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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 169th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 196 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 5, 2025 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,750,204,800 seconds 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 ‘hectahexacontaenneagon’ day.
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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 244 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 4,562 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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June 18 Historical Events
- 1178 –Five Canterbury monks see what is possibly the Giordano Bruno crater being formed. It is believed that the current oscillations of the Moon’s distance from the Earth (on the order of meters) are a result of this collision.
- 1812 –War of 1812: The U.S. Congress declares war on the United Kingdom.
- 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.
- 1930 –Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Franklin Institute are held.
Who were born on June 18?
- 1318 –Princess Eleanor of Woodstock (d. 1355)
- 1716 –Joseph-Marie Vien, French painter (d. 1809)
- 1854 –E.W. Scripps, American journalist and publisher (d. 1926)
- 1916 –Julio César Turbay Ayala, Colombian politician (d. 2005)
- 1990 –Luke Adam, Canadian ice hockey player
Who died on June 18?
- 1978 –Walter C. Alvarez, American physician (b. 1884)
- 2000 –Nancy Marchand, American actress (b. 1928)
- 2003 –Ernest Martin, American convicted murderer (b. 1960)
- 2008 –Miyuki Kanbe, Japanese actor (b. 1984)
- 2010 –José Saramago, Portuguese writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1922)
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