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 16
June 16, 2024 is the 168th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 198 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Sunday.
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 16
- 363 –Emperor Julian marches back up the Tigris and burns his fleet of supply ships. During the withdrawal Roman forces suffering several attacks from the Persians.
- 1745 –British troops take Cape Breton Island, which is now part of Nova Scotia, Canada.
- 1745 –Sir William Pepperell captures the French Fortress of Louisbourg in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia during the War of the Austrian Succession.
- 1858 –Abraham Lincoln delivers his House Divided speech in Springfield, Illinois.
- 1897 –A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
- 1904 –Irish author James Joyce begins a relationship with Nora Barnacle and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel Ulysses; this date is now traditionally called “Bloomsday”.
- 1925 –The most famous Young Pioneer camp of the Soviet Union, Artek, is established.
- 1963 –Soviet Space Program: Vostok 6 Mission – Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space.
- 1972 –The largest single-site hydro-electric power project in Canada is inaugurated at Churchill Falls, Labrador.
- 1989 –Imre Nagy, the former Hungarian Prime Minister, is reburied in Budapest.
Who were born on June 16?
- 1723 –Adam Smith, Scottish philosopher and economist (d. 1790)
- 1738 –Mary Katharine Goddard, American printer and publisher (d. 1816)
- 1821 –Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (d. 1908)
- 1836 –Wesley Merritt, American general (d. 1910)
- 1917 –Phaedon Gizikis, Greek Army officer and President of Greece (d. 1999)
- 1946 –Jodi Rell, American politician
- 1951 –Roberto Durán, Panamanian boxer
- 1963 –Scott Alexander, American screenwriter
- 1980 –Martin Stranzl, Austrian footballer
- 1986 –Robert Rothbart, Bosnian/Israeli/Serbian basketball player
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