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  French troops occupy Philipsburg at Rhine on June - 17.   

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

1742  On June - 17 william Hooper, US attorney (signed Decl of Independence)   

1745  American colonials capture the French fort Louisburg on Cape Breton Island on June - 17.   

1745  American colonials capture Louisburg, Cape Breton I from French on this day in history.   

1750  On June - 17 michel Woldemar, composer   

1756  On this day in history pierre-Joseph Cambon, French member of Committee of Salut Public   

1773  Cúcuta, Colombia is founded by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar on June - 17.   

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  F Freiligrath, writer on June - 17.   

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

1815  Stephen Decatur conquerors Algerian frigate Mashouda on this day in history.   

1815  Hammida, Algerian admiral, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1817  Thomas Maley Harris, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 on June - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

1823  John Henry Hobart Ward, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1903 on this day in history.   

1824  On June - 17 bureau of Indian Affairs established   

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

1830  Rochard Montgomery Gano, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1913 on June - 17.   

1832  On this day in history william Crookes, English chemist/physicist (Crookes-pipe, thallium)   

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  On this day in history charles Goodyear obtains his 1st rubber patent   

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

1838  On this day in history bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Kapala-Kundala)   

1839  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 on June - 17.   

1845  On June - 17 hendrik P Staal, Dutch banker   

1850  On this day in history paddle-wheeler "G P Griffith" burns off Mentor Ohio (206 die)   

1855  On June - 17 heavy French/British bombing of Sebastopol, 2000+ killed   

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1239  On this day in history birth of edward I, King of England (1272-1307)/chased Jews out of England   

1603  Joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (d. 1663) was born on this day in history.   

1604  On this day in history birth of johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen (Maurits House)   

1682  Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718) was born on June - 17.   

1691  Giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765) was born on June - 17.   

1693  Johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. 1775) was born on June - 17.   

1703  John B Wesley, England, religion co-founder (Methodists) was born on this day in history.   

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

0656  On this day in history death of osman ibn Affan, 3rd kalief of Islam (644-56) murdered   

0676  Adeodatus II, Italian Pope (672-76), dies on this day in history.   

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 June - 17 death of princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (b. 1436)   

1501  Jan I Olbracht, King of Poland, dies on June - 17.   

1565  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (b. 1536)