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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. Share
• Decade: 1970s.
• 45 years, 10 months and 9 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 45 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:

• 17th of June, 1971: US President Nixon declares "War on Drugs".
• 17th of June, 1991: U.S. President Zachary Taylor is exhumed to discover whether or not his death was caused by arsenic poisoning
• 17th of June, 2012: Rodney King is found dead.
• 17th of June, 1994: The 1994 FIFA World Cup kicks off in the USA.
• 17th of June, 2013: The song "Wake Me Up" is released by Swedish DJ and music producer Avicii.

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:

• 17th of June, 1882: Igor Stravinsky: Russian composer.
• 17th of June, 1980: Venus Williams: Tennis player.

Time Difference & Statistics

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

• 16,748 days have passed since this date.
• 1,447,027,200 seconds have passed since the 17th of June, 1972.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,688,198,400 times.
• Since the 17th of June, 1972, earth has travelled approximately 746,666,035,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 241,171,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 124,444,339 steps. That's about 55,309 miles!
• Since this date, 17,364,326 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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