Historical Events In June - 17

1855  On June - 17 fritz Steinbach, composer  

1856  Republican Party opens its first national convention in Philadelphia on this day in history.  

1856  Republican Party opens its 1st national convention in Philadelphia on this day in history.  

1858  On this day in history eben Sumner Draper, (Gov-MA)  

1861  Battle of Boonville, MI-Brig General Lyon defeats Confederate forces on this day in history.  

1861  On this day in history sidney James Jones, composer  

1862  Charles J Canning, English 1st viceroy of British-Indies, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1863  Battle of Aldie, Confederates fail to drive back the Union in Virginia on June - 17.  

1863  On June - 17 travelers Insurance Co of Hartford chartered (1st accident insurer)  

1863  Battle at Middleburg Virginia on this day in history.  

1863  Isham W Garrott, US attorney/Confederate brig-general, dies in battle on June - 17.  

1864  -18] Confederate troops pull back out Solves/lost Mt, Georgia on June - 17.  

1867  On this day in history john Robert Gregg, Ireland, inventor (shorthand)  

1870  On June - 17 uSS Mohican burns Mexican pirate ship Forward  

1870  On June - 17 george Cormack, cereal inventor (Wheaties)  

1871  James Weldon Johnson, lawyer (1st black admitted to Florida Bar) on June - 17.  

1874  Grant Mitchell, Columbus OH, actor (Man Who Came to Dinner) on June - 17.  

1875  Philipp A Kohnstamm, philosopher/theorist (Mensch & World) on June - 17.  

1876  1st to hit 2 HRs; & score 5 runs in 9 inn NL game (George Hall, A's) on June - 17.  

1877  Indian Wars: Battle of White Bird Canyon on this day in history.  

1878  Albert Thomas, French socialist politician on June - 17.  

1880  John Ward, Providence, pitches perfect game vs Buffalo on June - 17.  

1880  On June - 17 carl Van Fight, US author/critic (Red, Nigger Heaven)  

1882  On this day in history the birth of Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer and conductor  

1882  Tornado kills 130 in Iowa on June - 17.  

1882  On June - 17 igor F Stravinsky, Oranienbaum Russia, composer (Rite of Spring) [NS]  

1883  Alexandre Cellier, composer on this day in history.  

1884  On this day in history christina C Bakker-van Bosse, feminist/pacifist  

1885  On this day in history statue of Liberty arrived in NYC aboard French ship `Isere'  

1885  On this day in history gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies  

1888  On this day in history bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer, composer  

1894  1st US poliomyelitis epidemic breaks out, Rutland, Vermont on June - 17.  

1895  US Ship Canal (W 225th St) in the Bronx completed; cutting Marble Hill off from Manhattan on June - 17.  

1895  Slavko Osterc, composer on June - 17.  

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1239  Edward I, King of England (1272-1307)/chased Jews out of England was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. 1775)  

1703  On this day in history birth of john B Wesley, England, religion co-founder (Methodists)  

1704  John Kay, English inventor (d. 1780) was born on June - 17.  

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 June - 17.  

0855  On June - 17 leo IV, Italian Pope (847-55), dies  

1091  On this day in history dirk V, count of Holland (1061-91), dies  

1119  On this day in history boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies  

1463  Death of Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (b. 1436) on this day in history.  

1501  On this day in history jan I Olbracht, King of Poland, dies  

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