What day is June 19? This article will provide you with interesting information about what day is June 19!
What day is June 19 ? This article will provide you with interesting information about what day is June 19 !
This day marks the 170th day of 2025 and there are 195 days left in the year.
Sit back as you're about to discover some of the important events, births, and deaths that have all occurred on June 19 throughout history.
Did you know that on this day in 1862, President Lincoln signed legislation abolishing slavery in the U.S. territories? This law applied to current and future territories but not to the states.
Keep reading for more fun and interesting facts about June 19 in history!
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June 19 is the 170th day (171st in leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. There are 195 days left in the year.
June 19, 2025 in the solar calendar is Thursday, in the lunar calendar it is May 24, 2025, which is the day of Ky Mui, month of Nham Ngo, year of At Ty, Mang Chong solar term.
- Ky Mui Day: This is a day when the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches are in the same direction, at the same extreme, and conflicts and discords are likely to occur. Not favorable for carrying out major tasks, so avoid starting important projects.
- Compatible ages for this day: Horse, Pig, Cat.
- Age conflicts with day: At Suu, Dinh Suu.
June 19 Event
1097 – Siege of Nicaea: The army of Rûm surrenders the city to the combined forces of the Byzantines and the Crusaders.
1644 – King Fu Zhu You Tung ascended the throne in Jinling, taking the reign name Hongguang, beginning the Southern Ming Dynasty.
1846 – The first recorded baseball game using modern rules is played in New Jersey, United States.
1924 – Pham Hong Thai threw a grenade to assassinate the Governor-General of Indochina Martial Merlin at the French Concession in Guangzhou, China, then committed suicide at Pearl River.
1944 – World War II: The Battle of the Philippine Sea begins between the United States Navy and the Japanese Navy.
1945 – Mao Zedong is elected Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, a position he holds until his death.
1961 – Kuwait becomes fully independent as the British protectorate ends, and sheikh Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah becomes emir.
1988 – Pope John Paul II canonizes 117 Vietnamese martyrs, an action opposed by the Vietnamese government.
2014 – Felipe VI becomes King of Spain.
2021 - Thousands of pigeons have gone missing after a freak weather event. More than 250,000 pigeons, raised from birth, were released to compete in a race. Only 10% of the pigeons returned, and it is believed that an unexplained weather event caused their disappearance.