At a Glance
June 17
Observances & Celebrations
Commemorative holidays, national days, religious feasts, and international traditions observed on this date.
FeaturedNational observance
Icelandic National Day, celebrates the independence of Iceland from Kingdom of Denmark in 1944.
Iceland
National observance
National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Forest Fires (Portugal)
Portugal
National observance
Occupation of the Latvian Republic Day (Latvia)
Latvia
International observance
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (international)
Religious observance
Feast of Albert Chmielowski
Religious observance
Feast of Botolph (England and Scandinavia)
Religious observance
Feast of Gondulphus of Berry
Religious observance
Feast of Hervé
Religious observance
Feast of Hypatius of Bithynia (Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Churches)
Greece
Religious observance
Feast of June 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Religious observance
Feast of Rainerius
Religious observance
Feast of Samuel and Henrietta Barnett (Church of England)
Religious observance
Feast of Theresa of Portugal
Observance
Father's Day (El Salvador, Guatemala)
Observance