June 17th (1953) was a Wednesday. 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, 1953
» Uprising of 1953 in East Germany called East Germany Workers Uprising: In East Germany, the Soviet Union orders a division of troops into East Berlin to quell a rebellion.