China
1181 [cycle 64, year Xin-Chou, month 6, day 16]: The Telescope ( 4 August)
1626 [Cycle 72, year Bing-Yin, month 6, day 20]: Moons of Feng-huan discovered (11 August)
1867 [cycle 72, year Ding-wei, month 6 day 23]: First communications satellite (12 August)
1976 [Cycle 76, year Bing-zi, month 6, day 17]: Hiroshima ( 6 August)
1979 [Cycle 77, year Ji-wei, leap month 6, day 11]: first Chinese colony in outer space ( 3 August)
