What Day of the Week

June 23, 2020 was the 175^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 191 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.

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

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

Cancer 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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• 1314

  First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn (south of Stirling) begins.
• 1757

  Battle of Plassey – 3,000 British troops under Robert Clive defeat a 50,000 strong Indian army under Siraj Ud Daulah at Plassey.
• 1758

  Seven Years’ War: Battle of Krefeld – British forces defeat French troops at Krefeld in Germany.
• 1780

  American Revolution: Battle of Springfield fought in and around Springfield, New Jersey (including Short Hills, formerly of Springfield, now of Millburn Township).
• 1794

  Empress Catherine II of Russia grants Jews permission to settle in Kiev.
• 1938

  The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law, forming the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the United States.
• 1941

  The Lithuanian Activist Front declares independence from the Soviet Union and forms the Provisional Government of Lithuania; it lasts only briefly as the Nazis will occupy Lithuania a few weeks later.
• 1943

  World War II: The British destroyers HMS Eclipse and HMS Laforey sink the Italian submarine Ascianghi in the Mediterranean after she torpedoes the cruiser HMS Newfoundland.
• 1961

  Cold War: the Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on the continent, comes into force after the opening date for signature set for the December 1, 1959.
• 1968

  74 are killed and 150 injured in a football stampede towards a closed exit in a Buenos Aires stadium.

• 1910

  Jean Anouilh, French dramatist (d. 1987)
• 1925

  Miriam Karlin, English actress (d. 2011)
• 1928

  Jean Cione, American All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player (d. 2010)
• 1948

  Myles Goodwyn, Canadian guitarist and vocalist (April Wine)
• 1955

  Glenn Danzig, American musician
• 1961

  LaSalle Thompson, American basketball player
• 1965

  Natalia Germanou Greek lyricist, television hostess, radio producer, DJ and journalist
• 1966

  Richie Ren, Taiwanese singer and actor
• 1975

  Kevin Dyson, American football player
• 1976

  Emmanuelle Vaugier, Canadian actress

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