Page 2: Historical Events In June - 17

1719  Joseph Addison, English poet/writer/secretary of state, dies at 47 on June - 17.   

1725  On June - 17 joseph Anton Bauer, composer   

1734  French troops occupy Philipsburg at Rhine on June - 17.   

1734  Duke of Berwick, French general strategist, dies in battle on June - 17.   

1742  On this day in history william Hooper, US attorney (signed Decl of Independence)   

1745  American colonials capture the French fort Louisburg on Cape Breton Island on this day in history.   

1745  American colonials capture Louisburg, Cape Breton I from French on June - 17.   

1750  On June - 17 michel Woldemar, composer   

1756  Pierre-Joseph Cambon, French member of Committee of Salut Public on this day in history.   

1773  On June - 17 cúcuta, Colombia is founded by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar   

1775  On this day in history battle of Bunker Hill (actually it was Breed's Hill)   

1789  On this day in history 3rd Estate in France declared itself a national assembly   

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

1810  On this day in history f Freiligrath, writer   

1811  Jon Sigurdsson, Iceland, leader/collects Icelandic legends on this day in history.   

1815  Stephen Decatur conquerors Algerian frigate Mashouda on June - 17.   

1815  On June - 17 hammida, Algerian admiral, dies in battle   

1817  Thomas Maley Harris, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 on this day in history.   

1818  On this day in history charles Francois Gounod, Paris France, opera composer (Faust)   

1823  On this day in history the waterproof material for raincoats patented by Charles Macintosh   

1823  John Henry Hobart Ward, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1903 on June - 17.   

1824  On June - 17 bureau of Indian Affairs established   

1828  Jan K J de Jonge, Dutch historian on June - 17.   

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  USS Delaware enters drydock at Gosport Navy Yard in Norfolk, VA, the first warship to enter a public drydock in the United States on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history vincent Strong, civil war fighter, died in 1863   

1838  Bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Kapala-Kundala) on this day in history.   

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  Hendrik P Staal, Dutch banker on June - 17.   

1850  On this day in history paddle-wheeler "G P Griffith" burns off Mentor Ohio (206 die)   

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

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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 this day in history.   

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  On June - 17 birth of giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765)   

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

0855  On June - 17 leo IV, Italian Pope (847-55), dies   

1091  Dirk V, count of Holland (1061-91), dies on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history jan I Olbracht, King of Poland, dies   

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