What Day of the Week

June 26, 2019 was the 177^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 188 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.

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

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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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• 363

  Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. General Jovian is proclaimed Emperor by the troops on the battlefield.
• 1857

  The first investiture of the Victoria Cross in Hyde Park, London.
• 1870

  The Christian holiday of Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States.
• 1909

  The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity.
• 1924

  American occupying forces leave the Dominican Republic.
• 1945

  The United Nations Charter is signed in San Francisco.
• 1948

  The Western allies begin an airlift to Berlin after the Soviet Union blockades West Berlin.
• 1959

  The Saint Lawrence Seaway opens, opening North America’s Great Lakes to ocean-going ships.
• 1973

  At Plesetsk Cosmodrome 9 people are killed in an explosion of a Cosmos 3-M rocket.
• 1974

  The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley’s chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio

• 1914

  Laurie Lee, British writer (d. 1997)
• 1915

  Paul Castellano, American organized crime figure (d. 1985)
• 1929

  Milton Glaser, American designer
• 1936

  Jean-Claude Turcotte, Cardinal Archbishop of Montreal
• 1967

  Todd Pletcher, American horse trainer
• 1969

  Ingrid Lempereur, Belgian swimmer
• 1974

  Matt Striker, American professional wrestler
• 1979

  Brandi Burkhardt, American actress and beauty pageant contestant
• 1984

  Aubrey Plaza, American comedian, writer and actress
• 1992

  Joel Campbell, Costa Rican footballer

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