Historical Events In June - 17
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1719 On this day in history joseph Addison, English poet/writer/secretary of state, dies at 47
1725 Joseph Anton Bauer, composer on this day in history.
1734 French troops occupy Philipsburg at Rhine on June - 17.
1734 On this day in history duke of Berwick, French general strategist, dies in battle
1742 On this day in history william Hooper, US attorney (signed Decl of Independence)
1745 American colonials capture the French fort Louisburg on Cape Breton Island on this day in history.
1745 American colonials capture Louisburg, Cape Breton I from French on this day in history.
1750 On June - 17 michel Woldemar, composer
1756 On June - 17 pierre-Joseph Cambon, French member of Committee of Salut Public
1773 On June - 17 cúcuta, Colombia is founded by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar
1775 On June - 17 battle of Bunker Hill (actually it was Breed's Hill)
1789 3rd Estate in France declared itself a national assembly on June - 17.
1797 On this day in history aga Mohammed Khan, cruel ruler of Persia, castrated & killed
1810 On this day in history f Freiligrath, writer
1811 On this day in history jon Sigurdsson, Iceland, leader/collects Icelandic legends
1815 On this day in history stephen Decatur conquerors Algerian frigate Mashouda
1815 Hammida, Algerian admiral, dies in battle on June - 17.
1817 On June - 17 thomas Maley Harris, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1906
1818 Charles Francois Gounod, Paris France, opera composer (Faust) on this day in history.
1823 The waterproof material for raincoats patented by Charles Macintosh on this day in history.
1823 John Henry Hobart Ward, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1903 on June - 17.
1824 Bureau of Indian Affairs established on this day in history.
1828 On June - 17 jan K J de Jonge, Dutch historian
1830 On this day in history rochard Montgomery Gano, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1913
1832 William Crookes, English chemist/physicist (Crookes-pipe, thallium) on this day in history.
1833 USS Delaware enters drydock at Gosport Navy Yard in Norfolk, VA, the first warship to enter a public drydock in the United States on June - 17.
1837 Charles Goodyear obtains his first rubber patent on this day in history.
1837 Charles Goodyear obtains his 1st rubber patent on June - 17.
1837 Vincent Strong, civil war fighter, died in 1863 on June - 17.
1838 Bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Kapala-Kundala) on June - 17.
1839 On June - 17 in the Kingdom of Hawaii, Kamehameha III issues the Edict of toleration which gives Roman Catholics the freedom to worship in the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaii Catholic Church and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace is later established as a result.
1845 Hendrik P Staal, Dutch banker on this day in history.
1850 On June - 17 paddle-wheeler "G P Griffith" burns off Mentor Ohio (206 die)
1855 On this day in history heavy French/British bombing of Sebastopol, 2000+ killed
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