What Day of the Week

June 15, 2018 was the 166^th day of the year 2018 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 199 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Friday.

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

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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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• 923

  Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed and King Charles the Simple is arrested by the supporters of Duke Rudolph of Burgundy.
• 1184

  King Magnus V of Norway is killed at the Battle of Fimreite.
• 1389

  Battle of Kosovo: The Ottoman Empire defeats Serbs and Bosnians.
• 1752

  Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity (traditional date, the exact date is unknown).
• 1846

  The Oregon Treaty establishes the 49th parallel as the border between the United States and Canada, from the Rocky Mountains to the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
• 1864

  American Civil War: The Second Battle of Petersburg begins.
• 1877

  Henry Ossian Flipper becomes the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy.
• 1896

  The deadliest tsunami in Japan’s history kills more than 22,000 people.
• 1905

  Princess Margaret of Connaught marries Gustaf, Crown Prince of Sweden.
• 1940

  World War II: Operation Ariel begins – Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany’s takeover of Paris and most of the nation.

• 1809

  François-Xavier Garneau, French-Canadian poet and historian (d. 1866)
• 1902

  Erik Erikson, German-born psychoanalyst (d. 1994)
• 1908

  Sam Giancana, American mafioso (d. 1975)
• 1916

  Herbert Simon, American economist, Nobel laureate (d. 2001)
• 1927

  Ibn-e-Insha, Pakistani humourist and Urdu poet (d. 1978)
• 1937

  Waylon Jennings, American singer (d. 2002)
• 1954

  James Belushi, American actor
• 1961

  Dave McAuley, Northern Irish boxer
• 1963

  Blanca Portillo, Spanish actress
• 1972

  Andy Pettitte, American baseball player

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