Juneteenth
Juneteenth National Independence Day, was signed into law by President Joe Biden, to become the first federal holiday established since Martin...
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17
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2026
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Rizki Juniansyah
Rizki Juniansyah, Indonesian weightlifter
On June 17, 1994, a slow-speed police chase involving O.J. Simpson became a major televised event, capturing the attention of...
"The journey not the arrival matters."
T.S. Eliot
June 2017 Portugal wildfires
A series of wildfires in central Portugal kill at least 64 people and injure 204 others.
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T.S. Eliot
"The journey not the arrival matters."
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World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (international)
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Occupation of the Latvian Republic Day
Occupation of the Latvian Republic Day (Latvia)
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June 2017 Portugal wildfires
National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Forest Fires (Portugal)
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June 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day:
June 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Samuel Barnett (reformer)
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Samuel and Henrietta Barnett (Church of England)
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Hypatius of Bithynia
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Hypatius of Bithynia (Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Churches)
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2021
Kenneth Kaunda
Kenneth Kaunda, Zambian educator and politician, first president of Zambia (born 1924)
