Day Guide for Monday June 6th 2022 What are the holidays on June 6th 2022?

This is our day guide for Monday June 6th 2022 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Holidays on June 6th 2022

International: Whit Monday

Commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles.

Regional

Australia (regional): Western Australia Day

Commemorates the day that the first European settlers arrived in Western Australia to found the Swan River Colony on June 1st 1829

Cayman Islands: Queen's Birthday

The Monday following the Saturday designated as the official holiday observance in the UK

Cook Islands: Her Majesty the Queen's Birthday

The Monday following the Saturday designated as the official holiday observance in the UK

Equatorial Guinea: President's Day (in lieu)

As President's Day falls on a Sunday in 2022, the following Monday will be a public holiday.

Ireland: June Bank Holiday

Known in Gaelic as 'Lá Saoire i mí Mheitheamh', this holiday was first established by the Bank Holidays Act 1871 when Ireland was still part of the United Kingdom

Malaysia: Birthday of SPB Yang di Pertuan Agong

This holiday celebrates the birthday of SPB Yang di Pertuan Agong, the King of Malaysia

New Zealand: Queen's Birthday

The Queen's Birthday holiday is a moveable feast celebrating the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II

North Korea: Children's Union Foundation Day

Public holiday marking the 1946 foundation of the Korean Children's Union, which all children in North Korea will join.

Regional

Portugal (regional): Day of the Azores

Honours Azorean self-rule as granted in the Portuguese Constitution of 1976.

South Korea: Memorial Day

Memorial Day Commemorates those who died during the Korean War

Sweden: National Day

Commemorates the election of King Gustav Vasa in 1523

Tonga: Emancipation Day

On June 4th 1862, the system of serfdom was abolished by King George Tupou I as part of his 1862 Code of Laws

Turks and Caicos Islands: Platinum Jubilee

To mark the Platinum Jubilee for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Public sector only

USA (regional): Jefferson Davis' Birthday

Marks the birthday of the Confederate leader in the American Civil War

Observances on June 6th 2022

USA: National Applesauce Cake Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Applesauce Cake Day

USA: National Drive In Movie Day

Richard M. Hollingshead, Jr, opened America's first drive-in movie theater in Camden, NJ, on this date.

USA: National Gardening Exercise Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Gardening Exercise Day

USA: National Yo-Yo Day

You know what they say about yoyoing? It has its ups and downs.

United Nations: Russian Language Day 

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Russian Language Day 

International: World Pest Day

Pests can have a devastating effect on human populations by destroying food sources.

USA: National Higher Education Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Higher Education Day.

United Kingdom: Bike Week

Celebrate your passion for cycling during Bike Week, a fun-filled event showcasing the joys and benefits of biking for everyone in the UK.

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General Information for June 6th 2022
There are 15 public holidays today.
Day 157 of 2022
208 days left in 2022
Week 23 of the year
On this Day in History
1999 - In Australian Rules Football, Tony Lockett breaks the record of 1,299 career goals set by Gordon Coventry in 1937.
1977 - Queen Elizabeth lights a bonfire, starting the Silver Jubilee celebrations.
1966 - Gemini IX re-enters Earth's atmosphere.
1944 - A supreme effort of British forces brings about the events of D-Day.