On This Day

What Happened on June 6, 1878

Day of the Week: Thursday

Famous Birthdays

  • Vincent de Moro-Giafferi, French criminal attorney, born in Paris (d. 1956)

Famous Deaths

  • Gottfried Herrmann, composer, dies at 70
  • Robert Stirling, Scottish inventor (b. 1790)

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