Page 5: Historical Events In June - 17

1924  Gotthold Gloger, writer on June - 17.   

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

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  Ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (Virulo, mocedades), dies on June - 17.   

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

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

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

1938  Japan declares war on China on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1939  Eugene Weldman, last guillotined in France on this day in history.   

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 June - 17.   

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

1942  On this day in history 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  On this day in history player-manager Joe Cronin of Red Sox hits two 3-run pinch home runs   

1944  Iceland becomes an independent republic on June - 17.   

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  Day of Unity in West Germany (National Day) on this day in history.   

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

1946  On this day in history war crime trial of Emperor Hirohito of Japan begins   

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

1947  1st round-the-world civil air service leaves NYC on June - 17.   

1948  On this day in history joe Cronin pinch hit HRs in both ends of a doubleheader   

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

1950  1st kidney transplant (Chicago) on June - 17.   

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1239  On this day in history 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  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 June - 17.   

1693  Johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.   

1703  On June - 17 birth of john B Wesley, England, religion co-founder (Methodists)   

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  Adeodatus II, Italian Pope (672-76), dies on June - 17.   

0855  Leo IV, Italian Pope (847-55), dies on this day in history.   

1091  Dirk V, count of Holland (1061-91), dies on this day in history.   

1119  On this day in history boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies   

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 this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (b. 1536)