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Wednesday, 17 June 2026

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Arts & Culture Miscellaneous Politics & Government Science & Technology Sport
8 Births
10 Events
1 Reminders
19 Total entries

★ Born on this day 8 entries

1870
George Cormack, the inventor of "Wheaties" cereal.
US Science & Technology 156 yrs ago
1882
Igor Stravinsky, composer (The Rite of Spring.)
US Arts & Culture 144 yrs ago
1904
Ralph Bellamy
US 122 yrs ago
1917
Dean Martin, actor, straight man.
US Arts & Culture 109 yrs ago
1946
Barry Manalow, singer, songwriter.
US Arts & Culture 80 yrs ago
1951
Joe Piscopo, actor, comedian.
US Arts & Culture 75 yrs ago
1954
Mark Linn-Baker, actor.
US Arts & Culture 72 yrs ago
1963
Greg Kinnear, actor.
US Arts & Culture 63 yrs ago

► Events on this day 10 entries

1579
Sir Francis Drake lands on the coast of California.
US 447 yrs ago
1775
British take Bunker Hill outside of Boston.
GB 251 yrs ago
1885
Statue of Liberty arrives in New York.
US 141 yrs ago
1912
German Zeppelin SZ 111 burns in its hanger at Friedrichshafen.
DE 114 yrs ago
1931
Indochinese Communist Leader Ho Chi Mihn is arrested by The British.
GB 95 yrs ago
1944
Republic of Iceland proclaimed at Thingvallir, Iceland.
US Politics & Government 82 yrs ago
1969
The broadway musical "Old Calcutta" opens using the naked human body for the first time as a stage costume.
US 57 yrs ago
1972
The Watergate Break-in. How time flies . . .
US 54 yrs ago
1994
O.J. Simpson and Al Cowlings take a slow trip down the Los Angelas freeway (They interrupted the Damn NBA Playoffs!).
US 32 yrs ago
1997
Robert De Niro marries Grace Hightower.
US Sport 29 yrs ago

▶ Also today 1 entry

▶Republic Day, celebrated in Iceland.