Page 4: Historical Events In June - 17

1897  William Frank Powell, NJ educator, named minister to Haiti on June - 17.   

1898  Navy Hospital Corps established on this day in history.   

1898  US Senate agrees to annex Hawaii on this day in history.   

1898  On June - 17 maurits C Escher, Dutch graphic artist   

1900  Hermann Reuter, composer on June - 17.   

1901  On June - 17 the College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT.   

1903  On June - 17 michail Swetlow, writer   

1904  On June - 17 coenraad van Emde Boas, Dutch sexologist   

1906  Thomas G Cowling, British mathematician/astronomer on June - 17.   

1906  On June - 17 harry N Pillsbury, US chess player, dies   

1908  On this day in history frank Sully, St Louis MO, actor (Along Came Jones, Phantom Thief)   

1909  On June - 17 a Kopff discovers asteroid #682 Hagar   

1910  On June - 17 herbert Owen Reed, composer   

1910  On this day in history lady Mosley, biographer, dies   

1911  On this day in history belgium govt of De Broqueville forms   

1911  On June - 17 viktor P Nekrasov, Ukrainian author (Vokopach Stalingrada)   

1912  On this day in history wessel Couzijn, sculptor/cartoonist (Auschwitz-monument)   

1913  On June - 17 felix Hartlaub, writer   

1914  On June - 17 john R Hersey, author (Hiroshima, Bell for Adano, Wall)   

1915  On this day in history league to Enforce Peace forms in Philadelphia   

1915  Stringbean, [David Akeman], Ky, banjoist/comedian (Hee Haw) on June - 17.   

1916  On this day in history 1st national congress of Sarekat Islam at Bandoeng Java   

1916  On June - 17 einar Englund, composer   

1917  The birth of Dean Martin, American film actor and singer on June - 17.   

1917  British king George V takes the name Windsor on June - 17.   

1918  On this day in history maldwyn Thomas, president (Welsh Liberal Party)   

1918  Derek Barber, CEO (Countryside Commission), dies on this day in history.   

1919  On June - 17 "Barney Google" cartoon strip, by Billy De Beck, premiers   

1919  On June - 17 "Barney Google" cartoon strip, by Billy De Beck, premieres   

1919  Antonius C "Ton" Lutz, Dutch actor/director (Lucifer) on June - 17.   

1920  Dutch 2nd Chamber accept Anti-revolution law on June - 17.   

1920  On June - 17 beryl Reid, actress (Joseph Andrews, Psychomania, Yellowbeard)   

1922  Herbert Kelsey Jones, composer on June - 17.   

1923  On this day in history elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, AAFC, NFL halfback, end (LA Rams)   

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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 this day in history birth of joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (d. 1663)   

1604  Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen (Maurits House) was born on June - 17.   

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

1691  On June - 17 birth of giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765)   

1693  On June - 17 birth of johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. 1775)   

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

1704  On June - 17 birth of john Kay, English inventor (d. 1780)   

0656  Death of Osman ibn Affan, 3rd kalief of Islam (644-56) murdered on June - 17.   

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 June - 17.   

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