What Day of the Week
June 28: Day of the Week
June 28, 2021 is the 179th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 186 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Getsuyōbi.
Hey! How’s your lovelife today? Get a free love reading with the most frank answers. Start to seize love opportunities in your life! Try it today and improve your lovelife. Did I mention it’s F-R-E-E? (Sponsored link; 18+ only)
Here’s the June calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters CVCUAJOUAZX? Check your answers here: Words with these letters CVCUAJOUAZX. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
June 28: This Day in History
In common years it is always in ISO week 26.
This date is the only date each year where both the month and day are different perfect numbers, June 6 being the only date where the month and day are the same perfect number.
June 28 Historical Event(s)
- 1098Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul.
- 1519Charles V is elected Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
- 1776American Revolutionary War: Fort Moultrie is attacked during the Battle of Sullivan’s Island; this event is commemorated in Carolina Day.
- 1880The Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan.
- 1882The Anglo-French Convention of 1882 marks the territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone.
- 1894Labor Day becomes an official US holiday.
- 1942Nazi Germany started its strategic summer offensive against the Soviet Union, codenamed Case Blue
- 1948The Cominform circulates the “Resolution on the situation in the Communist Party of Yugoslavia”; Yugoslavia is expelled from the Communist bloc.
- 1994Members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult release sarin gas in Matsumoto, Japan; 7 persons are killed, 660 injured.
- 1997Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield II – Tyson is disqualified in the 3rd round for biting a piece off Holyfield’s ear.
Who were born on June 28?
- 1928Cyril Smith, English Liberal politician (d. 2010)
- 1932Pat Morita, American actor (d. 2005)
- 1934Carl Levin, United States Senator from Michigan
- 1943Klaus von Klitzing, German physicist, Nobel laureate
- 1946Gilda Radner, American comedienne (d. 1989)
- 1952Pietro Mennea, Italian sprinter
- 1957Lance Nethery, Canadian ice hockey player and executive
- 1958Félix Gray, French singer and songwriter
- 1964DJ Quicksilver, Turkish disc jockey and music producer
- 1971Bobby Hurley, American basketball player
Now try another date like anniversaries, birthdays of someone you know or any other date that is special to you. Don’t forget to share the info to your friends, loved ones or social media followers. Who knows, they might appreciate and thank you for it.