June 18: Day Of The Week
June 18, 2013 is the 169th day of the year 2013 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 196 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is martes.
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Here’s the June calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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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 18 Historical Events
- 618 –Li Yuan becomes Emperor Gaozu of Tang, initiating three centuries of Tang Dynasty rule over China.
- 1178 –Five Canterbury monks see what is possibly the Giordano Bruno crater being formed. It is believed that the current oscillations of the Moon’s distance from the Earth (on the order of meters) are a result of this collision.
- 1778 –American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 1830 –French invasion of Algeria
- 1887 –The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
- 1900 –Empress Dowager Longyu of China orders all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families.
- 1908 –The University of the Philippines is established.
- 1953 –The Egyptian Revolution of 1952 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt.
- 1972 –Staines air disaster – 118 are killed when a plane crashes two minutes after take off from London Heathrow Airport.
- 1983 –Mona Mahmudnizhad together with nine other Bahá'í women, is sentenced to death and hanged in Shiraz, Iran because of her Bahá'í Faith.
Who were born on June 18?
- 1517 –Emperor Ogimachi of Japan (d. 1593)
- 1667 –Ivan Trubetskoy, Russian field marshal (d. 1750)
- 1863 –George Essex Evans, Australian poet (d. 1909)
- 1904 –Keye Luke, Chinese-born American actor (d. 1991)
- 1927 –Eva Bartok, Hungarian/British actress (d. 1998)
- 1952 –Lee Soo Man South Korean entertainment executive
- 1970 –Greg Yaitanes, American television and film director
- 1971 –Jason McAteer, English-born Irish footballer
- 1972 –Michal Yannai, Israeli actress and model
- 2006 –Countess Zaria of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg, Dutch royal
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