What Day of the Week

June 16, 2020 was the 168^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 198 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mardi.

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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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• 363

  Emperor Julian marches back up the Tigris and burns his fleet of supply ships. During the withdrawal Roman forces suffering several attacks from the Persians.
• 1745

  Sir William Pepperell captures the French Fortress of Louisbourg in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia during the War of the Austrian Succession.
• 1795

  First Battle of Groix otherwise known as “Cornwallis’ Retreat”.
• 1858

  The Battle of Morar takes place during the Indian Mutiny.
• 1903

  Roald Amundsen commences the first east-west navigation of the Northwest Passage, leaving Oslo, Norway.
• 1925

  The most famous Young Pioneer camp of the Soviet Union, Artek, is established.
• 1930

  Sovnarkom establishes decree time in the USSR.
• 1972

  Red Army Faction member Ulrike Meinhof is captured by police in Langenhagen.
• 1977

  Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores, California, as Software Development Laboratories (SDL) by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates.
• 1997

  The Dairat Labguer massacre in Algeria; 50 people are killed.

• 1738

  Mary Katharine Goddard, American printer and publisher (d. 1816)
• 1826

  Constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist and botanist (d. 1897)
• 1917

  Katherine Graham, American publisher (d. 2001)
• 1927

  Tom Graveney, English cricketer
• 1951

  Roberto Durán, Panamanian boxer
• 1967

  Charalambos Andreou, Greek-Cypriot footballer
• 1980

  Phil Christophers, German-born English rugby player
• 1986

  Fernando Muslera, Uruguayan footballer
• 1986

  Urby Emanuelson, Dutch footballer
• 1987

  Diana DeGarmo, American singer

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