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June 3: Day of the Week
June 3, 2024 is the 155th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 211 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is lunes.
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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 3 Historical Event(s)
350
Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Rome at the head of a group of gladiators.
1539
Hernando de Soto claims Florida for Spain.
1864
American Civil War: Battle of Cold Harbor – Union forces attack Confederate troops in Hanover County, Virginia.
1889
The transcontinental Canadian Pacific Railway is completed.
1940
World War II: The Battle of Dunkirk ends with a German victory and with Allied forces in full retreat.
1941
World War II: The Wehrmacht razes the Greek village of Kandanos to the ground, killing 180 of its inhabitants.
1942
World War II: Japan begins the Aleutian Islands Campaign by bombing Unalaska Island.
1963
A Northwest Airlines DC-7 crashes in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia, killing 101.
1973
A Soviet supersonic Tupolev Tu-144 crashes near Goussainville, France, killing 14, the first crash of a supersonic passenger aircraft.
1991
Mount Unzen erupts in Kyūshū, Japan, killing 43 people, all of them either researchers or journalists.
Who were born on June 3?
1844
Detlev von Liliencron, German poet (d. 1909)
1865
George V of the United Kingdom (d. 1936)
1899
Georg von Békésy, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate (d. 1972)
1901
Zhang Xueliang, Chinese warlord (d. 2001)
1906
Josephine Baker, American dancer (d. 1975)
1921
Forbes Carlile, Australian athlete
1931
Lindy Remigino, American athlete
1975
Jose Molina, Puerto Rican baseball player
1981
Sosene Anesi, New Zealand rugby player
1989
Anthony Taugourdeau, French footballer
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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 PIAJFDHALZCUE? Check your answers here: Words with these letters PIAJFDHALZCUE. (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.