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June 12: Day of the Week
June 12, 2023 was the 163rd day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 202 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was 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 12 Historical Event(s)
1418
An insurrection delivers Paris to the Burgundians.
1758
French and Indian War: Siege of Louisbourg – James Wolfe’s attack at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia commences.
1942
Holocaust: Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday.
1943
Holocaust: Germany liquidates the Jewish Ghetto in Berezhany, western Ukraine. 1,180 Jews are led to the city’s old Jewish graveyard and shot.
1967
The United States Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia declares all U.S. state laws which prohibit interracial marriage to be unconstitutional.
1987
Cold War: At the Brandenburg Gate U.S. President Ronald Reagan publicly challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
1990
Russia Day – the parliament of the Russian Federation formally declares its sovereignty.
1993
An election takes place in Nigeria which and is later annulled by the military Government led by Ibrahim Babangida.
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.
1999
Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins when a NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force (KFor) enters the province of Kosovo in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Who were born on June 12?
1841
Watson Fothergill English Architect based in Nottingham (d. 1928)
1875
Sam De Grasse, Canadian actor (d. 1953)
1942
Bert Sakmann, German physiologist, Nobel laureate
1945
Pat Jennings, Northern Irish footballer
1948
Hans Binder, Austrian racing driver
1952
Spencer Abraham, Secretary of Energy under George W. Bush
1981
Nora Tschirner, German television presenter
1982
Ben Blackwell, American musician
1985
Kendra Wilkinson, American television personality and glamour model
1986
Carla Abellana, Filipina 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 LACYOLYE? Check your answers here: Word scramble LACYOLYE. (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.