Historical Events In June - 17

1719  Joseph Addison, English poet/writer/secretary of state, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1725  On June - 17 joseph Anton Bauer, composer   

1734  On this day in history french troops occupy Philipsburg at Rhine   

1734  On June - 17 duke of Berwick, French general strategist, dies in battle   

1742  William Hooper, US attorney (signed Decl of Independence) on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history american colonials capture the French fort Louisburg on Cape Breton Island   

1745  On this day in history american colonials capture Louisburg, Cape Breton I from French   

1750  Michel Woldemar, composer on June - 17.   

1756  Pierre-Joseph Cambon, French member of Committee of Salut Public on June - 17.   

1773  Cúcuta, Colombia is founded by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar on June - 17.   

1775  Battle of Bunker Hill (actually it was Breed's Hill) on June - 17.   

1789  On June - 17 3rd Estate in France declared itself a national assembly   

1797  Aga Mohammed Khan, cruel ruler of Persia, castrated & killed on June - 17.   

1810  F Freiligrath, writer on this day in history.   

1811  On this day in history jon Sigurdsson, Iceland, leader/collects Icelandic legends   

1815  On June - 17 stephen Decatur conquerors Algerian frigate Mashouda   

1815  On this day in history hammida, Algerian admiral, dies in battle   

1817  On this day in history thomas Maley Harris, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1906   

1818  On June - 17 charles Francois Gounod, Paris France, opera composer (Faust)   

1823  The waterproof material for raincoats patented by Charles Macintosh on this day in history.   

1823  On June - 17 john Henry Hobart Ward, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1903   

1824  On this day in history bureau of Indian Affairs established   

1828  On this day in history jan K J de Jonge, Dutch historian   

1830  Rochard Montgomery Gano, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1913 on this day in history.   

1832  William Crookes, English chemist/physicist (Crookes-pipe, thallium) on June - 17.   

1833  On this day in history uSS Delaware enters drydock at Gosport Navy Yard in Norfolk, VA, the first warship to enter a public drydock in the United States   

1837  On this day in history charles Goodyear obtains his first rubber patent   

1837  Charles Goodyear obtains his 1st rubber patent on this day in history.   

1837  Vincent Strong, civil war fighter, died in 1863 on this day in history.   

1838  On this day in history bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Kapala-Kundala)   

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  On this day in history hendrik P Staal, Dutch banker   

1850  On June - 17 paddle-wheeler "G P Griffith" burns off Mentor Ohio (206 die)   

1855  Heavy French/British bombing of Sebastopol, 2000+ killed 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 June - 17.   

1603  Joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (d. 1663) was born on this day in history.   

1604  Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen (Maurits House) was born on June - 17.   

1682  On this day in history birth of charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718)   

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  John Kay, English inventor (d. 1780) was born on June - 17.   

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 June - 17 leo IV, Italian Pope (847-55), dies   

1091  Dirk V, count of Holland (1061-91), dies on June - 17.   

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

1463  On June - 17 death of princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (b. 1436)   

1501  On June - 17 jan I Olbracht, King of Poland, dies   

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