Also on June 15
🏛️ Public Holidays
Also observed in: Anniversary of the Passing of General Martín Miguel de Güemes (AR) · Paso a la Inmortalidad del General Don Martín Miguel de Güemes (AR) · Sacred Heart (CO) · Sagrado Corazón (observado) (CO) · World Cup Bank Holiday (GB)
✡️ Religious Observances
- Jewish: Rosh Chodesh Tamuz ראש חודש תמוז roshchodesh
🕰️ On This Day in History
- 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... ↗
- 1996 — The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonates a powerful truck bomb in the middle of Manchester, England,... ↗
- 1994 — Israel and Vatican City establish full diplomatic relations. ↗
🎂 Notable Births
- 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
🏀 Sports on this Date
- MLB: Kansas City Royals @ Washington Nationals — 22:00 Scheduled
- MLB: Miami Marlins @ Philadelphia Phillies — 22:40 Scheduled
- MLB: New York Mets @ Cincinnati Reds — 23:10 Scheduled
- MLB: San Diego Padres @ St. Louis Cardinals — 23:45 Scheduled