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23 June 2017 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 23 June 2017 was a Friday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber.
- Top Film of 2017
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2017 was Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “The Big Bang Theory” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2017–18 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 23 June is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 23 June 2017 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 23 June 2017 was New Moon.
On this day: 23 June
- 2012 Ashton Eaton breaks the decathlon world record at the United States Olympic Trials.
- 2013 Nik Wallenda becomes the first man to successfully walk across the Grand Canyon on a tight rope.
- 2014 The last of Syria's declared chemical weapons are shipped out for destruction.
- 2016 Brexit: The United Kingdom votes in a referendum to leave the European Union, by 52% to 48%.
- 2018 Twelve boys and an assistant coach from a soccer team in Thailand are trapped in a flooding cave, leading to an 18-day rescue operation.
Famous people born on June 23
- Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom (1894–1972)
- Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist (1912–1954)
- Zinedine Zidane, French footballer and manager (born 1972)
- Joel Edgerton, Australian actor (born 1974)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2017 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2017 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 24 – The nominees for the 89th Academy Awards are announced. The nominees for Best Picture are Arrival, Fences, Hacksaw Ridge, Hell or High Water, Hidden Figures, La La Land, Lion, Manchester by the Sea, and Moonlight.
- February 26 – The 89th Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, are held at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, with Barry Jenkins' Moonlight winning Best Picture.
- May 5 – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, directed by James Gunn, is released by Marvel Studios as the 15th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the sequel to 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy.
Life in the US in 2017
President
Donald Trump
Gas (per gallon)
$2.42
Loaf of Bread
$2.08
Average House
$323,100
Weekly Wage
$869
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