Sunday June 17, 2012: Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

US date format: 6/17/2012, UK date format: 17/6/2012

June 17th, 2012 was the 169th day of the year 2012 in the Gregorian calendar, under the sign of Gemini. The day of the week was Sunday.

The number one song in US was Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye.

Moneyball, directed by Bennett Miller, was one of the most viewed movie released in 2012 while Bring Up The Bodies by Hilary Mantel was one of the best selling book.

On TV people were watching True Love. If you liked videogames you were probably playing Aikatsu! or Cherry Tree High Comedy Club.

The US president was Barack Obama (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was David Cameron (Conservative), Pope Benedict XVI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened that day: find out below.

You can also have a look at June 17 across the years or at June 2012 calendar.

June 17, 2012 Events

What happened on June 17, 2012?

Historical Events

Multiple bombings have killed at least 12 people in Kaduna, northern Nigeria.
Google has revealed that it removed "terrorism videos" from the internet at governments' request. It also blocked more than 100 YouTube videos that allegedly insulted the Thai monarchy.
13 people were killed when a fire broke out in a Sanliurfa prison in southeast Turkey's province of Sanliurfa.
Rodney King, who was videotaped being beat by Los Angeles officers in March 1991, later led to riots that occurred in April 1992. He was found dead at the bottom a Rialto swimming pool.
Two Palestinians tried to rob an Israeli truck driver. They were shot in self-defense near Hebron, West Bank.
After the May 6th failed coalition government formation election, voters in Greece will vote for a second legislative elections.
Egyptian voters go to the polls to cast their votes in the second round in a presidential election. Former prime minister Ahmed Shafik and Mohamed Morsi, both of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, are competing for the presidency.
France's voters go to the polls in the legislative elections. The Socialist Party wins a majority.
After England fans tried to infiltrate the pitch during the match with Sweden in Kiev, UEFA opened disciplinary proceedings against The Football Association.
David Nalbandian, a tennis player, has been disqualified from the 2012 AEGON Championships final after striking an advertisement board into the left shin a line judge. Marin Cilic, his opponent at the time, wins the title. Nalbandian will lose the prize money that he would have earned for finishing second.
American Webb Simpson wins U.S. Open golf.
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June 17, 2012 Famous Birthdays

Other June 17th famous birthdays

Newt Gingrich
American politician who rose to prominence in 1994 as the first GOP Speaker in 40 years.
Kendrick Lamar
Rapper.
Lio
Belgian singer and actress who was a pop icon in France and Belgium during the 1980s.
Venus Williams
American tennis player who rose to the top of Women's Tennis at 18 years old.

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How old am I?

If June 17, 2012 is your birthday you are 10 years old. Find out how old you are in years, months, weeks and days and how long until your next birthday on June 17.

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June 17, 2012 Famous Deaths

Who died on June 17, 2012?

Other June 17th famous deaths

Kate Smith
American singer ("God Bless America") dies in Raleigh (North Carolina) at the age of 78 (born 1907).
Pamela Britton
Actress (Blondie My Favorite Martian), is killed at 50.
John Murray
Canadian-Scottish biologist and oceanographer (d. 1914).
Lady Mosley
Biographer.

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June 17, 2012 Zodiac

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Gemini

Gemini personality

Who should a Gemini marry?

Babies born in June are either Gemini or Cancer. People born before June 20th are Gemini, while people born from June 21st have the sign of Cancer

Personality of June born

Chinese Zodiac

Sign: Dragon

Element: Water

Dragon personality

Find out your Moon Sign

Can the numbers in June 17, 2012 reveal something about your future ? Find out

June 17, 2012 Day of the Week and Calendar

What day of the week was June 17, 2012?

The day of the week was Sunday.

June 17th marks the 168th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2012.

There are 197 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

June 2012 calendar

June	2012
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30

June 17, 2012 Holidays and Observances

What is special on June 17, 2012?

Holidays

St. Albert Chmielowski.
National holiday of West Germany until 1990, see Workers' Uprising of 1953 in East Germany.
Iceland's national day, celebrating independence from Denmark in 1944.

Observances

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

Music charts

What was the number one song on June 17, 2012? Which were the top hits on June 17, 2012?
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