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June 15: Day of the Week
June 15, 2024 was the 167th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 199 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Doyōbi.
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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)
1389
Battle of Kosovo: The Ottoman Empire defeats Serbs and Bosnians.
1667
The first human blood transfusion is administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys.
1804
New Hampshire approves the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratifying the document.
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.
1909
Representatives from England, Australia and South Africa meet at Lord’s and form the Imperial Cricket Conference.
1919
John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland.
1937
A German expedition led by Karl Wien loses sixteen members in an avalanche on Nanga Parbat. It is the worst single disaster to occur on an 8000m peak.
1944
World War II: Battle of Saipan: The United States invade Japanese-occupied Saipan.
1945
The General Dutch Youth League (ANJV) is founded in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
1985
Rembrandt’s painting Danaë is attacked by a man (later judged insane) who throws sulfuric acid on the canvas and cuts it twice with a knife.
Who were born on June 15?
1926
Mac McGarry, American quiz show host
1927
Hugo Pratt, Italian comic book creator (d. 1995)
1936
Claude Brasseur, French actor
1939
Brian Jacques, English novelist (d. 2011)
1947
John Hoagland, American photographer
1950
Lakshmi Mittal, Indian industrialist
1965
Annelies Bredael, Belgian rower
1968
Károly Güttler, Hungarian swimmer
1969
Ken Jeong, American Actor
1984
Luke Hodge, Australian footballer
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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 ZNUEEPOJO? Check your answers here: Words with these letters ZNUEEPOJO. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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