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This is a list of selected June 6 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article, featured list or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Blurb Reason
1508Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, was defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces. Need to verify date
1523Gustav Vasa became King of Sweden, marking the end of the Kalmar Union. needs more footnotes
1654Charles X Gustav succeeded his cousin Christina to the Swedish throne. needs more footnotes
1683Oxford University's Ashmolean Museum, the world's first university museum, opened. Need to verify date, refimprove section
1844 – The YMCA, today a worldwide movement of more than 45 million members from 124 national federations, was founded in London. {{prose}}
2005 – The U.S. Supreme Court delivered its landmark legal decision in Gonzales v. Raich, allowing the U.S. Congress to ban medical marijuana even in states that approve its use. POV, unreferenced

Eligible

June 6: National Day of Sweden; Queen's Official Birthday (New Zealand, 2011); Foundation Day (Western Australia, 2011); Queensland Day in the Australian state of Queensland; Duanwu/Dragon Boat Festival (2011)

D-Day landing

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