June 18

June 18 is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. It is preceded by June 17, and succeeded by June 19. Following June 18, there are 196 days in the year.

Blavatsky's Gem of the Day

"The husband of Pain is Rapture, but the souls are few in whom that marriage is consummated."

Events

• 1882 – Annie Besant, then an atheist, first became aware of the Theosophical Society and writes about it in the National Reformer.

Births

• None listed for this date.

Deaths

• 1953 – Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa, Sri Lankan Theosophist who became fourth President of the Theosophical Society (Adyar), serving from 1945-1953. (b. 1875)

Holidays and observances

• None listed for this date.

External links

• This Date in Wikipedia