Born on 17 June 2001

At A Glance

17 June 2001 at a glance

Day of the week

17 June 2001 was a Sunday.

Irish Chart Song in 2001

The Irish chart song for 2001 was “It Wasn't Me” by Shaggy ft. RikRok.

Top Film of 2001

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2001 was Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

Star sign

The star sign for 17 June is Gemini.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 17 June 2001 fell in the Year of the Snake.

Birthstone

The birthstone for June is Pearl.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 17 June 2001 was Waning Crescent.

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)

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