June 6th (1740) was a Monday. It's the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 209 days left to the end of the year.
June 6th Famous Deaths for 1740
» Alexander Spotswood, Moroccan-American colonial and politician, List of colonial governors of Virginia e.g Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (b. 1676)
June 6th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Claudius of Besançon e.g Claude the Thaumaturge
» Marcellin Champagnat
» Norbert of Xanten
» Ini Kopuria (Church of England, Episcopal Church (USA) e.g Episcopal Church)
» June 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Memorial Day (South Korea)
» National Day of Sweden (Sweden)
» Normandy landings of the Allied Expeditionary Forces (D-Day), aka Operation Neptune, part of Operation Overlord (1944)