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17 June 2024 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 17 June 2024 was a Monday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Houdini” by Eminem.
- Top Film of 2024
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 17 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 17 June 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 17 June 2024 was Waxing Gibbous.
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 2024 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2024 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 8 April – Westernmost parts of the UK experience a partial solar eclipse.
- 20 April – Co-op Live, the UK's largest indoor arena seating 23,500 and costing £365m to build, opens in Manchester.
- 4 May – 2024 London mayoral election: Labour's Sadiq Khan secures a third term as Mayor of London with 44% of the vote, beating the Conservative Susan Hall on 33%.
Life in 2024
Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak
Monarch
Charles III
Pint of Beer
£5.00
Loaf of Bread
£2.00
Average House
£293,399
Weekly Wage
£1,085.00
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