Page 2: Historical Events In June - 17

1719  Joseph Addison, English poet/writer/secretary of state, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1725  On this day in history joseph Anton Bauer, composer   

1734  On June - 17 french troops occupy Philipsburg at Rhine   

1734  Duke of Berwick, French general strategist, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1742  On this day in history william Hooper, US attorney (signed Decl of Independence)   

1745  On June - 17 american colonials capture the French fort Louisburg on Cape Breton Island   

1745  On June - 17 american colonials capture Louisburg, Cape Breton I from French   

1750  On June - 17 michel Woldemar, composer   

1756  Pierre-Joseph Cambon, French member of Committee of Salut Public on this day in history.   

1773  Cúcuta, Colombia is founded by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1797  On June - 17 aga Mohammed Khan, cruel ruler of Persia, castrated & killed   

1810  On this day in history f Freiligrath, writer   

1811  On this day in history jon Sigurdsson, Iceland, leader/collects Icelandic legends   

1815  Stephen Decatur conquerors Algerian frigate Mashouda on June - 17.   

1815  Hammida, Algerian admiral, dies in battle on June - 17.   

1817  On June - 17 thomas Maley Harris, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1906   

1818  Charles Francois Gounod, Paris France, opera composer (Faust) on this day in history.   

1823  The waterproof material for raincoats patented by Charles Macintosh on June - 17.   

1823  John Henry Hobart Ward, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1903 on June - 17.   

1824  Bureau of Indian Affairs established on June - 17.   

1828  On June - 17 jan K J de Jonge, Dutch historian   

1830  On June - 17 rochard Montgomery Gano, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1913   

1832  William Crookes, English chemist/physicist (Crookes-pipe, thallium) on this day in history.   

1833  On this day in history uSS Delaware enters drydock at Gosport Navy Yard in Norfolk, VA, the first warship to enter a public drydock in the United States   

1837  On this day in history charles Goodyear obtains his first rubber patent   

1837  Charles Goodyear obtains his 1st rubber patent on June - 17.   

1837  Vincent Strong, civil war fighter, died in 1863 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history hendrik P Staal, Dutch banker   

1850  Paddle-wheeler "G P Griffith" burns off Mentor Ohio (206 die) on June - 17.   

1855  Heavy French/British bombing of Sebastopol, 2000+ killed on June - 17.   

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1239  On June - 17 birth of edward I, King of England (1272-1307)/chased Jews out of England   

1603  On June - 17 birth of joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (d. 1663)   

1604  Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen (Maurits House) was born on this day in history.   

1682  Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718) was born on this day in history.   

1691  Giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.   

1693  Johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.   

1703  John B Wesley, England, religion co-founder (Methodists) was born on June - 17.   

1704  On this day in history birth of john Kay, English inventor (d. 1780)   

0656  Death of Osman ibn Affan, 3rd kalief of Islam (644-56) murdered on this day in history.   

0676  Adeodatus II, Italian Pope (672-76), dies on June - 17.   

0855  On this day in history leo IV, Italian Pope (847-55), dies   

1091  Dirk V, count of Holland (1061-91), dies on this day in history.   

1119  On June - 17 boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies   

1463  On this day in history death of princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (b. 1436)   

1501  Jan I Olbracht, King of Poland, dies on this day in history.   

1565  On June - 17 death of ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (b. 1536)