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17 June 2013 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 17 June 2013 was a Monday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams.
- Top Film of 2013
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2013 was Frozen.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2013
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2013 was the Toyota Corolla.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 17 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 17 June 2013 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 17 June 2013 was First Quarter.
On this day: 17 June
- 1972 Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burgling the offices of the Democratic National Committee during an attempt by members of the administration of President Richard M. Nixon to illegally wiretap the political opposition as part of a broader campaign to subvert the democratic process.
- 1985 Space Shuttle program: STS-51-G mission: Space Shuttle Discovery launches carrying Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a payload specialist.
- 1991 Apartheid: The South African Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act which required racial classification of all South Africans at birth.
- 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).
- 2021 Juneteenth National Independence Day is signed into law by President Joe Biden, to become the first federal holiday established since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.
Famous people born on 17 June
- Elena Rybakina, Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player (born 1999)
- Will Forte, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (born 1970)
- Thomas Haden Church, American actor (born 1960)
- Odessa A'zion, American actress (born 2000)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2013 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2013 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 4–20 January – A heat wave in south-eastern Australia results in several bushfires in Tasmania.
- 23 January – A monsoon trough passes over parts of Queensland and New South Wales, causing severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes.
- 9 March – The 2013 Western Australian state election is held. The Liberal Party led by Colin Barnett retains government, winning a majority in its own right.
Life in Australia in 2013
Prime Minister
Julia Gillard
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.42
Loaf of Bread
$3.20
Average House
$500,000
Weekly Wage
$1,400.00
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