June 30: Day of the Week
June 30, 2022 is the 181st day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 184 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is jueves.
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Here’s the June calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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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.
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June 30 Historical Event(s)
- 1520Spanish conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés fight their way out of Tenochtitlan.
- 1559King Henry II of France is mortally wounded in a jousting match against Gabriel de Montgomery.
- 1886The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.
- 1908The Tunguska event occurs in remote Siberia.
- 1912The Regina Cyclone hits Regina, Saskatchewan, killing 28. It remains Canada’s deadliest tornado event.
- 1935The Senegalese Socialist Party holds its first congress.
- 1971The crew of the Soviet Soyuz 11 spacecraft are killed when their air supply escapes through a faulty valve.
- 1987The Royal Canadian Mint introduces the $1 coin, known as the Loonie.
- 1990East Germany and West Germany merge their economies.
- 2009Yemenia Flight 626 crashes into the Indian Ocean, near Comoros, killing all but one of the 153 passengers and crew on board.
Who were born on June 30?
- 1470King Charles VIII of France (d. 1498)
- 1864Frederick Bligh Bond, English architect, illustrator, archaeologist and psychical researcher (d. 1945)
- 1925Fred Schaus, American basketball coach and executive (d. 2010)
- 1940Mark Spoelstra, American folk singer (d. 2007)
- 1943Florence Ballard, American singer (The Supremes) (d. 1976)
- 1965Gary Pallister, English footballer
- 1966Wendy Davis, American actress
- 1980Seyi Olofinjana, Nigerian footballer
- 1981Can Artam, Turkish racing driver
- 1989Steffen Liebig, German rugby player
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