Page 5: Historical Events In June - 17

1924  Gotthold Gloger, writer on June - 17.   

1928  Amelia Earhart leaves Nfld to become first woman to fly the Atlantic (as a passenger in a plane piloted by Wilmer Stultz) on June - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

1930  On June - 17 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  On June - 17 kansas City Massacre: 1 FBI agent, 4 cops & 1 gangster killed by mob   

1934  On this day in history 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 this day in history marx Brothers' "A Day At The Races" opens in NY   

1938  Japan declares war on China on this day in history.   

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  France asks Germany for terms of surrender in WW II on this day in history.   

1941  Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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  On June - 17 1st WW II American expeditionary force lands in Africa (Gold Coast)   

1943  Player-manager Joe Cronin of Red Sox hits two 3-run pinch home runs on this day in history.   

1944  Iceland becomes an independent republic on June - 17.   

1944  On June - 17 republic of Iceland proclaimed at Thingvallir, Iceland   

1944  -19] French troops under Lattre de Tssigny conquer Elba on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history australians land at Weston, North Borneo   

1945  On this day in history day of Unity in West Germany (National Day)   

1946  On this day in history sW Bell innaugurates mobile telephone commercial service, St Louis   

1946  On this day in history war crime trial of Emperor Hirohito of Japan begins   

1946  On June - 17 sW Bell inaugurates mobile telephone commercial service, St Louis   

1947  On this day in history 1st round-the-world civil air service leaves NYC   

1948  On this day in history joe Cronin pinch hit HRs in both ends of a doubleheader   

1950  The first kidney transplant (Chicago) on June - 17.   

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

1703  On this day in history birth of john B Wesley, England, religion co-founder (Methodists)   

1704  On June - 17 birth of john Kay, English inventor (d. 1780)   

0656  On this day in history death of osman ibn Affan, 3rd kalief of Islam (644-56) murdered   

0676  On this day in history adeodatus II, Italian Pope (672-76), dies   

0855  Leo IV, Italian Pope (847-55), dies on this day in history.   

1091  On June - 17 dirk V, count of Holland (1061-91), dies   

1119  On June - 17 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 this day in history.   

1565  Death of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (b. 1536) on June - 17.