At A Glance

6 June 2021 at a glance

Day of the week
6 June 2021 was a Sunday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Good 4 U” by Olivia Rodrigo.
Top Film of 2021
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2021
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2021 was the Toyota HiLux.
Star sign
The star sign for 6 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 6 June 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 6 June 2021 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 6 June

  • 1982 1982 Lebanon War: The war begins as forces under Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon invade southern Lebanon during Operation Peace for the Galilee, eventually reaching as far north as the capital Beirut.
  • 1993 Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat wins the first presidential election in Mongolia.
  • 2017 Syrian civil war: The Battle of Raqqa begins with an offensive by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to capture the city from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
  • 2023 Russo-Ukrainian war: The Kakhovka Dam is destroyed.
  • 2024 The launch of SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 4 (IFT-4)

Famous people born on 6 June

  • Pete Hegseth, American author, political commentator and 29th United States Secretary of Defense (born 1980)
  • Roberto De Zerbi, Italian football manager (born 1979)
  • Jason Isaacs, English actor (born 1963)
  • Paul Giamatti, American actor and producer (born 1967)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2021 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 1 January – The words of the Australian national anthem, "Advance Australia Fair", are changed for the first time since 1984, amending the line "For we are young and free" to "For we are one and free".
  • 15 February – 142,000 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Australia.
  • 13 March – The 2021 Western Australian state election is held with the incumbent McGowan Labor government winning with an increased majority.

Life in Australia in 2021

Prime Minister

Scott Morrison

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$1.45

Loaf of Bread

$3.90

Average House

$720,000

Weekly Wage

$1,770.00

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