At A Glance

6 June 2020 at a glance

Day of the week
6 June 2020 was a Saturday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Rockstar” by DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch.
Top Film of 2020
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2020 was Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train.
Star sign
The star sign for 6 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 6 June 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 6 June 2020 was Full Moon.

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 2020 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2020 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 8 January – Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, announce that they plan to "step back as senior members" of the United Kingdom's royal family, and divide their time between the UK and North America.
  • 6 March – COVID-19 in the UK: The Prime Minister announces £46 million in funding for research into a COVID-19 vaccine and rapid COVID-19 testing.
  • 4 April – 2020 Labour Party leadership election: Keir Starmer is elected as the leader of the Labour Party, succeeding Jeremy Corbyn, and Angela Rayner is elected as deputy leader of the party.

Life in 2020

Prime Minister

Boris Johnson

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£3.95

Loaf of Bread

£1.55

Average House

£239,196

Weekly Wage

£890.00

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