Historical Events In June - 17

1924  Gotthold Gloger, writer on this day in history.  

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 June - 17.  

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

1932  On June - 17 oil tanker Cymbeline explodes in Montreal, Canada  

1933  Kansas City Massacre: 1 FBI agent, 4 cops & 1 gangster killed by mob on this day in history.  

1934  The birth of Donald Sutherland, Canadian born film actor on this day in history.  

1936  On this day in history himmler is appointed chief of the German Police.  

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

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

1938  On June - 17 japan declares war on China  

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

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 this day in history 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  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  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  On June - 17 republic of Iceland proclaimed at Thingvallir, Iceland  

1944  On June - 17 -19] French troops under Lattre de Tssigny conquer Elba  

1945  Australians land at Weston, North Borneo on this day in history.  

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  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 June - 17 1st round-the-world civil air service leaves NYC  

1948  Joe Cronin pinch hit HRs in both ends of a doubleheader on this day in history.  

1950  The first kidney transplant (Chicago) on June - 17.  

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

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1239  Edward I, King of England (1272-1307)/chased Jews out of England was born on June - 17.  

1603  Joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (d. 1663) was born on June - 17.  

1604  On June - 17 birth of johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen (Maurits House)  

1682  Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718) was born on June - 17.  

1691  Giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765) was born on June - 17.  

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 this day in history.  

1704  On this day in history birth of john Kay, English inventor (d. 1780)  

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

0676  On June - 17 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 June - 17 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)