Historical Events In June - 17
Wednesday, 08 May 2024
1950 Syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), dies on June - 17.
1951 "Flahooley" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 40 performances on this day in history.
1951 On June - 17 carl Vogler, composer, dies at 77
1952 On this day in history 2 mine cave-ins at Charleroi, Belgium
1952 Alberto Williams, Argentine composer (Etrerno Reposo), dies at 89 on June - 17.
1953 East Berlin workers rise up to protest low wages and bad conditions. Soviet tanks mow down the strikers with machine gun fire, ending illusions that communism is a workers' paradise on this day in history.
1953 Soviet tanks deployed against rioting East Germans on June - 17.
1953 Sup Court Justice Wm O Douglas stays executions of spies Julius & Ethel Rosenberg scheduled for the next day their 14th anniversary on this day in history.
1953 Most runs scored in 1 inning (17 by Red Sox) on June - 17.
1953 On this day in history walter Niemann, composer, dies at 76
1954 On this day in history televised Senate Army McCarthy hearings ends
1954 CIA exile army lands in Guatemala (JF Dulles & United Fruit Co) on this day in history.
1956 Golda Meir begins her term as Israel's foreign minister on June - 17.
1957 On June - 17 tuskegee boycott begins (Blacks boycotted city stores)
1957 "So Rare" by Jimmy Dorsey Orch peaks at #2 on June - 17.
1957 On June - 17 d Richardson, writer, dies at 84
1959 On this day in history abdul Mouse, Indonesian nationalist foreman/author, dies at about 68
1960 On June - 17 pierre Reverdy, French author/poet (North-South), dies at 70
1961 On June - 17 jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], actor (Away all boats), dies at 40
1962 Brazil Beats Czechosolakia in soccer's 7th World Cup at Santiago on this day in history.
1963 Supreme Court rules against Bible reading/prayer in public schools on June - 17.
1963 On this day in history alain F B Alanbrooke, 1st viscount of Brookeborough, dies at 79
1965 On this day in history 28.14 cm (11.08") of rainfall, Holly, Colorado (state 24-hour record)
1965 On this day in history arnold Meijer, leader (Fascist Nationally Front), dies
1967 On June - 17 barbra Striesand A Happening in Central Park performed
1967 China becomes world's 4th thermonuclear (H-bomb) power on this day in history.
1967 On June - 17 china explodes its first H-bomb
1967 On this day in history barbra Striesand: A Happening in Central Park performed
1970 Polaroid camera patented on June - 17.
1970 Matthew Henderson, cricketer (one Test for NZ 1930), dies on this day in history.
1971 On June - 17 c U Cesco discovers asteroid #2399 Terradas
1971 C Christopher Morris, cricketer (brilliant batsman for Phila), dies on this day in history.
1972 5 arrested for burglarizing Democratic Party HQ at Watergate Oh what a tangled web we weave on June - 17.
1972 On June - 17 looking Glass releases "Brandy"
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