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June 17: Day of the Week
June 17, 2023 was the 168th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 197 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is samedi.
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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)
1462
Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II (The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat from Wallachia.
1579
Sir Francis Drake claims a land he calls Nova Albion (modern California) for England.
1863
Battle of Aldie in the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War.
1876
Indian Wars: Battle of the Rosebud – 1,500 Sioux and Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse beat back General George Crook’s forces at Rosebud Creek in Montana Territory.
1901
The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT.
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.
1948
A Douglas DC-6 carrying United Airlines Flight 624 crashes near Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, killing all 43 people on board.
1953
East Germany Workers Uprising: in East Germany, the Soviet Union orders a division of troops into East Berlin to quell a rebellion.
1960
The Nez Perce tribe is awarded $4 million for 7 e6acre of land undervalued at 4 cents/acre in the 1863 treaty.
1994
Following a televised low-speed highway chase, O.J. Simpson is arrested for the murders of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.
Who were born on June 17?
1718
George Howard, British field marshal (d. 1796)
1742
William Hooper, American signer of the United States Declaration of Independence (d. 1790)
1907
Charles Eames, American designer and architect (d. 1978)
1944
Chris Spedding, British guitarist
1945
Art Bell, American radio broadcaster and author
1965
Dermontti Dawson, American football player
1966
Jason Patric, American actor
1975
Chloe Jones, American pornographic actress (d. 2005)
1985
Rafael Sóbis, Brazilian footballer
1988
Andrew Ogilvy, Australian basketball player
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