June 6th (1862) was a Friday. 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.
Historical Events for 6th June, 1862
» American Civil War: Battle of Memphis Union (American Civil War) or Union forces capture Memphis, Tennessee, from the Confederate States of America or Confederates.
Famous Birthdays on June 6 in 1862
» Henry Newbolt, English historian, author, and poet (d. 1938)
June 6th Famous Deaths for 1862
» Turner Ashby, American colonel (b. 1828)
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)