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June 17
June 17 is under the sign of Gemini.
Famous birthdays on this day include Kendrick Lamar (1987), Lio (1962) and Venus Williams (1980).
Several movies were released around June 17 over the years, such as Forrest Gump in 1994 directed by Robert Zemeckis and Hamlet in 1964 directed by Grigori Kozintsev.
But much more happened on June 17 over the years: find out below
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released around June 17 over the years?
Forrest Gump
Release year: 1994
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Sally Field
Country: United States of America
Hamlet
Release year: 1964
Directed by: Grigori Kozintsev
Starring: Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Mikhail Nazvanov, Elza Radzina, Yuriy Tolubeev
On the Waterfront
Release year: 1954
Directed by: Elia Kazan
Starring: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger
Country: United States of America
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Release year: 1949
Directed by: Robert Hamer
Starring: Dennis Price, Alec Guinness, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood
Country: United States of America
The Caine Mutiny
Release year: 1954
Directed by: Edward Dmytryk
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, José Ferrer, Van Johnson, Fred MacMurray
Country: United States of America
Historical Events
Which were the important events of June 17?
- 2019 Boko Haram: Three Boko Haram suicide bombers detonate their devices among a group of football fans, killing 30 people and wounding 40 others, in Konduga, Nigeria. (BBC)Boko Haram terrorists exchange gunfire with Nigerian troops in the Nganzai local government area of Borno State. (Al Jazeera)
- 2018 Boko Haram insurgency: Twin suicide bombings in Damboa, Nigeria, leave at least 31 people dead. The explosions are reportedly followed by rockets fired from outside the town. (BBC)
- 2017 War in Afghanistan: At least one Afghan is killed and seven American soldiers wounded in an "insider attack" at Camp Shaheen, in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif. An earlier report that Americans had been killed is incorrect. The Taliban claims responsibility. (Reuters) (The New York Times)
- 2016 Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017), Military intervention against ISIL, Battle of Fallujah (2016): The Iraqi government recaptures the main government compound in Fallujah. (AFP via Daily Mail)
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Events
- Kendrick Lamar: Rapper.
- Lio : Belgian singer and actress who was a pop...
- Venus Williams: American athlete who blazed her way up...
- Newt Gingrich: American politician who had a rapid rise...
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Famous Birthday
- Kate Smith: American singer ("God Bless America"),...
- William Dale: International legal consultant.
- Lady Mosley: Biographer.
- Peter Michael: CEO (Cray Electronics).
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Famous Deaths
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of June 17 over the years?
- 2017 Despacito - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber
- 2016 One Dance - Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla
- 2015 See You Again - Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth
- 2014 Fancy - Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX
- 2013 Macklemore - Can't Hold Us
- 2012 Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know
- 2011 Adele - Rolling In The Deep
- 2010 Katy Perry - California Gurls
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2009
The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
- 2008 Lil Wayne - Lollipop
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Top #1 songs in the USA
- 2017 Believer - Imagine Dragons
- 2016 twenty one pilots - Stressed Out
- 2015 Shut Up And Dance - WALK THE MOON
- 2014 Paramore - Ain't It Fun
- 2013 Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
- 2012 Linkin Park - Burn It Down
- 2011 Rope - Foo Fighters
- 2010 The Good Life - Three Days Grace
Top #1 Rock songs
Books
Which were the most popular books released around June 17 over the years?
Dark Side Of The Moon
Year: 2006
By: Sherrilyn Kenyon
Susan Michaels was the hottest reporter on the Beltway Beat until she walked into a setup that ruined her reputation. Now she's working for a small Seattle paper, penning stories about
The Dilbert Principle
Year: 1996
By: Scott Adams
The creator of Dilbert, the fastest-growing comic strip in the nation (syndicated in nearly 1000 newspapers), takes a look at corporate America in all its glorious lunacy.
Dead and Gone
Year: 2009
By: Charlaine Harris
In the ninth novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Sookie Stackhouse series, the werewolves and shifters come out of the closet and throw the small town of Bon Temps into a tailspin...Except
The Right Words At The Right Time
Year: 2002
By: Marlo Thomas
For those of us in need of hope, a hero, or a healthy dose of inspiration, here is a heartwarming collection of personal revelations from some of today's greatest luminaries whose
The Husband
Year: 2006
By: Dean Koontz
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Koontz is America’s No. 1 author of thrillers [and] The Husband is one of his finest novels.”—The Denver Post We have your wife.