Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: June 23
June 23, 2024 is the 175th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 191 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Cancer is your zodiac sign. Pearl is your modern birthstone. Moonstone is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: June 23
- 1661 –Marriage contract between Charles II of England and Catherine of Braganza.
- 1760 –Seven Years’ War: Battle of Landeshut – Austria defeats Prussia.
- 1810 –John Jacob Astor forms the Pacific Fur Company.
- 1860 –The United States Congress establishes the Government Printing Office.
- 1887 –The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation’s first national park, Banff National Park.
- 1894 –The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne in Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
- 1914 –Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa takes Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta.
- 1917 –In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.
- 1940 –World War II: German leader Adolf Hitler surveys newly defeated Paris in now occupied France.
- 1943 –World War II: The British destroyers HMS Eclipse and HMS Laforey sink the Italian submarine Ascianghi in the Mediterranean after she torpedoes the cruiser HMS Newfoundland.
Who were born on June 23?
- 1799 –John Milton Bernhisel, American physician (d. 1881)
- 1884 –Cyclone Taylor, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1979)
- 1951 –Angelo Falcón, American political scientist, Latino community advocate
- 1956 –Randy Jackson, American music producer
- 1967 –Helen Geake, British archaeologist
- 1973 –Marija Naumova, Latvian singer
- 1974 –Mark Hendrickson, American baseball player
- 1977 –Hayden Foxe, Australian footballer
- 1988 –Chellsie Memmel, American gymnast
- 1988 –Isabella Leong, Macau-born Hong Kong singer, actress and model
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