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June 15: Day of the Week
June 15, 2024 is the 167th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 199 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Doyōbi.
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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 15 Historical Event(s)
1215
King John of England puts his seal to the Magna Carta.
1520
Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther in papal bull Exsurge Domine.
1785
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, co-pilot of the first-ever manned flight (1783), and his companion, Pierre Romain, become the first-ever casualties of an air crash when their hot air balloon explodes during their attempt to cross the English Channel.
1808
Joseph Bonaparte becomes King of Spain.
1859
Pig War: Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the “Northwestern Boundary Dispute” between United States and British/Canadian settlers.
1909
Representatives from England, Australia and South Africa meet at Lord’s and form the Imperial Cricket Conference.
1916
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter.
1919
John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland.
1920
A new border treaty between Germany and Denmark gives northern Schleswig to Denmark.
1944
World War II: Battle of Saipan: The United States invade Japanese-occupied Saipan.
Who were born on June 15?
1777
David Daniel Davis, British physician (d. 1841)
1805
William Butler Ogden, American politician (d. 1877)
1939
Brian Jacques, English novelist (d. 2011)
1942
John E. McLaughlin, American former Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
1946
Noddy Holder, British singer (Slade)
1954
Paul Rusesabagina, Rwandan hotel manager and humanitarian
1958
Riccardo Paletti, Italian racing driver (d. 1982)
1983
Julia Fischer, German violinist
1984
Tim Lincecum, American baseball player
1990
Miwa, Japanese singer-songwriter
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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 TOIJCUIW? Check your answers here: Words with these letters TOIJCUIW. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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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.