June 28

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2025 Daily Holidays that fall on June 28, include:

• Bartender and Mixologist Day - June 28, 2025 (Last Saturday in June)
• CAPS LOCK Day - June 28 and October 22
• Global Smurfs Day - June 28, 2025 (Closest Saturday to June 25)
• Great American Backyard Campout - June 28, 2025 (Fourth Saturday in June)
• Great American Picnic Day - June 28, 2025 (Last Saturday in June)
• Insurance Awareness Day 
• International Body Piercing Day 
  
• International Lightning Safety Day - June 28, 2025
• International Ragweed Day - June 28, 2025 (Fourth Saturday in June)
• Mariachi USA Festival (Hollywood Bowl) - June 28, 2025
• National Celebrate Your Marriage Day - June 28, 2025 (Last Saturday in June)
• National Ceviche Day 
• National Haskap Berry Day - June 28, 2025 (Last Saturday in June)
• National Tapioca Day 
• Operation Red Wings Observance
• Paul Bunyan Day 
• Tao Day 

2025 Weekly Holidays that include June 28, are:

• Amateur Radio Week - June 23-29, 2025 (7 Days Ending with Field Day)
• ARRL (American Radio Relay League) Field Day - June 28-29, 2025 (Fourth Full Weekend in June)
• Boys & Girls Club Week - June 25 - July 1, 2025 
• Fish are Friends, Not Food Week! - June 22-28, 2025 (Last week of June)
• Greencare for Troops Week - June 22-28, 2025
• Honor America Days - June 14 - July 4 (21 Days starting on June 14)
• National Camping Week - June 22-28, 2025 (Last Full Week in June)
• National Insect Week - June 23-29, 2025
• National Lightning Safety Awareness Week - June 22-28, 2025 (Last Full Week of June)
• National Mosquito Control Awareness Week - June 22-28, 2025 (Last Full Week in June)
• National Prevention of Eye Injuries Awareness - June 27 - July 4
• National Tennis Week - June 22-28, 2025 (Fourth Full Week in June)
• Water Ski Days - June 27-29, 2025 (Last Full Weekend in June)
• Watermelon Seed Spitting Week - June 26-29, 2025
• Windjammer Days - June 22-28, 2025

2025 Monthly Holidays that include June 28, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our June Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of June.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Hong Kong Arts Festival - June 14 - July 4, 2025 features Art, Theatre, Dance, Opera, and Music events.
• Glastonbury Music Festival - June 25-29, 2025 (last weekend in June) is held at Worthy Farm, Pilton (England). The festival is the largest open-air music & performing arts festival in the world.
• World Police & Fire Games (Birmingham, Alabama) - June 27 - July 6, 2025
• Mariachi USA Festival (Hollywood Bowl) - June 28, 2025

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for June 28 is Cancer.

Birth Flower of the Month

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for June is:

• Pearls which have been popular in jewelry for centuries because of their natural beauty.
• Alexandrite gemstones are extremely rate and change color based on the lighting
• Moonstone

Famous Birthdays

• 1491 - Henry VIII, King of England from 1509-47 (d. 1547)
• 1703 - John Wesley, English Christian Theologian and co-founder of the Methodist movement (d. 1791)
• 1852 - Charles Cruft, English showman who founded the Crufts Dog Show (d. 1838) (See our Festivals and Events page!)
• 1926 - Mel Brooks, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs)
• 1946 - Gilda Radner, American actress and singer (SNL, Haunted Honeymoon) (d. 1989)
• 1948 - Kathy Bates, American actress, singer and director (Misery, Titanic)
• 1960 - John Elway, American NFL quarterback and general manager of the Denver Broncos

Famous Deaths

• 1836 - James Madison, American politician who was the 4th President of the United States from 1809-1817 (b. 1751)
• 2005 - Michael P. Murphy, American lieutenant and Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1976)
• 2007 - Eugene B. Fluckey, American admiral and Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1913)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1919 - Harry Truman, the 33rd U.S. President marries Elizabeth Virginia Wallace
• 1965 - Country singer Merle Haggard marries singer Bonnie Owens
• 1986 - Mike Wallace, CBS news correspondent marries Mary Yates
• 1991 - Oceanographer and explorer Jacques Cousteau marries 2nd wife Francine Triplet in Paris, France
• 1992 - U.S. President George H.W. Bush's daughter Dorothy marries Bobby Koch
• 2000 - American businessman Ronald Perelman marries actress Ellen Barkin

Quote of the Day

Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You Ask What You Can Do For your Country ~ J.F. Kennedy

Today, June 28th is Operation Red Wings Observance Day. During a mission in Afghanistan in 2005, three of four Navy Seals were killed during an ambush, including Lt. Michael P. Murphy. The surviving Seal, Marcus Luttrell was eventually rescued.

An initial helicopter sent to the aid of the seals was shot down by a rocket propelled grenade shot from an RPG-7, which killed all eight US Navy Seals, and all eight Army Special Ops aviators on board. These brave men gave the ultimate sacrifice!

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

Meal Planning is not a healthy diet habit that most people engage in. People shopping at 4:30 pm, still have no idea what they will fix for dinner. It is a matter of what sounds good at the time, with little thought to a meal plan, or overall strategy for the day’s meals. Most people eat whatever they want, whenever they feel like it.

Find out more about Meal Planning from Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits website!

This Day in History

• 1461 - Edward IV is crowned King of England
• 1635 - Guadeloupe becomes a French colony
• 1838 - Coronation of Queen Victoria of the UK in Westminister Abbey, London
• 1880 - The Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan, Victoria
• 1894 - Labor Day is establish as an official US Federal Holiday
• 1902 - US buys the concession to build the Panama canal from the French for $40 million
• 1904 - The SS Norge runs aground and sinks
• 1918 - The first flight between the Hawaiian Islands
• 1919 - WW I fighting ends with the signing of the Treat of Versailles in France which also establishes the League of Nations
• 1935 - President FDR issues an order that a federal gold vault be built at Fort Knox, Kentucky
• 1950 - Seoul, South Korea is captured by North Korean troops
• 1967 - Israel annexes East Jerusalem
• 1992 - California suffers 2 earthquakes, including a 7.4 which is the 3rd strongest in the U.S.
• 1996 - The Constitution of Ukraine is signed into law
• 2016 - 42 people are killed and more than 230 injured when a terrorist attack occurs in Turkey at the Istanbul Ataturk Airport

This Day in Music

• 1974 - Band on the Run and Zoo Gang is released by Wings in the UK
• 1975 - Fame is released by David Bowie which features John Lennon on backup vocals (video below)
• 1975 - One of These Nights by the Eagles hits #1
• 1978 - Rock Group Kansas is chosen by UNICEF as ambassadors of goodwill

This Day in Sports

• 1948 - The first black British boxing champion is Boxer Dick Turpin who beat Vince Hawkins in Birmingham
• 1953 - Golfer Betsy Rawls wins the 8th US Women's Open Golf Championship
• 1958 - Brazil becomes the new world soccer champions
• 1973 - The Little League's "No-Girls" rule is challenged with a lawsuit in Detroit
• 1975 - During the Western Open, golfer Lee Trevino is struck by lightening
• 1992 - The US Dream Team beats Cuba 133-57 during the 1st exhibition basketball game
• 2007 - Craig Biggio of the Houston Astros becomes the 27th member of the 3000 hit club

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!