What Day of the Week

June 27, 2020 was the 179^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 187 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.

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

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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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• 1497

  Cornish rebels Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank are executed at Tyburn, London, England.
• 1759

  General James Wolfe begins the siege of Quebec.
• 1844

  Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother Hyrum Smith, are murdered by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail.
• 1927

  Prime Minister of Japan Tanaka Giichi leads a conference to discuss Japan’s plans for China; later, a document detailing these plans, the “Tanaka Memorial” is leaked, although it is now considered a forgery.
• 1954

  The world’s first nuclear power station opens in Obninsk, near Moscow.
• 1971

  After only three years in business, rock promoter Bill Graham closes the Fillmore East in New York, New York, the “Church of Rock and Roll”.
• 1976

  Air France Flight 139 (Tel Aviv-Athens-Paris) is hijacked en route to Paris by the PLO and redirected to Entebbe, Uganda.
• 1977

  France grants independence to Djibouti.
• 1988

  Gare de Lyon rail accident In Paris a train collides with a stationary train killing 56 people.
• 1991

  Slovenia, after declaring independence two days before is invaded by Yugoslav troops, tanks, and aircraft starting the Ten-Day War.

• 1040

  King Ladislaus I of Hungary (d. 1095)
• 1882

  Eduard Spranger, German philosopher and educator (d. 1963)
• 1928

  Rudy Perpich, American politician (d. 1995)
• 1932

  Magali Noël, French actress
• 1958

  Jeffrey Lee Pierce, American singer, songwriter and guitarist (The Gun Club) (d. 1996)
• 1959

  Dan Jurgens, American comic book writer
• 1975

  Daryle Ward, American baseball player
• 1984

  José Holebas, German born Greek defender at Olympiacos F.C.
• 1988

  Kate Ziegler, American swimmer
• 1989

  Bruna Tenório, Brazilian model

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