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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 French then this day of the week in French is lundi.
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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)
1773
Cúcuta, Colombia, is founded by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar.
1863
Battle of Aldie in the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War.
1885
The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.
1910
Aurel Vlaicu pilots a A. Vlaicu nr. 1 on its first flight.
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.
1940
World War II: sinking of the RMS Lancastria by the Luftwaffe near Saint-Nazaire, France.
1963
A day after South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem announced the Joint Communique to end the Buddhist crisis, a riot involving around 2,000 people breaks out. One person is killed.
1963
The United States Supreme Court rules 8 to 1 in Abington School District v. Schempp against allowing the reciting of Bible verses and the Lord’s Prayer in public schools.
1971
President Richard Nixon declares the U.S. War on Drugs.
1992
A “joint understanding” agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. President George Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II).
Who were born on June 17?
1239
King Edward I of England (Edward Longshanks) (d. 1307)
1718
George Howard, British field marshal (d. 1796)
1858
Ebenezer Sumner Draper, 44th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1914)
1898
Carl Hermann, German physicist (d. 1961)
1909
Ralph E. Winters, Canadian film editor (d. 2004)
1920
Setsuko Hara, Japanese actress
1947
Linda Chavez, American author
1956
Chi-chi Nwanoku, English double bassist
1977
Branko Tomovic, Serbian actor
1983
Connie Fisher, English stage actress
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters UUABLIH? Check your answers here: Make words with these letters UUABLIH. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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