Page 6: Historical Events In June - 17

1950  On this day in history syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), dies   

1951  "Flahooley" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 40 performances on this day in history.   

1951  Carl Vogler, composer, dies at 77 on June - 17.   

1952  2 mine cave-ins at Charleroi, Belgium on this day in history.   

1952  Alberto Williams, Argentine composer (Etrerno Reposo), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1953  East Berlin workers rise up to protest low wages and bad conditions. Soviet tanks mow down the strikers with machine gun fire, ending illusions that communism is a workers' paradise on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history soviet tanks deployed against rioting East Germans   

1953  On June - 17 sup Court Justice Wm O Douglas stays executions of spies Julius & Ethel Rosenberg scheduled for the next day their 14th anniversary   

1953  On this day in history most runs scored in 1 inning (17 by Red Sox)   

1953  On this day in history walter Niemann, composer, dies at 76   

1954  On this day in history televised Senate Army McCarthy hearings ends   

1954  CIA exile army lands in Guatemala (JF Dulles & United Fruit Co) on June - 17.   

1956  Golda Meir begins her term as Israel's foreign minister on June - 17.   

1957  On June - 17 tuskegee boycott begins (Blacks boycotted city stores)   

1957  "So Rare" by Jimmy Dorsey Orch peaks at #2 on June - 17.   

1957  On June - 17 d Richardson, writer, dies at 84   

1959  Abdul Mouse, Indonesian nationalist foreman/author, dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

1960  On June - 17 pierre Reverdy, French author/poet (North-South), dies at 70   

1961  Jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], actor (Away all boats), dies at 40 on June - 17.   

1962  Brazil Beats Czechosolakia in soccer's 7th World Cup at Santiago on June - 17.   

1963  On this day in history supreme Court rules against Bible reading/prayer in public schools   

1963  On June - 17 alain F B Alanbrooke, 1st viscount of Brookeborough, dies at 79   

1965  On June - 17 28.14 cm (11.08") of rainfall, Holly, Colorado (state 24-hour record)   

1965  Arnold Meijer, leader (Fascist Nationally Front), dies on June - 17.   

1967  Barbra Striesand A Happening in Central Park performed on June - 17.   

1967  China becomes world's 4th thermonuclear (H-bomb) power on June - 17.   

1967  On this day in history china explodes its first H-bomb   

1967  Barbra Striesand: A Happening in Central Park performed on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history polaroid camera patented   

1970  Matthew Henderson, cricketer (one Test for NZ 1930), dies on this day in history.   

1971  On June - 17 c U Cesco discovers asteroid #2399 Terradas   

1971  C Christopher Morris, cricketer (brilliant batsman for Phila), dies on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history 5 arrested for burglarizing Democratic Party HQ at Watergate Oh what a tangled web we weave   

1972  Looking Glass releases "Brandy" on June - 17.   

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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 June - 17.   

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  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  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  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 June - 17.   

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  On this day in history death of princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (b. 1436)   

1501  Jan I Olbracht, King of Poland, dies on this day in history.   

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