What are the important events that happened on June 11, 2008? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
June 11, 2008: Facts & Myths About This Day
June 11, 2008 is the 163rd day of the year 2008 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 203 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 29, 2008 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 336,984 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 ‘hectahexacontatrigon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Penny every day starting at age 3, then by now that person has accumulated $47.15. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
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.
Rat is the mythical animal and Earth is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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June 11, 2008 Historical Events
- 2008 –Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes an historic official apology to Canada’s First Nations in regard to a residential school abuse in which children are isolated from their homes, families and cultures for a century.
Who died on June 11, 2008?
- 2008 –Miroslav Dvořák, Czechoslovak ice hockey player (b. 1951)
- 2008 –Ove Andersson, Swedish rally driver (b. 1938)
- 2008 –Võ Văn Kiệt, former prime minister of Vietnam (b. 1922)
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