June 17th (1944) was a Saturday. It's the 167th day of the year (168th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 198 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 17th June, 1944
» Iceland declares Icelandic National Day called independence from Denmark and becomes a republic.
Famous Birthdays on June 17 in 1944
» Randy Johnson (American football) or Randy Johnson, American football player (d. 2009)
» Bill Rafferty, American comedian and game show host (d. 2012)
» Chris Spedding, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Nucleus (band) known as Nucleus and Sharks (band formed 1972) or Sharks)
June 17th Holidays in History
» Bunker Hill Day (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
» Christian Feast Day:
» Albert Chmielowski
» Botolph (England and Scandinavia)
» Gondulphus of Berry
» Saint Hervé e.g Hervé
» Hypatius of Bithynia (Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Churches)
» Rainerius
» Samuel Barnett (reformer) called Samuel and Henrietta Barnett (Calendar of saints (Church of England) or Church of England)
» June 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Icelandic National Day called National Day, celebrates the independence of Iceland from Kingdom of Denmark in 1944.
» Occupation of the Latvian Republic Day named Soviet Occupation Day (Latvia)
» World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (International observance or International)