Historical Events In June - 17

1897  William Frank Powell, NJ educator, named minister to Haiti on June - 17.   

1898  Navy Hospital Corps established on June - 17.   

1898  US Senate agrees to annex Hawaii on this day in history.   

1898  On June - 17 maurits C Escher, Dutch graphic artist   

1900  Hermann Reuter, composer on June - 17.   

1901  The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT on June - 17.   

1903  Michail Swetlow, writer on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history coenraad van Emde Boas, Dutch sexologist   

1906  On this day in history thomas G Cowling, British mathematician/astronomer   

1906  Harry N Pillsbury, US chess player, dies on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history frank Sully, St Louis MO, actor (Along Came Jones, Phantom Thief)   

1909  A Kopff discovers asteroid #682 Hagar on June - 17.   

1910  On June - 17 herbert Owen Reed, composer   

1910  On this day in history lady Mosley, biographer, dies   

1911  Belgium govt of De Broqueville forms on this day in history.   

1911  Viktor P Nekrasov, Ukrainian author (Vokopach Stalingrada) on June - 17.   

1912  On this day in history wessel Couzijn, sculptor/cartoonist (Auschwitz-monument)   

1913  Felix Hartlaub, writer on June - 17.   

1914  On this day in history john R Hersey, author (Hiroshima, Bell for Adano, Wall)   

1915  League to Enforce Peace forms in Philadelphia on June - 17.   

1915  On this day in history stringbean, [David Akeman], Ky, banjoist/comedian (Hee Haw)   

1916  1st national congress of Sarekat Islam at Bandoeng Java on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history einar Englund, composer   

1917  The birth of Dean Martin, American film actor and singer on June - 17.   

1917  British king George V takes the name Windsor on June - 17.   

1918  Maldwyn Thomas, president (Welsh Liberal Party) on June - 17.   

1918  Derek Barber, CEO (Countryside Commission), dies on this day in history.   

1919  "Barney Google" cartoon strip, by Billy De Beck, premiers on this day in history.   

1919  "Barney Google" cartoon strip, by Billy De Beck, premieres on June - 17.   

1919  On June - 17 antonius C "Ton" Lutz, Dutch actor/director (Lucifer)   

1920  On June - 17 dutch 2nd Chamber accept Anti-revolution law   

1920  Beryl Reid, actress (Joseph Andrews, Psychomania, Yellowbeard) on this day in history.   

1922  Herbert Kelsey Jones, composer on June - 17.   

1923  Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, AAFC, NFL halfback, end (LA Rams) 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 this day in history.   

1603  On June - 17 birth of joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (d. 1663)   

1604  On this day in history birth of johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen (Maurits House)   

1682  On June - 17 birth of charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718)   

1691  On June - 17 birth of giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765)   

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

0656  On this day in history 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  Dirk V, count of Holland (1061-91), dies on June - 17.   

1119  Boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies on June - 17.   

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