At A Glance

22 June 2017 at a glance

Day of the week
22 June 2017 was a Thursday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber.
Top Film of 2017
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2017 was Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Star sign
The star sign for 22 June is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 22 June 2017 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 22 June 2017 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 22 June

  • 1986 The famous Hand of God goal, scored by Diego Maradona in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and England, ignites controversy. This was later followed by the Goal of the Century. Argentina wins 2–1 and later goes on to win the World Cup.
  • 1990 Cold War: Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin.
  • 2007 The small town of Elie, Manitoba is hit by Canada's most intense tornado on record.
  • 2012 Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is removed from office by impeachment and succeeded by Federico Franco.
  • 2025 The United States conducts airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.

Famous people born on 22 June

  • Rodri, Spanish footballer (born 1996)
  • Meryl Streep, American actress (born 1949)
  • C. Joseph Vijay, Indian actor (born 1974)
  • Esther Rantzen, English journalist (born 1940)

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Events of 2017 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2017 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 6 February – The Queen commemorates her Sapphire Jubilee.
  • 2 March – New elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly are held. The Democratic Unionist Party loses ten seats, while Sinn Féin loses one seat.
  • 29 March – The United Kingdom invokes Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, beginning the formal EU withdrawal process.

Life in 2017

Prime Minister

Theresa May

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£3.55

Loaf of Bread

£1.48

Average House

£226,441

Weekly Wage

£810.00

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