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Today is Monday, June 15
National Days & Fun Holidays Today
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)
Religious Observances on June 15
- Jewish: Rosh Chodesh Tamuz ראש חודש תמוז
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...
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)
Tomorrow is Tuesday, June 16
National Days & Fun Holidays Tomorrow
Public Holidays on June 16
- 🌍 Tahun Baru Islam (perkiraan) (Indonesia)
- 🌍 Youth Day (South Africa)
- 🌍 رأس السنة الهجرية (تقديري) (United Arab Emirates)
Religious Observances on June 16
- Jewish: Rosh Chodesh Tamuz ראש חודש תמוז
- Islamic: Birth of Khas Muhammad ash-Shirwani ق
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.
Notable Births on June 16
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 — Scheduled
- WNBA: Portland Fire @ Minnesota Lynx — Scheduled
- MLB: Colorado Rockies @ Chicago Cubs — Scheduled
- MLB: Minnesota Twins @ Texas Rangers — Scheduled
- MLB: Detroit Tigers @ Houston Astros — Scheduled
- MLB: Los Angeles Angels @ Arizona Diamondbacks — Scheduled