17th of June, 1972

Here are some facts about this particular date:

  • What Day: The 17th of June, 1972, fell on a Saturday.
  • This date fell on a weekend.
  • On this exact date: Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burglarizing the offices of the Democratic National Committee.
  • Decade: 1970s.
  • 46 years, 11 months and 3 days have passed since the 17th of June, 1972.
  • Week Number: This date occurred during Week 24 of 1972.
  • Day 169 of 1972.
  • Leap Year: 1972 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on this date will have the star sign Gemini.
  • Zodiac Element: Air.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1972 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
  • Native American Zodiac: The 17th of June, 1972 falls under the Deer.
  • Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of June will have the birthstones Pearl and Alexandrite.
  • Age: Anyone born on the 17th of June, 1972, will be 46 years of age.
  • American Format: 06-17-1972 (the MDY format is also used in Belize).
  • YMD Format: 1972-06-17. This format is often used by software applications, simply because numbers such as "19720617" are easier to sort.
  • Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 77583600.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on the 17th of June:

  • Icelandic National Day (Iceland)

Music Singles

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 17th of June, 1972:

  • United States: Candy Man - Sammy Davis jr.
  • United Kingdom: Metal Guru - T. Rex

US President

Who was the US President on this particular date?

  • Richard Nixon was the President of the United States on the 17th of June, 1972.

Conception Dates

Interesting facts about conception dates.

  • A baby that was born on the 17th of June, 1972 was probably conceived around the 8th of September, 1971. (Rough Estimate).
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on the 17th of June, 1972 is the 27th of March, 1973. (Rough Estimate).

Around This Time...

Things that happened during this general period of time...

  • 9th of June, 1972: The Black Hills flood: 238 people are killed by floods in South Dakota.
  • 16th of June, 1972: 108 people are killed in France when two passenger trains collide with the debris of a collapsed tunnel.
  • 18th of June, 1972: 118 people are killed when British European Airways Flight 548 crashes soon after take-off.
  • 6th of July, 1972: American actor Brandon deWilde is killed in a car collision.

On This Date

Historical events that have occurred on the 17th of June:

Television

TV shows that you might have been watching around this time.

  • Emergency! - TV series about a fire department in LA.

Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrities and historical figures that were born on the 17th of June:

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Videos

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Time Difference & Statistics

Here are some fun statistics about the 17th of June, 1972.

  • 17,138 days have passed since this date.
  • 1,480,723,200 seconds have passed since the 17th of June, 1972.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,727,510,400 times.
  • Since the 17th of June, 1972, earth has travelled approximately 764,053,171,200 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 246,787,200 times.
  • If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 127,342,195 steps. That's about 56,597 miles!
  • Since this date, 17,768,678 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

Translations

Time for a quick language lesson! The word for "Saturday" in other languages is:

  • German: Samstag.
  • French: Samedi.
  • Italian: Sabato.
  • Spanish: Sabado.
  • Portuguese: Sabado.

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