Historical Events In June - 17

1924  On June - 17 gotthold Gloger, writer   

1928  On this day in history amelia Earhart leaves Nfld to become first woman to fly the Atlantic (as a passenger in a plane piloted by Wilmer Stultz)   

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

1932  Oil tanker Cymbeline explodes in Montreal, Canada on this day in history.   

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

1934  On June - 17 the birth of Donald Sutherland, Canadian born film actor   

1936  Himmler is appointed chief of the German Police on this day in history.   

1936  Kenneth Loach, TV director (Singing the Blues in Red), dies on June - 17.   

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

1938  On this day in history japan declares war on China   

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

1939  On this day in history last public guillotining in France. Eugen Weidmann, a convicted murderer, is guillotined in Versailles outside the prison Saint-Pierre.   

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  On this day in history france asks Germany for terms of surrender in WW II   

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 June - 17 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 this day in history.   

1943  On June - 17 player-manager Joe Cronin of Red Sox hits two 3-run pinch home runs   

1944  On June - 17 iceland becomes an independent republic   

1944  Republic of Iceland proclaimed at Thingvallir, Iceland on June - 17.   

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

1945  Australians land at Weston, North Borneo on June - 17.   

1945  Day of Unity in West Germany (National Day) on June - 17.   

1946  SW Bell innaugurates mobile telephone commercial service, St Louis on this day in history.   

1946  War crime trial of Emperor Hirohito of Japan begins on this day in history.   

1946  SW Bell inaugurates mobile telephone commercial service, St Louis on this day in history.   

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

1948  On June - 17 joe Cronin pinch hit HRs in both ends of a doubleheader   

1950  On June - 17 the first kidney transplant (Chicago)   

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

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1239  On June - 17 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  Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen (Maurits House) was born on June - 17.   

1682  On June - 17 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  On June - 17 birth of johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. 1775)   

1703  On this day in history 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 June - 17.   

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 this day in history 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 June - 17.   

1501  Jan I Olbracht, King of Poland, dies on June - 17.   

1565  On June - 17 death of ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (b. 1536)