What Day of the Week

June 17, 2019 was the 168^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 197 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is lunes.

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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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• 1497

  Battle of Deptford Bridge – forces under King Henry VII defeat troops led by Michael An Gof.
• 1565

  Matsunaga Hisahide assassinates the 13th Ashikaga shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
• 1775

  American Revolutionary War: Colonists inflict heavy casualties on British forces while losing the Battle of Bunker Hill.
• 1876

  Indian Wars: Battle of the Rosebud – 1,500 Sioux and Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse beat back General George Crook’s forces at Rosebud Creek in Montana Territory.
• 1877

  Indian Wars: Battle of White Bird Canyon – the Nez Perce defeat the U.S. Cavalry at White Bird Canyon in the Idaho Territory.
• 1885

  The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.
• 1932

  Bonus Army: around a thousand World War I veterans amass at the United States Capitol as the U.S. Senate considers a bill that would give them certain benefits.
• 1944

  Iceland declares independence from Denmark and becomes a republic.
• 1963

  The United States Supreme Court rules 8 to 1 in Abington School District v. Schempp against allowing the reciting of Bible verses and the Lord’s Prayer in public schools.
• 1994

  Following a televised low-speed highway chase, O.J. Simpson is arrested for the murders of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.

• 1808

  Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian poet, playwright and linguist (d. 1845)
• 1914

  John Hersey, American writer and journalist (d. 1993)
• 1929

  Tigran Petrosian, Armenian chess player (d. 1984)
• 1942

  Mohamed ElBaradei, Egyptian IAEA director, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
• 1947

  George S. Clinton, American composer and musician
• 1955

  Gail Jones, Australian author
• 1964

  Rinaldo Capello, Italian racing driver
• 1970

  Stéphane Fiset, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1978

  Kumiko Aso, Japanese actress
• 1979

  Nick Rimando, American footballer

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