What are the important events that happened on June 23? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
June 23: Facts & Myths About This Day
June 23 is the 175th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 191 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 10, 2024 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 28,651,680 minutes 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 ‘hectaheptacontapentagon’ day.
Cancer 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 220 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 4,202 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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June 23 Historical Events
- 1314 –First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn (south of Stirling) begins.
- 1661 –Marriage contract between Charles II of England and Catherine of Braganza.
- 1860 –The United States Congress establishes the Government Printing Office.
- 1894 –The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne in Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
- 1913 –Second Balkan War: The Greeks defeat the Bulgarians in the Battle of Doiran.
- 1926 –The College Board administers the first SAT exam.
- 1938 –The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law, forming the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the United States.
- 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.
- 1968 –74 are killed and 150 injured in a football stampede towards a closed exit in a Buenos Aires stadium.
- 1969 –Warren E. Burger is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court by retiring Chief Justice Earl Warren.
Who were born on June 23?
- 1373 –Queen Joan II of Naples (d. 1435)
- 1889 –Anna Akhmatova, Russian poet (d. 1966)
- 1907 –Dercy Gonçalves, Brazilian comedienne (d. 2008)
- 1940 –Wilma Rudolph, American runner (d. 1994)
- 1941 –Roger McDonald, Australian writer
- 1948 –Myles Goodwyn, Canadian guitarist and vocalist (April Wine)
- 1971 –Félix Potvin, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1975 –Mik Kersten, Canadian computer scientist
- 1977 –Jason Mraz, American singer and songwriter
- 1980 –Ramnaresh Sarwan, Guyanese cricketer
Who died on June 23?
- 1582 –Shimizu Muneharu, Japanese military leader (b. 1537)
- 1615 –Mashita Nagamori, Japanese warlord (b. 1545)
- 1770 –Mark Akenside, English poet and physician (b. 1721)
- 1959 –Boris Vian, French writer and musician (b. 1920)
- 1980 –Sanjay Gandhi, Indian politician; son of Indira Gandhi (b. 1946)
- 1999 –Buster Merryfield, British actor (b. 1920)
- 2000 –Peter Dubovský, Slovak footballer (b. 1972)
- 2000 –Peter L. Pond, American activist and philanthropist (b. 1933)
- 2009 –Ed McMahon, American television personality (b. 1923)
- 2009 –Jerri Nielsen, American physician (b. 1952)
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