Historical Events
Post and Catty Take Off
American pilot Wiley Post and Australian navigator Harold Gatty take off from Roosevelt Field, NY, to attempt to set a new record circumnavigating the Earth - successfully complete in 8 days, 15 hrs, 51 mins
Famous Birthdays
- Urs Jaeggi, Swiss sociologist and writer, born in Solothurn, Switzerland (d. 2021)
About June 23, 1931
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 93 years and 14 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Cancer
