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 174^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 191 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 10, 2025 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 29,177,280 minutes 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 ‘hectaheptacontatetragon’ 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 239 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 4,567 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

June 23 Historical Events

• 79 –
  Titus succeeds his father Vespasian as the tenth Roman Emperor.
• 1180 –
  First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan.
• 1611 –
  The mutinous crew of Henry Hudson’s fourth voyage sets Henry, his son and seven loyal crew members adrift in an open boat in what is now Hudson Bay; they are never heard from again.
• 1860 –
  The United States Congress establishes the Government Printing Office.
• 1865 –
  American Civil War: at Fort Towson in the Oklahoma Territory, Confederate, Brigadier General Stand Watie surrenders the last significant rebel army.
• 1917 –
  In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.
• 1919 –
  Estonian War of Independence: the decisive defeat of the Baltische Landeswehr in the Battle of Cesis. This day is celebrated as Victory Day in Estonia.
• 1938 –
  The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law, forming the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the United States.
• 1943 –
  World War II: The British destroyers HMS Eclipse and HMS Laforey sink the Italian submarine Ascianghi in the Mediterranean after she torpedoes the cruiser HMS Newfoundland.
• 1969 –
  Warren E. Burger is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court by retiring Chief Justice Earl Warren.

Who were born on June 23?

• 1433 –
  Francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488)
• 1612 –
  André Tacquet, Flemish mathematician (d. 1660)
• 1907 –
  Dercy Gonçalves, Brazilian comedienne (d. 2008)
• 1919 –
  Mohamed Boudiaf, Algerian political leader (d. 1992)
• 1935 –
  Maurice Ferre, American politician
• 1940 –
  Lord Irvine of Lairg, Scottish Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
• 1955 –
  Jordan, British actress and model
• 1963 –
  Colin Montgomerie, Scottish golfer
• 1977 –
  Hayden Foxe, Australian footballer
• 1988 –
  Chellsie Memmel, American gymnast

Who died on June 23?

• 79 –
  Emperor Vespasian of Rome (b. 9)
• 1555 –
  Pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (b. 1470)
• 1615 –
  Mashita Nagamori, Japanese warlord (b. 1545)
• 1677 –
  Wilhelm Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1647)
• 1779 –
  Mikael Sehul, Ethiopian warlord (b. c. 1691)
• 1856 –
  Ivan Kireevsky, Russian literary critic and philosopher (b. 1806)
• 1959 –
  Boris Vian, French writer and musician (b. 1920)
• 1999 –
  Buster Merryfield, British actor (b. 1920)
• 2000 –
  Peter L. Pond, American activist and philanthropist (b. 1933)
• 2005 –
  Shana Alexander, American journalist (b. 1926)