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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 Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is miércoles.
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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.
1776
The Virginia Declaration of Rights is adopted.
1898
Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines’ independence from Spain.
1942
Holocaust: Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday.
1967
Venera program: Venera 4 is launched (it will become the first space probe to enter another planet’s atmosphere and successfully return data).
1978
David Berkowitz, the “Son of Sam” killer in New York City, is sentenced to 365 years in prison for six killings.
1979
Bryan Allen wins the second Kremer prize for a man powered flight across the English Channel in the Gossamer Albatross.
1991
Russians elect Boris Yeltsin as the president of the republic.
1994
The Boeing 777, the world’s largest twinjet, makes its first flight.
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?
1806
John A. Roebling, German-American civil engineer (Brooklyn Bridge) (d. 1869)
1899
Fritz Albert Lipmann, American biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1986)
1908
Marina Semyonova, Russian ballerina (d. 2010)
1924
George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States
1951
Hans Niessl, Austrian politician
1959
Jenilee Harrison, American actress
1969
Mathieu Schneider, American ice hockey player
1977
Richard Ayoade, English actor and writer
1985
Kendra Wilkinson, American television personality and glamour model
1986
Erik Ainge, American football 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 YSPTBEOIREAPV? Check your answers here: Word solver YSPTBEOIREAPV. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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