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June 16: Day of the Week
June 16, 2024 is the 168th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 198 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is domingo.
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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 16 Historical Event(s)
1795
First Battle of Groix otherwise known as “Cornwallis’ Retreat”.
1836
The formation of the London Working Men’s Association gives rise to the Chartist Movement.
1858
Abraham Lincoln delivers his House Divided speech in Springfield, Illinois.
1871
The University Tests Act allows students to enter the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham without religious tests (except for those intending to study theology).
1903
Roald Amundsen commences the first east-west navigation of the Northwest Passage, leaving Oslo, Norway.
1903
The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
1904
Irish author James Joyce begins a relationship with Nora Barnacle and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel Ulysses; this date is now traditionally called “Bloomsday”.
1924
The Whampoa Military Academy is founded.
1958
Imre Nagy, Pál Maléter and other leaders of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising are executed.
1963
Soviet Space Program: Vostok 6 Mission – Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space.
Who were born on June 16?
1820
Athanase Coquerel, French Protestant preacher (d. 1875)
1912
Enoch Powell, British politician (d. 1998)
1920
Raymond U. Lemieux, Canadian organic chemist (d. 2002)
1947
-minu, Swiss columnist and writer
1947
Tom Wyner, British-born American voice actor and writer
1955
Tree Rollins, American basketball player
1967
Charalambos Andreou, Greek-Cypriot footballer
1978
Dainius Zubrus, Lithuanian ice hockey player
1987
Christian Tshimanga Kabeya, Belgian footballer
1987
Diana DeGarmo, American singer
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