Page 4: Historical Events In June - 17

1897  On June - 17 william Frank Powell, NJ educator, named minister to Haiti   

1898  On June - 17 navy Hospital Corps established   

1898  US Senate agrees to annex Hawaii on this day in history.   

1898  On June - 17 maurits C Escher, Dutch graphic artist   

1900  Hermann Reuter, composer on June - 17.   

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

1903  Michail Swetlow, writer on June - 17.   

1904  Coenraad van Emde Boas, Dutch sexologist on June - 17.   

1906  Thomas G Cowling, British mathematician/astronomer on June - 17.   

1906  Harry N Pillsbury, US chess player, dies on this day in history.   

1908  Frank Sully, St Louis MO, actor (Along Came Jones, Phantom Thief) on June - 17.   

1909  A Kopff discovers asteroid #682 Hagar on this day in history.   

1910  On June - 17 herbert Owen Reed, composer   

1910  On June - 17 lady Mosley, biographer, dies   

1911  On June - 17 belgium govt of De Broqueville forms   

1911  On June - 17 viktor P Nekrasov, Ukrainian author (Vokopach Stalingrada)   

1912  Wessel Couzijn, sculptor/cartoonist (Auschwitz-monument) on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history felix Hartlaub, writer   

1914  John R Hersey, author (Hiroshima, Bell for Adano, Wall) on this day in history.   

1915  League to Enforce Peace forms in Philadelphia on this day in history.   

1915  Stringbean, [David Akeman], Ky, banjoist/comedian (Hee Haw) on June - 17.   

1916  On June - 17 1st national congress of Sarekat Islam at Bandoeng Java   

1916  Einar Englund, composer on this day in history.   

1917  On June - 17 the birth of Dean Martin, American film actor and singer   

1917  On this day in history british king George V takes the name Windsor   

1918  On this day in history maldwyn Thomas, president (Welsh Liberal Party)   

1918  Derek Barber, CEO (Countryside Commission), dies on June - 17.   

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

1919  "Barney Google" cartoon strip, by Billy De Beck, premieres on this day in history.   

1919  Antonius C "Ton" Lutz, Dutch actor/director (Lucifer) on June - 17.   

1920  Dutch 2nd Chamber accept Anti-revolution law on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history beryl Reid, actress (Joseph Andrews, Psychomania, Yellowbeard)   

1922  On this day in history herbert Kelsey Jones, composer   

1923  Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, AAFC, NFL halfback, end (LA Rams) 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  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  Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718) was born on June - 17.   

1691  On this day in history birth of giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765)   

1693  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. 1775)   

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

1704  On this day in history birth of john Kay, English inventor (d. 1780)   

0656  On June - 17 death of osman ibn Affan, 3rd kalief of Islam (644-56) murdered   

0676  Adeodatus II, Italian Pope (672-76), dies on this day in history.   

0855  On June - 17 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  On June - 17 jan I Olbracht, King of Poland, dies   

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