Page 6: Historical Events In June - 17

1950  On June - 17 syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), dies   

1951  "Flahooley" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 40 performances on June - 17.   

1951  On this day in history carl Vogler, composer, dies at 77   

1952  On June - 17 2 mine cave-ins at Charleroi, Belgium   

1952  Alberto Williams, Argentine composer (Etrerno Reposo), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1953  East Berlin workers rise up to protest low wages and bad conditions. Soviet tanks mow down the strikers with machine gun fire, ending illusions that communism is a workers' paradise on June - 17.   

1953  On June - 17 soviet tanks deployed against rioting East Germans   

1953  Sup Court Justice Wm O Douglas stays executions of spies Julius & Ethel Rosenberg scheduled for the next day their 14th anniversary on June - 17.   

1953  On this day in history most runs scored in 1 inning (17 by Red Sox)   

1953  Walter Niemann, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1954  On June - 17 televised Senate Army McCarthy hearings ends   

1954  On this day in history cIA exile army lands in Guatemala (JF Dulles & United Fruit Co)   

1956  Golda Meir begins her term as Israel's foreign minister on this day in history.   

1957  Tuskegee boycott begins (Blacks boycotted city stores) on this day in history.   

1957  "So Rare" by Jimmy Dorsey Orch peaks at #2 on this day in history.   

1957  D Richardson, writer, dies at 84 on June - 17.   

1959  On this day in history abdul Mouse, Indonesian nationalist foreman/author, dies at about 68   

1960  On this day in history pierre Reverdy, French author/poet (North-South), dies at 70   

1961  On June - 17 jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], actor (Away all boats), dies at 40   

1962  On this day in history brazil Beats Czechosolakia in soccer's 7th World Cup at Santiago   

1963  Supreme Court rules against Bible reading/prayer in public schools on this day in history.   

1963  Alain F B Alanbrooke, 1st viscount of Brookeborough, dies at 79 on June - 17.   

1965  On this day in history 28.14 cm (11.08") of rainfall, Holly, Colorado (state 24-hour record)   

1965  Arnold Meijer, leader (Fascist Nationally Front), dies on June - 17.   

1967  On June - 17 barbra Striesand A Happening in Central Park performed   

1967  China becomes world's 4th thermonuclear (H-bomb) power on June - 17.   

1967  On this day in history china explodes its first H-bomb   

1967  On June - 17 barbra Striesand: A Happening in Central Park performed   

1970  Polaroid camera patented on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history matthew Henderson, cricketer (one Test for NZ 1930), dies   

1971  C U Cesco discovers asteroid #2399 Terradas on this day in history.   

1971  C Christopher Morris, cricketer (brilliant batsman for Phila), dies on this day in history.   

1972  On June - 17 5 arrested for burglarizing Democratic Party HQ at Watergate Oh what a tangled web we weave   

1972  Looking Glass releases "Brandy" 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  On June - 17 birth of joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (d. 1663)   

1604  Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen (Maurits House) was born on this day in history.   

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

1691  On this day in history birth of giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765)   

1693  Johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. 1775) was born on June - 17.   

1703  John B Wesley, England, religion co-founder (Methodists) was born on this day in history.   

1704  On June - 17 birth of john Kay, English inventor (d. 1780)   

0656  On June - 17 death of osman ibn Affan, 3rd kalief of Islam (644-56) murdered   

0676  Adeodatus II, Italian Pope (672-76), dies on this day in history.   

0855  On this day in history leo IV, Italian Pope (847-55), dies   

1091  On June - 17 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  On this day in history jan I Olbracht, King of Poland, dies   

1565  Death of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (b. 1536) on June - 17.