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What Happened On 17th June 1961 In History

June 17th (1961) 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.

Famous Birthdays on June 17 in 1961

  • » Kōichi Yamadera, Japanese actor

June 17th Famous Deaths for 1961

  • » Jeff Chandler (actor) named Jeff Chandler, American actor and singer (b. 1918)

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)

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World History for the 17th June