June 17th (1579) was a Sunday. It's the 167th day of the year (168th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 198 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 17th June, 1579
» Francis Drake e.g Sir Francis Drake claims a land he calls 'New Albion e.g Nova Albion' (modern California) for England.
June 17th Holidays in History
» Bunker Hill Day (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
» Christian Feast Day:
» Albert Chmielowski
» Botolph (England and Scandinavia)
» Gondulphus of Berry
» Saint Hervé e.g Hervé
» Hypatius of Bithynia (Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Churches)
» Rainerius
» Samuel Barnett (reformer) called Samuel and Henrietta Barnett (Calendar of saints (Church of England) or Church of England)
» June 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Icelandic National Day called National Day, celebrates the independence of Iceland from Kingdom of Denmark in 1944.
» Occupation of the Latvian Republic Day named Soviet Occupation Day (Latvia)
» World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (International observance or International)