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June 17
What happened on this day
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Desertification & Drought Day
UN World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought.
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Iceland's National Day
82 years ago
Iceland becomes a republic in 1944, on the birthday of Jón Sigurðsson, who led the long campaign for independence from Denmark.
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Igor Stravinsky born
144 years ago
The composer of 'The Firebird' and 'The Rite of Spring', whose 1913 premiere ended in near-riot, is born outside Saint Petersburg in 1882.
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