What happened this day in history June 19, 2009

What are the important events that happened on June 19, 2009? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

June 19, 2009: Facts & Myths About This Day

June 19, 2009 is the 170th day of the year 2009 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 195 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 6, 2009 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 345,936 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.

If a person born on this day saved a Dime every day starting at age 5, then by now that person has accumulated $359.70. (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.

Ox 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 19, 2009 Historical Events

  • 2009
    Mass riots involving over 10,000 people and 10,000 police officers break out in Shishou, China, over the dubious circumstances surrounding the death of a local chef.
  • 2009
    War in North-West Pakistan: The Pakistani Armed Forces open Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Taliban and other Islamist rebels in the South Waziristan area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.

Who died on June 19, 2009?

  • 2009
    Tomoji Tanabe, Japanese supercentenarian (b. 1895)

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