Page 5: Historical Events In June - 17

1924  On this day in history gotthold Gloger, writer   

1928  Amelia Earhart leaves Nfld to become first woman to fly the Atlantic (as a passenger in a plane piloted by Wilmer Stultz) on this day in history.   

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  Ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (Virulo, mocedades), dies on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history bradman scores 131 in the 1st Test cricket at Trent Bridge   

1932  Oil tanker Cymbeline explodes in Montreal, Canada on June - 17.   

1933  On June - 17 kansas City Massacre: 1 FBI agent, 4 cops & 1 gangster killed by mob   

1934  On this day in history the birth of Donald Sutherland, Canadian born film actor   

1936  Himmler is appointed chief of the German Police on June - 17.   

1936  Kenneth Loach, TV director (Singing the Blues in Red), dies on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history marx Brothers' "A Day At The Races" opens in NY   

1938  On June - 17 japan declares war on China   

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

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

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  On June - 17 france asks Germany for terms of surrender in WW II   

1941  Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 78 on June - 17.   

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 June - 17 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 this day in history.   

1943  On June - 17 player-manager Joe Cronin of Red Sox hits two 3-run pinch home runs   

1944  Iceland becomes an independent republic on this day in history.   

1944  Republic of Iceland proclaimed at Thingvallir, Iceland on June - 17.   

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

1945  Australians land at Weston, North Borneo on June - 17.   

1945  On this day in history day of Unity in West Germany (National Day)   

1946  On this day in history sW Bell innaugurates mobile telephone commercial service, St Louis   

1946  On June - 17 war crime trial of Emperor Hirohito of Japan begins   

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

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  The first kidney transplant (Chicago) on June - 17.   

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

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

1704  John Kay, English inventor (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.   

0656  Death of Osman ibn Affan, 3rd kalief of Islam (644-56) murdered on this day in history.   

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 June - 17 dirk V, count of Holland (1061-91), dies   

1119  On June - 17 boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies   

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

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

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