Page 3: Historical Events In June - 17

1855  On this day in history fritz Steinbach, composer   

1856  Republican Party opens its first national convention in Philadelphia on June - 17.   

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

1858  Eben Sumner Draper, (Gov-MA) on June - 17.   

1861  Battle of Boonville, MI-Brig General Lyon defeats Confederate forces on June - 17.   

1861  On June - 17 sidney James Jones, composer   

1862  Charles J Canning, English 1st viceroy of British-Indies, dies at 49 on June - 17.   

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

1863  Travelers Insurance Co of Hartford chartered (1st accident insurer) on this day in history.   

1863  Battle at Middleburg Virginia on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history isham W Garrott, US attorney/Confederate brig-general, dies in battle   

1864  -18] Confederate troops pull back out Solves/lost Mt, Georgia on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1877  Indian Wars: Battle of White Bird Canyon on June - 17.   

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

1880  John Ward, Providence, pitches perfect game vs Buffalo on this day in history.   

1880  On this day in history 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  Igor F Stravinsky, Oranienbaum Russia, composer (Rite of Spring) [NS] on June - 17.   

1883  On June - 17 alexandre Cellier, composer   

1884  Christina C Bakker-van Bosse, feminist/pacifist on this day in history.   

1885  Statue of Liberty arrived in NYC aboard French ship `Isere' on June - 17.   

1885  Gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies on June - 17.   

1888  Bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer, composer on June - 17.   

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

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

1895  On this day in history slavko Osterc, composer   

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1239  On June - 17 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 June - 17.   

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

1682  On June - 17 birth of charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718)   

1691  On this day in history birth of giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765)   

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

1703  On June - 17 birth of john B Wesley, England, religion co-founder (Methodists)   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1119  Boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies on June - 17.   

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

1501  On June - 17 jan I Olbracht, King of Poland, dies   

1565  Death of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (b. 1536) on this day in history.