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 18
June 18, 2024 is the 170th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 196 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Tuesday.
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 18
- 1767 –Samuel Wallis, an English sea captain, sights Tahiti and is considered the first European to reach the island.
- 1830 –French invasion of Algeria
- 1858 –Charles Darwin receives a paper from Alfred Russel Wallace that includes nearly identical conclusions about evolution as Darwin’s own, prompting Darwin to publish his theory.
- 1859 –First ascent of Aletschhorn, second summit of the Bernese Alps.
- 1873 –Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
- 1908 –The University of the Philippines is established.
- 1930 –Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Franklin Institute are held.
- 1953 –A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns near Tokyo, Japan killing 129.
- 1972 –Staines air disaster – 118 are killed when a plane crashes two minutes after take off from London Heathrow Airport.
- 1983 –Mona Mahmudnizhad together with nine other Bahá'í women, is sentenced to death and hanged in Shiraz, Iran because of her Bahá'í Faith.
Who were born on June 18?
- 1673 –Antonio de Literes, Spanish composer of zarzuelas (d. 1747)
- 1839 –William Henry Seward, Jr., Union Brigadier General in the American Civil War (d. 1920)
- 1904 –Keye Luke, Chinese-born American actor (d. 1991)
- 1939 –Jean-Claude Germain, French Canadian author, journalist and historian
- 1946 –Bruiser Brody, American professional wrestler (d. 1988)
- 1949 –Chris Van Allsburg, American author and illustrator
- 1965 –Kim Dickens, American actress and model
- 1975 –Marie Gillain, Belgian actress
- 1980 –Tara Platt, American actress
- 1988 –Elini Dimoutsos, Greek footballer
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