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Historical events & facts — June 6
What happened on June 6?
On June 6, 1944 — D-Day — Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy (France) in the largest amphibious operation in history: more than 150,000 soldiers, 6,939 ships and 11,590 aircraft. Operation Overlord was the beginning of the liberation of Nazi-occupied Western Europe. The beaches were: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. Casualties on the first day exceeded 10,000.
On June 6, 1799, poet Alexander Pushkin was born in Moscow — considered the father of modern Russian literature. His works — Eugene Onegin, Boris Godunov, The Captain's Daughter — established modern Russian as a literary language and marked the beginning of Russian Romanticism. Pushkin died on February 10, 1837, at 37, in a duel defending his wife's honour. June 6 is Russian Language Day at the UN.
On June 6, 1984, the Indian army stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar — the holiest site in Sikhism — in Operation Blue Star, to expel separatist leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his armed followers. Between 500 and 3,000 people died. In retaliation, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's Sikh bodyguards assassinated her on October 31 of that same year.
Notable birthdays — June 6
Famous people born on June 6
Arthur Henry Adams
Arthur Henry Adams was a journalist and author. He started his career in New Zealand, though he spent most of it in Australia, and for a short time lived in China and London.
Italo Balbo
Italo Balbo was an Italian fascist politician and Blackshirts' leader who served as Italy's Marshal of the Air Force, Governor-General of Italian Libya and Commander-in-Chief of Italian North Africa. Due to his young age, he was sometimes seen as a possible successor to dictator Benito Mussolini.
Sukarno
Sukarno was an Indonesian statesman, activist, and revolutionary who served as the first president of Indonesia from 1945 to 1967.
Jean Pouliot
Jean Adélard Pouliot was a Canadian broadcasting pioneer who helped establish television stations in Kitchener, Ontario, and Quebec City, Quebec. Pouliot was the president and CEO for the first publicly traded Quebec broadcasting company, Télé-Capitale, and started two French language networks: TVA, and TQS.
Sunil Dutt
Balraj Raghunath Dutt, publicly known as Sunil Dutt, was an Indian actor, film producer, director, and politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He acted in more than 80 films over a career spanning five decades and was the recipient of three Filmfare Awards, including two for Best Actor.
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