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June 19: Day of the Week
June 19, 2024 is the 171st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 195 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Suiyōbi.
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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 19 Historical Event(s)
1179
The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Earl Erling Skakke is killed, and the battle changes the tide of the civil wars.
1306
The Earl of Pembroke’s army defeats Bruce’s Scottish army at the Battle of Methven.
1816
Battle of Seven Oaks between North West Company and Hudson’s Bay Company, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1865
Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston, Texas, United States, are finally informed of their freedom. The anniversary is still officially celebrated in Texas and 13 other contiguous states as Juneteenth.
1867
Maximilian I of the Mexican Empire is executed by a firing squad in Querétaro, Querétaro.
1870
After all of the Southern States are formally readmitted to the United States, the Confederate States of America ceases to exist.
1910
The first Father’s Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
1961
Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom.
1970
The Patent Cooperation Treaty is signed.
1991
The Soviet occupation of Hungary ends.
Who were born on June 19?
1897
Moe Howard, American actor (d. 1975)
1912
Don Gutteridge, American baseball player (d. 2008)
1917
Joshua Nkomo, Zimbabweian politician (d. 1999)
1921
Louis Jourdan, French actor
1938
Ian Smith, Australian actor
1947
John Ralston Saul, Canadian author
1951
Francesco Moser, Italian cyclist
1960
Luke Morley, British guitarist
1962
Jeremy Bates, English tennis player
1975
Hugh Dancy, English actor
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