At A Glance

6 June 2021 at a glance

Day of the week
6 June 2021 was a Sunday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Butter” by BTS.
Top Film of 2021
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
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 June 6

  • 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 the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 13 – Donald Trump becomes the first U.S. president to be impeached for a second time, following a 232–197 vote in the House of Representatives.
  • June 24 – The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court suspends former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani from practicing law over his false claims about the 2020 election.
  • July 6 – 2021 New York City mayoral election – Eric Adams was declared the winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City.

Life in the US in 2021

President

Joe Biden

Gas (per gallon)

$3.27

Loaf of Bread

$2.53

Average House

$408,800

Weekly Wage

$1,026

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