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 11
June 11, 2025 is the 162nd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 203 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Wednesday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Gemini 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 11
- 1509 –Henry VIII of England marries Catherine of Aragon.
- 1594 –Philip II recognizes the rights and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains in the Philippines, which paved way to the stabilization of the rule of the Principalía (an elite ruling class of native nobility in Spanish Philippines).
- 1770 –Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
- 1898 –Spanish-American War: U.S. war ships set sail for Cuba.
- 1919 –Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the Triple Crown.
- 1937 –Great Purge: The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin executes eight army leaders.
- 1944 –USS Missouri the last battleship built by the United States Navy and future site of the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, is commissioned.
- 1970 –After being appointed on May 15, Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington officially receive their ranks as U.S. Army Generals, becoming the first females to do so.
- 1972 –The Eltham Well Hall rail crash, caused by an intoxicated train driver, kills six people and injures 126.
- 2004 –Cassini-Huygens makes its closest flyby of the Saturn moon Phoebe.
Who were born on June 11?
- 1540 –Barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594)
- 1704 –Carlos Seixas, Portuguese composer (d. 1742)
- 1925 –William Styron, American novelist and essayist (d. 2006)
- 1947 –Richard Palmer-James, British lyricist and guitarist (King Crimson, Supertramp)
- 1948 –Michael Swan, American actor
- 1955 –Duncan Steel, British astronomer and author
- 1960 –Mehmet Oz, American television host, surgeon, inventor
- 1973 –José Manuel Abundis, Mexican footballer
- 1979 –Amy Taylor, Australian television presenter and model
- 1982 –Joey Graham, American basketball player
Discover some fun birthday facts like the top song, statistics, life path number, past life, and your age in dog years. You can even find out when your soulmate was born! (Sponsored link)