A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
June 15: Day of the Week
June 15, 2024 is the 167th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 199 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is sábado.
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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 15 Historical Event(s)
763 BC
Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history.
1184
King Magnus V of Norway is killed at the Battle of Fimreite.
1846
The Oregon Treaty establishes the 49th parallel as the border between the United States and Canada, from the Rocky Mountains to the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
1859
Pig War: Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the “Northwestern Boundary Dispute” between United States and British/Canadian settlers.
1888
Crown Prince Wilhelm becomes Kaiser Wilhelm II; he will be the last Emperor of the German Empire.
1905
Princess Margaret of Connaught marries Gustaf, Crown Prince of Sweden.
1909
Representatives from England, Australia and South Africa meet at Lord’s and form the Imperial Cricket Conference.
1920
Duluth lynchings in Minnesota.
1955
The Eisenhower administration stages the first annual “Operation Alert” (OPAL) exercise, an attempt to assess the USA’s preparations for a nuclear attack.
1992
The United States Supreme Court rules in United States v. Álvarez-Machaín that it is permissible for the United States to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the USA for trial, without approval from those other countries.
Who were born on June 15?
1902
Erik Erikson, German-born psychoanalyst (d. 1994)
1914
Saul Steinberg, Romanian-born American cartoonist (d. 1999)
1914
Yuri Andropov, Soviet politician (d. 1984)
1933
Sergio Endrigo, Italian singer (d. 2005)
1944
Robert Keppel, American criminologist
1945
Lawrence Wilkerson, American military officer
1958
Wade Boggs, American baseball player
1964
Gavin Greenaway, British composer
1969
Maurice Odumbe, Kenyan cricketer
1977
Michael Doleac, American basketball 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 CEIEOFHJC? Check your answers here: Word solver CEIEOFHJC. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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