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June 13: Day of the Week
June 13, 2024 is the 165th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 201 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is jueves.
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Here’s the June calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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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 13 Historical Event(s)
1249
Coronation of Alexander III as King of Scots.
1886
A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.
1886
King Ludwig II of Bavaria is found dead in Lake Starnberg south of Munich at 11:30 PM.
1910
The University of the Philippines College of Engineering is established. This unit of the university is said to be the largest degree granting unit in the Philippines.
1927
Aviator Charles Lindbergh receives a ticker-tape parade down 5th Avenue in New York City.
1967
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson nominates Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
1981
At the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, a teenager, Marcus Sarjeant, fires six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II.
1997
Uphaar cinema fire, in New Delhi, India, killed 59 people, and over 100 people injured.
2000
Italy pardons Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turkish gunman who tried to kill Pope John Paul II in 1981.
2005
A jury in Santa Maria, California acquits pop singer Michael Jackson of molesting 13-year-old Gavin Arvizo at his Neverland Ranch.
Who were born on June 13?
1863
Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, English fashion designer (d. 1935)
1910
Mary Whitehouse, British campaigner (d. 2001)
1929
Robert W. Scott, American politician, governor of North Carolina (d. 2009)
1954
Andrzej Lepper, Polish politician
1962
Ally Sheedy, American actress
1962
Glenn Michibata, Canadian professional tennis player
1965
Lisa Vidal, American actress
1965
Lukas Ligeti, Austrian composer and drummer
1970
Rivers Cuomo, American musician (Weezer)
1976
Jason ‘J’Brown, English Singer
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters RAQEDKUI? Check your answers here: Unscramble words RAQEDKUI. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
Now try another date like anniversaries, birthdays of someone you know or any other date that is special to you. Don’t forget to share the info to your friends, loved ones or social media followers. Who knows, they might appreciate and thank you for it.