Page 3: Historical Events In June - 17

1855  On June - 17 fritz Steinbach, composer   

1856  Republican Party opens its first national convention in Philadelphia on June - 17.   

1856  On June - 17 republican Party opens its 1st national convention in Philadelphia   

1858  On this day in history eben Sumner Draper, (Gov-MA)   

1861  On June - 17 battle of Boonville, MI-Brig General Lyon defeats Confederate forces   

1861  Sidney James Jones, composer on this day in history.   

1862  On June - 17 charles J Canning, English 1st viceroy of British-Indies, dies at 49   

1863  Battle of Aldie, Confederates fail to drive back the Union in Virginia on June - 17.   

1863  Travelers Insurance Co of Hartford chartered (1st accident insurer) on June - 17.   

1863  On June - 17 battle at Middleburg Virginia   

1863  Isham W Garrott, US attorney/Confederate brig-general, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1864  On June - 17 -18] Confederate troops pull back out Solves/lost Mt, Georgia   

1867  On this day in history john Robert Gregg, Ireland, inventor (shorthand)   

1870  On this day in history uSS Mohican burns Mexican pirate ship Forward   

1870  On this day in history george Cormack, cereal inventor (Wheaties)   

1871  On this day in history james Weldon Johnson, lawyer (1st black admitted to Florida Bar)   

1874  On this day in history grant Mitchell, Columbus OH, actor (Man Who Came to Dinner)   

1875  On June - 17 philipp A Kohnstamm, philosopher/theorist (Mensch & World)   

1876  On June - 17 1st to hit 2 HRs; & score 5 runs in 9 inn NL game (George Hall, A's)   

1877  On June - 17 indian Wars: Battle of White Bird Canyon   

1878  On June - 17 albert Thomas, French socialist politician   

1880  John Ward, Providence, pitches perfect game vs Buffalo on this day in history.   

1880  On June - 17 carl Van Fight, US author/critic (Red, Nigger Heaven)   

1882  The birth of Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer and conductor on June - 17.   

1882  On June - 17 tornado kills 130 in Iowa   

1882  Igor F Stravinsky, Oranienbaum Russia, composer (Rite of Spring) [NS] on this day in history.   

1883  On June - 17 alexandre Cellier, composer   

1884  Christina C Bakker-van Bosse, feminist/pacifist on June - 17.   

1885  Statue of Liberty arrived in NYC aboard French ship `Isere' on this day in history.   

1885  On June - 17 gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies   

1888  On June - 17 bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer, composer   

1894  1st US poliomyelitis epidemic breaks out, Rutland, Vermont on this day in history.   

1895  On June - 17 uS Ship Canal (W 225th St) in the Bronx completed; cutting Marble Hill off from Manhattan   

1895  On this day in history slavko Osterc, composer   

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1239  Edward I, King of England (1272-1307)/chased Jews out of England was born on June - 17.   

1603  On June - 17 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  Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718) was born on June - 17.   

1691  On June - 17 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  On June - 17 birth of john B Wesley, England, religion co-founder (Methodists)   

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 this day in history.   

0676  Adeodatus II, Italian Pope (672-76), dies on June - 17.   

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

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

1119  Boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies on this day in history.   

1463  Death of Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (b. 1436) on June - 17.   

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

1565  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (b. 1536)