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, 477,528 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 ‘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
- 1532 –Henry VIII and François I sign a secret treaty against Emperor Charles V.
- 1780 –American Revolution: Battle of Springfield fought in and around Springfield, New Jersey (including Short Hills, formerly of Springfield, now of Millburn Township).
- 1812 –War of 1812: Great Britain revokes the restrictions on American commerce, thus eliminating one of the chief reasons for going to war.
- 1913 –Second Balkan War: The Greeks defeat the Bulgarians in the Battle of Doiran.
- 1931 –Wiley Post and Harold Gatty take off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in an attempt to circumnavigate the world in a single-engine plane.
- 1938 –The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law, forming the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the United States.
- 1958 –The Dutch Reformed Church accepts women ministers.
- 1969 –Warren E. Burger is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court by retiring Chief Justice Earl Warren.
- 1972 –Title IX of the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 is amended to prohibit sexual discrimination to any educational program receiving federal funds.
- 1973 –A fire at a house in Hull, England which kills a six year old boy is passed off as an accident; it later emerges as the first of 26 deaths by fire caused over the next seven years by arsonist Peter Dinsdale.
Who were born on June 23?
- 1905 –Jack Pickersgill, Canadian politician (d. 1997)
- 1940 –Adam Faith, English singer and actor (d. 2003)
- 1956 –Tony Hill, American football player
- 1962 –Steve Shelley, American drummer (The Crucifucks, Sonic Youth)
- 1966 –Chico DeBarge, American R&B singer (DeBarge)
- 1970 –Robert Brooks, American football player
- 1971 –Fred Ewanuick, Canadian actor
- 1974 –Mark Hendrickson, American baseball player
- 1977 –Jason Mraz, American singer and songwriter
- 1987 –Jacob Lusk, Singer, American Idol season 10 finalist
Who died on June 23?
- 1222 –Constance of Aragon, consort of Ladislaus III of Hungary and Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. c. 1179)
- 1677 –Wilhelm Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1647)
- 1806 –Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French naturalist (b. 1723)
- 1811 –Nicolau Tolentino de Almeida, Portuguese poet and satirist (b. 1740)
- 1832 –James Hall, Scottish geologist (b. 1761)
- 1836 –James Mill, Scottish philosopher and historian, (b. 1773)
- 1856 –Ivan Kireevsky, Russian literary critic and philosopher (b. 1806)
- 1981 –Zarah Leander, Swedish actress and singer (b. 1907)
- 2009 –John Callaway, American journalist (b. 1936)
- 2009 –Manuel Saval, Mexican actor (b. 1956)
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