Public Holidays on June 17

• 🌍 Awal Muharam (Malaysia)

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On This Day in History — June 17

• 2017 — A series of wildfires in central Portugal kill at least 64 people and injure 204 others.
• 2015 — Nine people are killed in a mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
• 1994 — Following a televised low-speed highway chase, O. J. Simpson is arrested for the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.
• 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).
• 1991 — Apartheid: The South African Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act which required racial classification of all South Africans at birth.
• 1987 — With the death of the last individual of the species, the dusky seaside sparrow becomes extinct.

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Notable Births on June 17

• 1994 — Amari Cooper, American football player
• 1992 — Ryan Allsop, English footballer
• 1991 — Daniel Tupou, Australian-Tongan rugby league player
• 1990 — Jordan Henderson, English footballer
• 1990 — Josh Mansour, Australian rugby league player
• 1989 — Georgios Tofas, Cypriot footballer

Notable Deaths on June 17

• 2015 — Ron Clarke, Australian runner and politician, Mayor of the Gold Coast (b. 1937)
• 2015 — John David Crow, American football player and coach (b. 1935)
• 2015 — Süleyman Demirel, Turkish engineer and politician, 9th President of Turkey (b. 1924)
• 2015 — Roberto M. Levingston, Argentinian general and politician, 36th President of Argentina (b. 1920)
• 2015 — Clementa C. Pinckney, American minister and politician (b. 1973)
• 2014 — Patsy Byrne, English actress (b. 1933)

Public Holidays on June 18

• 🌍 رأس السنة الهجرية (يوم تعويضي تقديري) (Egypt)

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On This Day in History — June 18

• 2009 — The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a NASA robotic spacecraft is launched.
• 2007 — The Charleston Sofa Super Store fire happened in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine firefighters.
• 2006 — The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1 is launched.
• 1994 — The Troubles: Members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) attack a crowded pub with assault rifles in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland. Six Catholic civilians are killed and five wounded. It was crowded with people...
• 1984 — A major clash between about 5,000 police and a similar number of miners takes place at Orgreave, South Yorkshire, during the 1984-85 UK miners' strike.
• 1983 — Space Shuttle program: STS-7, Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space.

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Notable Births on June 18

• 1997 — Katharina Hobgarski, German tennis player
• 1997 — Latrell Mitchell, Australian rugby league player
• 1996 — Alen Halilović, Croatian footballer
• 1996 — Niki Wories, Dutch figure skater
• 1995 — Maxim Kovtun, Russian figure skater
• 1994 — Sean McMahon, Australian rugby player

Notable Deaths on June 18

• 2016 — Jeppiaar, Indian educationist, founder and chancellor of Sathyabama University (b. 1931)
• 2015 — Phil Austin, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1941)
• 2015 — Ralph J. Roberts, American businessman, co-founded Comcast (b. 1920)
• 2015 — Danny Villanueva, American football player and broadcaster, co-founded Univision (b. 1937)
• 2015 — Allen Weinstein, American historian and academic (b. 1937)
• 2014 — Stephanie Kwolek, American chemist and engineer (b. 1923)