Public Holidays on June 15

• 🌍 Anniversary of the Passing of General Martín Miguel de Güemes (Argentina)
• 🌍 Paso a la Inmortalidad del General Don Martín Miguel de Güemes (Argentina)
• 🌍 Sacred Heart (Colombia)
• 🌍 Sagrado Corazón (observado) (Colombia)
• 🌍 World Cup Bank Holiday (United Kingdom)

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Religious Observances on June 15

• Jewish: Rosh Chodesh Tamuz ראש חודש תמוז

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On This Day in History — June 15

• 2013 — A bomb explodes on a bus in the Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least 25 people and wounding 22 others.
• 2012 — Nik Wallenda becomes the first person to successfully tightrope walk directly over Niagara Falls.
• 2001 — Leaders of the People's Republic of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan formed the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
• 1996 — The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonates a powerful truck bomb in the middle of Manchester, England, devastating the city centre and injuring 200 people.
• 1994 — Israel and Vatican City establish full diplomatic relations.
• 1992 — The United States Supreme Court rules in United States v. Álvarez-Machaín that it is permissible for the United States to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the United States for...

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Notable Births on June 15

• 1997 — Madison Kocian, American gymnast
• 1994 — Vincent Janssen, Dutch footballer
• 1993 — Kanna Arihara, Japanese singer
• 1993 — Irfan Hadžić, Bosnian footballer
• 1992 — Michał Kopczyński, Polish footballer
• 1992 — Mohamed Salah, Egyptian footballer

Notable Deaths on June 15

• 2016 — Lois Duncan, American author (b. 1934)
• 2015 — Jean Doré, Canadian politician, 39th Mayor of Montreal (b. 1944)
• 2015 — Kirk Kerkorian, American businessman, founded the Tracinda Corporation (b. 1917)
• 2014 — Jacques Bergerac, French actor and businessman (b. 1927)
• 2014 — Casey Kasem, American radio host, producer, and voice actor, co-created American Top 40 (b. 1932)
• 2014 — Daniel Keyes, American short story writer and novelist (b. 1927)

Sports on June 15

• MLB: Kansas City Royals @ Washington Nationals — 22:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Miami Marlins @ Philadelphia Phillies — 22:40 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: New York Mets @ Cincinnati Reds — 23:10 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: San Diego Padres @ St. Louis Cardinals — 23:45 UTC Scheduled

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Public Holidays on June 16

• 🌍 Tahun Baru Islam (perkiraan) (Indonesia)
• 🌍 Youth Day (South Africa)
• 🌍 رأس السنة الهجرية (تقديري) (United Arab Emirates)

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Religious Observances on June 16

• Jewish: Rosh Chodesh Tamuz ראש חודש תמוז
• Islamic: Birth of Khas Muhammad ash-Shirwani ق

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On This Day in History — June 16

• 2013 — A multi-day cloudburst centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand caused devastating floods and landslides becoming the country's worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami.
• 2012 — China successfully launches its Shenzhou 9 spacecraft, carrying three astronauts, including the first female Chinese astronaut Liu Yang, to the Tiangong-1 orbital module.
• 2012 — The United States Air Force's robotic Boeing X-37B spaceplane returns to Earth after a classified 469-day orbital mission.
• 2010 — Bhutan becomes the first country to institute a total ban on tobacco.
• 2000 — Israel complies with United Nations Security Council Resolution 425 22 years after its issuance, which calls on Israel to completely withdraw from Lebanon. Israel does so, except the disputed Shebaa farms.
• 1997 — Daïat Labguer (M'sila) massacre in Algeria: Fifty people die.

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Notable Births on June 16

• 1995 — Euan Aitken, Australian rugby league player
• 1995 — Aleksandr Aksyonov, Russian footballer
• 1995 — Joseph Schooling, Singaporean swimmer
• 1994 — Grete-Lilijane Küppas, Estonian footballer
• 1994 — Rezar, Albanian professional wrestler
• 1993 — Park Bo-gum, South Korean actor

Notable Deaths on June 16

• 2017 — Helmut Kohl, German politician, 6th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1930)
• 2016 — Jo Cox, English political activist and MP (b. 1974)
• 2015 — Charles Correa, Indian architect and urban planner (b. 1930)
• 2015 — Jean Vautrin, French director, screenwriter, and critic (b. 1933)
• 2014 — Tony Gwynn, American baseball player and coach (b. 1960)
• 2014 — Cándido Muatetema Rivas, Equatoguinean politician and diplomat, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (b. 1960)

Sports on June 16

• WNBA: Las Vegas Aces @ Dallas Wings — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• WNBA: Portland Fire @ Minnesota Lynx — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Colorado Rockies @ Chicago Cubs — 00:05 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Minnesota Twins @ Texas Rangers — 00:05 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Detroit Tigers @ Houston Astros — 00:10 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Los Angeles Angels @ Arizona Diamondbacks — 01:40 UTC Scheduled

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