenda Howard, American LGBT activist (b. 1946)

• 2006 – Jim Baen, American science fiction publisher and editor (b. 1943)

• 2006 – George Page, American television host (b. 1935)

• 2006 – Peter Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell, English barrister, politician and author (b. 1919)

• 2006 – George Unwin, British WWII fighter ace (b. 1913)

• 2007 – Eugene Bennett Fluckey, American Navy Submariner (b. 1913)

• 2007 – Kiichi Miyazawa, 78th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1919)

• 2008 – Ruslana Korshunova, Kazakhstani model (b. 1987)

• 2009 – Billy Mays, American television pitchman (b. 1958)

• 2009 – Fred Travalena, American comedian and impressionist (b. 1942)

• 2009 – A. K. Lohithadas, Indian screenwriter, director, and producer (b. 1955)

Holidays and observances

• Vidovdan, Orthodox religious holiday commemorating St. Vitus

Catholic saints:

• Saint Benignus

• Saint Irenaeus of Lyon

• Saint Paulus I

• Saint Marcella

• Saint Vincenza Gerosa