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6 Tir 1400
Sunday 6 Tir 1400 in the Persian calendar is Sunday, 27 June 2021, and 16 Dhu al-Qa'dah 1442 in the Islamic calendar.
This day in four calendars
- Persian6 Tir 1400
- Gregorian27 June 2021
- Islamic16 Dhu al-Qa'dah 1442
- Imperial6 Tir 2580
- Day of the year99 of 365
- Left in the year266 days
- ZodiacCancer
- YearOx
Occasions on 6 Tir 1400
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On this day: June 27
Events
- 1924 (102 years ago) The Johor–Singapore Causeway opens after five years of construction, providing a land connection for road and rail vehicles travelling between Johor and Singapore.
- 1941 (85 years ago) World War II: German troops capture the city of Białystok during Operation Barbarossa.
- 1944 (82 years ago) World War II: Mogaung is the first place in Burma to be liberated from the Japanese by British Chindits, supported by the Chinese.
- 1977 (49 years ago) France grants independence to Djibouti.
- 1988 (38 years ago) The Gare de Lyon rail accident in Paris, France, kills 56 people.
- 1991 (35 years ago) Two days after it had declared independence, Slovenia is invaded by Yugoslav troops, tanks, and aircraft, starting the Ten-Day War.
- 2017 (9 years ago) A series of powerful cyberattacks using the Petya malware target websites of Ukrainian organizations and counterparts with Ukrainian connections around the globe.
- 2024 (2 years ago) U.S. President Joe Biden debates former U.S. President Donald Trump. Biden's perceived poor performance leads to his withdrawal from the election on July 21.
Births
- 1462 (564 years ago) Louis XII, king of France (died 1515)
- 1550 (476 years ago) Charles IX, king of France (died 1574)
- 1869 (157 years ago) Emma Goldman, Lithuanian-Canadian philosopher and activist (died 1940)
- 1880 (146 years ago) Helen Keller, American author, academic, and activist (died 1968)
- 1931 (95 years ago) Martinus J. G. Veltman, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2021)
- 1955 (71 years ago) Isabelle Adjani, French actress
- 1975 (51 years ago) Tobey Maguire, American actor
- 1985 (41 years ago) Nico Rosberg, German race car driver
Deaths
- 1574 (452 years ago) Giorgio Vasari, Italian historian, painter, and architect (born 1511)
- 1831 (195 years ago) Sophie Germain, French mathematician and physicist (born 1776)
- 1839 (187 years ago) Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh Empire (born 1780)
- 1844 (182 years ago) Joseph Smith, American religious leader, founded the Latter Day Saint movement (born 1805)
- 1989 (37 years ago) A. J. Ayer, English philosopher and academic (born 1910)
- 2001 (25 years ago) Tove Jansson, Finnish author, illustrator, and painter (born 1914)
- 2001 (25 years ago) Jack Lemmon, American actor (born 1925)
- 2016 (10 years ago) Bud Spencer, Italian swimmer, actor, and screenwriter (born 1929)