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June 11: Day of the Week
June 11, 2024 is the 163rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 203 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mardi.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
June 11 Historical Event(s)
631
Emperor Taizong of Tang, the Emperor of China, sends envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk in order to seek the release of enslaved Chinese prisoners captured during the transition from Sui to Tang from the northern frontier; this embassy succeeded in freeing 80,000 Chinese men and women who were then returned to China.
1345
The megas doux Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the Byzantine Empire, is lynched by political prisoners.
1594
Philip II recognizes the rights and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains in the Philippines, which paved way to the stabilization of the rule of the Principalía (an elite ruling class of native nobility in Spanish Philippines).
1776
The Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence.
1837
The Broad Street Riot occurs in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between Yankees and Irish.
1919
Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the Triple Crown.
1935
Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States at Alpine, New Jersey.
1938
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts.
1962
Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island.
2002
Antonio Meucci is acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress.
Who were born on June 11?
1403
John IV, Duke of Brabant (d. 1427)
1713
Edward Capell, English critic (d. 1781)
1920
Hazel Scott, Trinidad and Tobago-born American singer (d. 1981)
1928
Fabiola de Mora y Aragón, Spanish-born Queen consort of the Belgians
1948
Stephen Schnetzer, American actor
1951
Yasumasa Morimura, Japanese appropriation artist
1952
Donnie Van Zant, American rock vocalist and guitarist (38 Special, Van Zant)
1956
Steven A. Cohen, American hedge fund manager
1978
Ujjwala Raut, Indian supermodel
1985
Chris Trousdale, American pop singer and dancer
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