Historical Events In June - 17

1924  On June - 17 gotthold Gloger, writer  

1928  On June - 17 amelia Earhart leaves Nfld to become first woman to fly the Atlantic (as a passenger in a plane piloted by Wilmer Stultz)  

1928  On June - 17 amelia Earhart leaves Nfld to become 1st woman (passenger) to fly Atlantic (as a passenger in a plane piloted by Wilmer Stultz)  

1928  On this day in history ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (Virulo, mocedades), dies  

1930  On June - 17 bradman scores 131 in the 1st Test cricket at Trent Bridge  

1932  On this day in history oil tanker Cymbeline explodes in Montreal, Canada  

1933  On this day in history kansas City Massacre: 1 FBI agent, 4 cops & 1 gangster killed by mob  

1934  On June - 17 the birth of Donald Sutherland, Canadian born film actor  

1936  On June - 17 himmler is appointed chief of the German Police.  

1936  On this day in history kenneth Loach, TV director (Singing the Blues in Red), dies  

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1937  On June - 17 marx Brothers' "A Day At The Races" opens in NY  

1938  Japan declares war on China on June - 17.  

1938  On this day in history h V "Ranji" Hordern, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia 1910-12, dies  

1939  On this day in history last public guillotining in France. Eugen Weidmann, a convicted murderer, is guillotined in Versailles outside the prison Saint-Pierre.  

1939  On June - 17 eugene Weldman, last guillotined in France  

1940  Chief of Naval Operations asks Congress for money to build two-ocean Navy on this day in history.  

1940  France asks Germany for terms of surrender in WW II on June - 17.  

1941  On this day in history johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 78  

1942  On June - 17 hMS WILD SWAN, sunk in the North Atlantic off south west Ireland (c 50-00'N, 11-00'W) - by German Ju88 bombers.  

1942  On this day in history the first WW II American expeditionary force lands in Africa (Gold Coast)  

1942  1st WW II American expeditionary force lands in Africa (Gold Coast) on June - 17.  

1943  Player-manager Joe Cronin of Red Sox hits two 3-run pinch home runs on this day in history.  

1944  On this day in history iceland becomes an independent republic  

1944  On this day in history republic of Iceland proclaimed at Thingvallir, Iceland  

1944  -19] French troops under Lattre de Tssigny conquer Elba on this day in history.  

1945  On June - 17 australians land at Weston, North Borneo  

1945  On June - 17 day of Unity in West Germany (National Day)  

1946  SW Bell innaugurates mobile telephone commercial service, St Louis on this day in history.  

1946  War crime trial of Emperor Hirohito of Japan begins on this day in history.  

1946  On June - 17 sW Bell inaugurates mobile telephone commercial service, St Louis  

1947  On this day in history 1st round-the-world civil air service leaves NYC  

1948  Joe Cronin pinch hit HRs in both ends of a doubleheader on June - 17.  

1950  On this day in history the first kidney transplant (Chicago)  

1950  1st kidney transplant (Chicago) on this day in history.  

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

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  On this day in history birth of charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718)  

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  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  On this day in history adeodatus II, Italian Pope (672-76), dies  

0855  Leo IV, Italian Pope (847-55), dies on June - 17.  

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

1119  Boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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