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Thursday, 11 June 2026

Day 162 of 2026  ·  203 days remaining in the year  ·  Week 24
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Births (5) Deaths (0) Events (3) Reminders (1)
GB US
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5 Births
3 Events
1 Reminders
9 Total entries

★ Born on this day 5 entries

1572
Ben Johnson, playwright.
US Arts & Culture 454 yrs ago
1847
Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett, leader of English women's movement.
GB 179 yrs ago
1867
Charles Fabry, discovered the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere.
US Science & Technology 159 yrs ago
1907
Paul Mellon
US 119 yrs ago
1910
Jacques Cousteau, diver and environmentalist.
US 116 yrs ago

► Events on this day 3 entries

1859
Claim is filed for the Comstock Lode. The mine eventually produces more than $300 million in silver.
US 167 yrs ago
1895
First auto race.
US Sport 131 yrs ago
1952
First teenager, drives backward through the first drive-through restaurant.
US Military & War 74 yrs ago

▶ Also today 1 entry

▶Kamehameha Day (celebrated in Hawaii).