What Day of the Week

June 8, 2021 is the 159^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 206 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mardi.

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

Gemini 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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• 68

  The Roman Senate proclaims Galba as emperor.
• 1191

  Richard I arrives in Acre (Palestine) thus beginning his crusade.
• 1405

  Richard le Scrope, Archbishop of York and Thomas Mowbray, Earl of Norfolk, are executed in York on Henry IV’s orders.
• 1861

  American Civil War: Tennessee secedes from the Union.
• 1912

  Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures.
• 1941

  World War II: Allies invade Syria and Lebanon.
• 1942

  World War II: Japanese imperial submarines I-21 and I-24 shell the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle.
• 1949

  Celebrities Helen Keller, Dorothy Parker, Danny Kaye, Fredric March, John Garfield, Paul Muni and Edward G. Robinson are named in an FBI report as Communist Party members.
• 1968

  Robert F. Kennedy’s funeral takes place at the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City.
• 1995

  Downed U.S. Air Force pilot Captain Scott O'Grady is rescued by U.S. Marines in Bosnia.

• 1810

  Robert Schumann, German composer (d. 1856)
• 1851

  Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval, French physicist (d. 1940)
• 1918

  Robert Preston, American actor (d. 1987)
• 1927

  Jerry Stiller, American comedian and actor
• 1933

  Joan Rivers, American comedian and author
• 1941

  Robert Bradford, Northern Irish politician (d. 1981)
• 1956

  Udo Bullmann, German politician
• 1962

  John Gibbons, American Baseball Player/Manager
• 1970

  Gabrielle Giffords, American politician
• 1981

  Matteo Meneghello, Italian racing driver

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