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In June 2016, Summit Hotels and Resorts, along with Go Hotels, launched a loyalty program wherein Robinsons Rewards cardholders can earn points for every PH₱400 spent on accommodations and add-on purchases, such as food and beverage, spa and other services availed at the hotel. [15]
1927 – Frank McCabe, American basketball player (d. 2021) 1928 – Hassan Hassanzadeh Amoli, Islamic philosopher, theologian, mathematician and mystic (d. 2021) 1928 – Nathaniel Tarn, American poet, essayist, anthropologist, and translator; 1929 – Yang Ti-liang, Chinese judge (d. 2023) 1930 – Ben Atchley, American politician (d. 2018)
Philippine flags on display. Prior to 1964, June 12 was observed as Flag Day in the country. In 1965, President Diosdado Macapagal issued Proclamation No. 374, which moved National Flag Day to May 28 (the date the Philippine Flag was first flown in the victory by Filipino forces in the Battle of Alapan located in Imus, Cavite in 1898).
1932 – Hugh Wood, English composer (d. 2021) 1936 – Lucille Clifton, American author and poet (d. 2010) 1936 – Shirley Anne Field, English actress (d. 2023) [20] 1937 – Joseph P. Allen, American physicist and astronaut; 1937 – Otto Herrigel, Namibian lawyer and politician (d. 2013) 1937 – Kirkpatrick Sale, American author and scholar
The holiday was established in 1996 by the Saint Kitts and Nevis Federal Parliament with the passage of the National Honours Act. [20] The first observance of the holiday was on 16 September 1998 to honour Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw, the first Premier of Saint Kitts and Nevis and a former labour activist. [21] The holiday is observed on his ...
18 June – The Senate votes 130-4 to legalise same-sex marriage, making Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia to approve the measure. [35] Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is indicted on charges of lèse-majesté. [36] 26 June – Final/National round of the 2024 Thai Senate election [37]
28 June: Vidovdan (Saint Vitus Day) Видовдан: Vidovdan: Remembrance on the Battle of Kosovo. According to Julian calendar (in the Gregorian calendar it's observed on 15 June). 15 September: Day of Serb Unity, Freedom and the National Flag: Дан српског јединства, слободе и националне заставе
President Diosdado Macapagal moved it to June 12, the date in 1898 on which Emilio Aguinaldo issued the Philippine Declaration of Independence from Spain. Philippine Republic Day was created in its place and kept as a holiday under Macapagal, [ 5 ] coinciding with the United States's own Independence Day .