Page 2: Historical Events In June - 17
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
1719 Joseph Addison, English poet/writer/secretary of state, dies at 47 on this day in history.
1725 Joseph Anton Bauer, composer on June - 17.
1734 On this day in history french troops occupy Philipsburg at Rhine
1734 Duke of Berwick, French general strategist, dies in battle on June - 17.
1742 William Hooper, US attorney (signed Decl of Independence) on this day in history.
1745 On June - 17 american colonials capture the French fort Louisburg on Cape Breton Island
1745 American colonials capture Louisburg, Cape Breton I from French on June - 17.
1750 On June - 17 michel Woldemar, composer
1756 Pierre-Joseph Cambon, French member of Committee of Salut Public on June - 17.
1773 On June - 17 cúcuta, Colombia is founded by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar
1775 On this day in history battle of Bunker Hill (actually it was Breed's Hill)
1789 3rd Estate in France declared itself a national assembly on June - 17.
1797 Aga Mohammed Khan, cruel ruler of Persia, castrated & killed on this day in history.
1810 On this day in history f Freiligrath, writer
1811 Jon Sigurdsson, Iceland, leader/collects Icelandic legends on this day in history.
1815 Stephen Decatur conquerors Algerian frigate Mashouda on this day in history.
1815 On June - 17 hammida, Algerian admiral, dies in battle
1817 On this day in history thomas Maley Harris, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1906
1818 On this day in history charles Francois Gounod, Paris France, opera composer (Faust)
1823 On this day in history the waterproof material for raincoats patented by Charles Macintosh
1823 John Henry Hobart Ward, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1903 on June - 17.
1824 Bureau of Indian Affairs established on this day in history.
1828 Jan K J de Jonge, Dutch historian on June - 17.
1830 Rochard Montgomery Gano, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1913 on this day in history.
1832 William Crookes, English chemist/physicist (Crookes-pipe, thallium) on June - 17.
1833 USS Delaware enters drydock at Gosport Navy Yard in Norfolk, VA, the first warship to enter a public drydock in the United States on this day in history.
1837 Charles Goodyear obtains his first rubber patent on June - 17.
1837 Charles Goodyear obtains his 1st rubber patent on June - 17.
1837 Vincent Strong, civil war fighter, died in 1863 on June - 17.
1838 Bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Kapala-Kundala) on this day in history.
1839 On June - 17 in the Kingdom of Hawaii, Kamehameha III issues the Edict of toleration which gives Roman Catholics the freedom to worship in the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaii Catholic Church and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace is later established as a result.
1845 Hendrik P Staal, Dutch banker on June - 17.
1850 On this day in history paddle-wheeler "G P Griffith" burns off Mentor Ohio (206 die)
1855 Heavy French/British bombing of Sebastopol, 2000+ killed on June - 17.
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