June 23rd, 1279

Born on June 23rd, 1279

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 272,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 132 days, exactly on December 4th, 2026, people who were born on June 23rd, 1279 will be 273,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on June 23rd?

June 23rd, 2016

Citizens of the United Kingdom voted in favour of leaving the European Union.

June 23rd, 2014

Under the terms of UN Security Council Resolution 2118, the last of Syria's declared chemical weapons were shipped out for destruction.

June 23rd, 1992

Croatian War of Independence: The Battle of the Miljevci Plateau ended after a failed counterattack by forces of the Republic of Serbian Krajina against the Croatian Army who had captured the plateau.

June 23rd, 1991

The first instalment of the video-game series Sonic the Hedgehog was released in North America.

June 23rd, 1985

A bomb attributed to the Sikh separatist group Babbar Khalsa destroyed Air India Flight 182 above the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 329 on board.

June 23rd, 1982

Chinese American Vincent Chin died after being beaten into a coma in Highland Park, Michigan, U.S., by two automotive workers who were angry about the success of Japanese auto companies.

June 23rd, 1973

The Los Angeles Dodgers started Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey, and Bill Russell in the infield, beginning a record eight-year run in Major League Baseball for four people designated as starters for those positions.

June 23rd, 1972

President Richard Nixon signed Title IX (co-author Patsy Mink pictured) into law as part of the Education Amendments, prohibiting gender discrimination in any educational program receiving U.S. federal funds.

June 23rd, 1956

In a nationwide referendum, Gamal Abdel Nasser (pictured) was elected President of Egypt, a post he held until his death in 1970.

June 23rd, 1944

The Holocaust: After a closely supervised visit to Theresienstadt Ghetto in German-occupied Czechoslovakia, Red Cross official Maurice Rossel reported that conditions there were "almost normal".

June 23rd, 1926

The College Board administered the first SAT, a major standardized test for university and college admissions in the United States.

June 23rd, 1894

Led by French historian Pierre de Coubertin (pictured), an international congress at the Sorbonne in Paris formed the International Olympic Committee to revive the ancient Olympic Games.

June 23rd, 1887

The Parliament of Canada passed the Rocky Mountains Park Act, creating Banff National Park (pictured) in Alberta as the country's first national park.

June 23rd, 1865

Stand Watie became the last Confederate general of the American Civil War to surrender to Union forces.

June 23rd, 1797

War of the First Coalition: Napoleon signed the Armistice of Bologna, agreeing a ceasefire between France and the Papal States.

Public holidays on June 23rd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Saint John's Eve and the first day of the Midsummer celebrations [although this is not the real summer solstice; see June 20] , Saint John's Eve and the first day of the Midsummer celebrations) which are celebrated on June 23rd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1279 is a normal year and no leap year.

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