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June 17: Day of the Week
June 17, 2024 is the 169th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 197 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Getsuyōbi.
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Here’s the June calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
June 17 Historical Event(s)
1497
Battle of Deptford Bridge – forces under King Henry VII defeat troops led by Michael An Gof.
1839
In the Kingdom of Hawaii, Kamehameha III issues the edict of toleration which gives Roman Catholics the freedom to worship in the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaii Catholic Church and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace are established as a result.
1861
Battle of Vienna, Virginia in the American Civil War.
1901
The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT.
1932
Bonus Army: around a thousand World War I veterans amass at the United States Capitol as the U.S. Senate considers a bill that would give them certain benefits.
1933
Union Station Massacre: in Kansas City, Missouri, four FBI agents and captured fugitive Frank Nash are gunned down by gangsters attempting to free Nash.
1960
The Nez Perce tribe is awarded $4 million for 7 e6acre of land undervalued at 4 cents/acre in the 1863 treaty.
1961
The New Democratic Party of Canada is founded by the merger of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and the Canadian Labour Congress.
1971
President Richard Nixon declares the U.S. War on Drugs.
1991
Apartheid: the South African Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act which required racial classification of all South Africans at birth.
Who were born on June 17?
1867
Henry Lawson, Australian poet (d. 1922)
1880
Carl Van Vechten, American writer and photographer (d. 1964)
1907
Charles Eames, American designer and architect (d. 1978)
1920
Jacob H. Gilbert, American politician (d. 1981)
1943
Barry Manilow, American musician
1943
Newt Gingrich, American politician
1944
Randy Johnson, American football player (d. 2009)
1958
Bobby Farrelly, American film director
1969
Paul Tergat, Kenyan long distance runner
1973
Krayzie Bone, American rapper (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)
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