Page 5: Historical Events In June - 17

1924  Gotthold Gloger, writer on this day in history.   

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  Amelia Earhart leaves Nfld to become 1st woman (passenger) to fly Atlantic (as a passenger in a plane piloted by Wilmer Stultz) on this day in history.   

1928  On June - 17 ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (Virulo, mocedades), dies   

1930  Bradman scores 131 in the 1st Test cricket at Trent Bridge on this day in history.   

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

1933  Kansas City Massacre: 1 FBI agent, 4 cops & 1 gangster killed by mob on June - 17.   

1934  The birth of Donald Sutherland, Canadian born film actor on June - 17.   

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

1936  Kenneth Loach, TV director (Singing the Blues in Red), dies on June - 17.   

1937  Marx Brothers' "A Day At The Races" opens in NY on June - 17.   

1938  On June - 17 japan declares war on China   

1938  H V "Ranji" Hordern, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia 1910-12, dies on June - 17.   

1939  Last public guillotining in France. Eugen Weidmann, a convicted murderer, is guillotined in Versailles outside the prison Saint-Pierre on June - 17.   

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

1940  On June - 17 chief of Naval Operations asks Congress for money to build two-ocean Navy   

1940  France asks Germany for terms of surrender in WW II on this day in history.   

1941  On June - 17 johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 78   

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

1942  The first WW II American expeditionary force lands in Africa (Gold Coast) on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history 1st WW II American expeditionary force lands in Africa (Gold Coast)   

1943  On this day in history player-manager Joe Cronin of Red Sox hits two 3-run pinch home runs   

1944  On this day in history iceland becomes an independent republic   

1944  Republic of Iceland proclaimed at Thingvallir, Iceland on this day in history.   

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

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

1945  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history joe Cronin pinch hit HRs in both ends of a doubleheader   

1950  On June - 17 the first kidney transplant (Chicago)   

1950  1st kidney transplant (Chicago) 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  Joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (d. 1663) was born on June - 17.   

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

1682  On June - 17 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  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 June - 17 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  On June - 17 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 June - 17.