Important Events Of June 6

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Important Events Of June 6

Birth Anniversary Of Alexander Pushkin  

Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin  6 June 1799 – 10 February 1837 was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era who is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature.

  • Pushkin was born into Russian nobility in Moscow.
  • Нis father, Sergey Lvovich Pushkin, belonged to Pushkin noble families.
  • His matrilineal great-grandfather was Abram Petrovich Gannibal.
  • He published his first poem at the age of 15, and was widely recognized by the literary establishment by the time of his graduation from the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum.

  • Upon graduation from the Lycee, Pushkin recited his controversial poem “Ode to Liberty”, one of several that led to his being exiled by Tsar Alexander the First.
  • While under the strict surveillance of the Tsar’s political police and unable to publish, Pushkin wrote his most famous play, the drama Boris Godunov. His novel in verse, Eugene Onegin, was serialized between 1825 and 1832.

Events

  • 1674 – Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire, is crowned.
  • 1749 – The Conspiracy of the Slaves in Malta is discovered.
  • 1762 – Seven Years’ War: British forces begin a siege of Havana, Cuba, and temporarily capture the city in the Battle of Havana.
  • 1808 – Napoleon’s brother, Joseph Bonaparte, is crowned King of Spain.
  • 1892 – The Chicago “L” elevated rail system begins operation.

Births

  • 1436 – Regiomontanus, German mathematician, astronomer, and bishop (d. 1476)

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