What happened this day in history June 18

What are the important events that happened on June 18? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

June 18: Facts & Myths About This Day

June 18 is the 170th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 196 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 5, 2024 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 477,408 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectaheptacontagon’ day.

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.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 225 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,197 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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June 18 Historical Events

  • 1264
    The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in County Kildare, the first definitively known meeting of this Irish legislature.
  • 1778
    American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • 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
    Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru.
  • 1940
    “Finest Hour” speech by Winston Churchill.
  • 1940
    Appeal of June 18 by Charles de Gaulle.
  • 1945
    William Joyce (Lord Haw-Haw) is charged with treason for his pro-German propaganda broadcasting during World War II.
  • 1953
    A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns near Tokyo, Japan killing 129.
  • 1965
    Vietnam War: The United States uses B-52 bombers to attack National Liberation Front guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam.

Who were born on June 18?

  • 1834
    Auguste-Théodore-Paul de Broglie, French philosopher (d. 1895)
  • 1854
    E.W. Scripps, American journalist and publisher (d. 1926)
  • 1917
    Richard Boone, American actor (d. 1981)
  • 1929
    Jürgen Habermas, German sociologist and philosopher
  • 1942
    Nick Tate, Australian actor
  • 1946
    Bruiser Brody, American professional wrestler (d. 1988)
  • 1952
    Carol Kane, American actress
  • 1969
    Pål Pot Pamparius, Norwegian guitarist and keyboardist (Turbonegro)
  • 1986
    Richard Gasquet, French tennis player
  • 1990
    Luke Adam, Canadian ice hockey player

Who died on June 18?

  • 1629
    Piet Hein, Dutch naval commander (b. 1577)
  • 1963
    Pedro Armendáriz, Mexican actor (b. 1912)
  • 1971
    Thomas Gomez, American actor (b. 1905)
  • 1978
    Walter C. Alvarez, American physician (b. 1884)
  • 1980
    Terence Fisher, English film director (b. 1904)
  • 1985
    Paul Colin, French poster designer (b. 1892)
  • 1992
    Mordecai Ardon, Israeli painter (b. 1896)
  • 2003
    Ernest Martin, American convicted murderer (b. 1960)
  • 2003
    Larry Doby, American baseball player (b. 1923)
  • 2011
    Clarence Clemons, American saxophonist (b. 1942)

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