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June 12: Day of the Week
June 12, 2024 is the 164th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 202 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 12 Historical Event(s)
1418
An insurrection delivers Paris to the Burgundians.
1665
England installs a municipal government in New York City (the former Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam).
1758
French and Indian War: Siege of Louisbourg – James Wolfe’s attack at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia commences.
1775
American Revolution: British general Thomas Gage declares martial law in Massachusetts. The British offer a pardon to all colonists who lay down their arms. There would be only two exceptions to the amnesty: Samuel Adams and John Hancock, if captured, were to be hanged.
1942
Holocaust: Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday.
1991
1991 Kokkadichcholai massacre: the Sri Lankan Army massacres 152 minority Tamil civilians in the village Kokkadichcholai near the eastern province town of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.
1994
Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman are murdered outside her home in Los Angeles, California. O.J. Simpson is later acquitted of the killings, but is held liable in wrongful death civil suit.
1994
The Boeing 777, the world’s largest twinjet, makes its first flight.
1997
Queen Elizabeth II reopens the Globe Theatre in London.
2000
Sandro Rosa do Nascimento takes hostages while robbing Bus #174 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the highly-publicized standoff becomes a media circus and ends with the death of do Nascimento and a hostage.
Who were born on June 12?
1771
Patrick Gass, American sergeant in the Lewis and Clark Expedition (d. 1870)
1905
Ray Barbuti, American athlete (d. 1988)
1915
Christopher Mayhew, British politician (d. 1997)
1930
Jim Nabors, American actor
1943
Reg Presley, English singer/songwriter (The Troggs)
1951
Andranik Margaryan, 14th Prime Minister of Armenia (d. 2007)
1962
John Enos III, American actor
1962
Paul Clark, English musician (The Bolshoi)
1979
Robyn, Swedish musician
1980
Marco Bortolami, Italian rugby union player
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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 GKUIJACUQU? Check your answers here: Words with these letters GKUIJACUQU. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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