What Day of the Week

June 15, 2021 was the 166^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 199 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kayōbi.

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Here’s the June calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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.

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• 763 BC

  Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history.
• 1775

  American Revolutionary War: George Washington is appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
• 1785

  Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, co-pilot of the first-ever manned flight (1783), and his companion, Pierre Romain, become the first-ever casualties of an air crash when their hot air balloon explodes during their attempt to cross the English Channel.
• 1864

  Arlington National Cemetery is established when 200 acre around Arlington Mansion (formerly owned by Confederate General Robert E. Lee) are officially set aside as a military cemetery by U.S. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.
• 1867

  Atlantic Cable Quartz Lode gold mine located in Montana.
• 1896

  The deadliest tsunami in Japan’s history kills more than 22,000 people.
• 1916

  U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter.
• 1934

  The U.S. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is founded.
• 1955

  The Eisenhower administration stages the first annual “Operation Alert” (OPAL) exercise, an attempt to assess the USA’s preparations for a nuclear attack.
• 1994

  Israel and Vatican City establish full diplomatic relations.

• 1902

  Erik Erikson, German-born psychoanalyst (d. 1994)
• 1906

  Léon Degrelle, Belgian SS officer (d. 1994)
• 1911

  W.V. Awdry, British children’s writer (d. 1997)
• 1914

  Hilda Terry, American cartoonist (d. 2006)
• 1920

  Alberto Sordi, Italian actor and director (d. 2003)
• 1948

  Mike Holmgren, American football coach
• 1955

  Julie Hagerty, American actress
• 1961

  Scott Norton, American professional wrestler
• 1965

  Adam Smith, American politician
• 1973

  Pia Miranda, Australian actress

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