Page 4: Historical Events In June - 17

1897  On this day in history william Frank Powell, NJ educator, named minister to Haiti   

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  On June - 17 hermann Reuter, composer   

1901  On this day in history the College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT.   

1903  On June - 17 michail Swetlow, writer   

1904  Coenraad van Emde Boas, Dutch sexologist on this day in history.   

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

1906  On June - 17 harry N Pillsbury, US chess player, dies   

1908  On June - 17 frank Sully, St Louis MO, actor (Along Came Jones, Phantom Thief)   

1909  On June - 17 a Kopff discovers asteroid #682 Hagar   

1910  On this day in history herbert Owen Reed, composer   

1910  Lady Mosley, biographer, dies on June - 17.   

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 June - 17 wessel Couzijn, sculptor/cartoonist (Auschwitz-monument)   

1913  Felix Hartlaub, writer on this day in history.   

1914  John R Hersey, author (Hiroshima, Bell for Adano, Wall) on June - 17.   

1915  On June - 17 league to Enforce Peace forms in Philadelphia   

1915  On June - 17 stringbean, [David Akeman], Ky, banjoist/comedian (Hee Haw)   

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

1916  On June - 17 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 this day in history.   

1918  Maldwyn Thomas, president (Welsh Liberal Party) on this day in history.   

1918  On June - 17 derek Barber, CEO (Countryside Commission), dies   

1919  On June - 17 "Barney Google" cartoon strip, by Billy De Beck, premiers   

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

1919  Antonius C "Ton" Lutz, Dutch actor/director (Lucifer) on this day in history.   

1920  Dutch 2nd Chamber accept Anti-revolution law on June - 17.   

1920  Beryl Reid, actress (Joseph Andrews, Psychomania, Yellowbeard) on June - 17.   

1922  On June - 17 herbert Kelsey Jones, composer   

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

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1239  On June - 17 birth of edward I, King of England (1272-1307)/chased Jews out of England   

1603  On this day in history 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  Giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.   

1693  On June - 17 birth of johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. 1775)   

1703  On June - 17 birth of john B Wesley, England, religion co-founder (Methodists)   

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  On June - 17 adeodatus II, Italian Pope (672-76), dies   

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

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 June - 17.