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June 18: Day of the Week
June 18, 2024 is the 170th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 196 days remaining until the end of the 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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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 18 Historical Event(s)
1757
Battle of Kolín between Prussian forces under Frederick the Great and an Austrian army under the command of Field Marshal Count Leopold Joseph von Daun in the Seven Years’ War.
1767
Samuel Wallis, an English sea captain, sights Tahiti and is considered the first European to reach the island.
1815
Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Waterloo results in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher forcing him to abdicate the throne of France for the second and last time.
1859
First ascent of Aletschhorn, second summit of the Bernese Alps.
1935
Police in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada clash with striking longshoremen, resulting in a total 60 injuries and 24 arrests.
1945
William Joyce (Lord Haw-Haw) is charged with treason for his pro-German propaganda broadcasting during World War II.
1953
The Egyptian Revolution of 1952 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt.
1984
A major clash between about 5,000 police and a similar number of miners takes place at Orgreave, South Yorkshire, during the 1984-1985 UK miners’ strike.
2006
The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat is launched.
2009
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a NASA robotic spacecraft is launched.
Who were born on June 18?
1834
Auguste-Théodore-Paul de Broglie, French philosopher (d. 1895)
1863
George Essex Evans, Australian poet (d. 1909)
1937
Vitaly Zholobov, Soviet cosmonaut
1940
Michael Sheard, British actor (d. 2005)
1953
Vladislav Terzyul, Ukrainian mountaineer (d. 2004)
1960
Ralph Brown, British actor
1962
Jeff Mills, American techno DJ and producer
1969
Christopher Largen, American author
1973
Eddie Cibrian, American actor
1979
Yumiko Kobayashi, Japanese voice actress
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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 EXCONEEU? Check your answers here: Word finder EXCONEEU. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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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.