Page 5: Historical Events In June - 17

1924  Gotthold Gloger, writer on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history amelia Earhart leaves Nfld to become 1st woman (passenger) to fly Atlantic (as a passenger in a plane piloted by Wilmer Stultz)   

1928  On this day in history ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (Virulo, mocedades), dies   

1930  On June - 17 bradman scores 131 in the 1st Test cricket at Trent Bridge   

1932  On June - 17 oil tanker Cymbeline explodes in Montreal, Canada   

1933  Kansas City Massacre: 1 FBI agent, 4 cops & 1 gangster killed by mob on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history the birth of Donald Sutherland, Canadian born film actor   

1936  On this day in history himmler is appointed chief of the German Police.   

1936  On this day in history kenneth Loach, TV director (Singing the Blues in Red), dies   

1937  On this day in history marx Brothers' "A Day At The Races" opens in NY   

1938  On this day in history japan declares war on China   

1938  On June - 17 h V "Ranji" Hordern, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia 1910-12, dies   

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  Chief of Naval Operations asks Congress for money to build two-ocean Navy on June - 17.   

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  On June - 17 hMS WILD SWAN, sunk in the North Atlantic off south west Ireland (c 50-00'N, 11-00'W) - by German Ju88 bombers.   

1942  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1944  On June - 17 -19] French troops under Lattre de Tssigny conquer Elba   

1945  On June - 17 australians land at Weston, North Borneo   

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

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

1946  War crime trial of Emperor Hirohito of Japan begins on this day in history.   

1946  SW Bell inaugurates mobile telephone commercial service, St Louis on this day in history.   

1947  1st round-the-world civil air service leaves NYC on June - 17.   

1948  Joe Cronin pinch hit HRs in both ends of a doubleheader on June - 17.   

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

1950  1st kidney transplant (Chicago) on June - 17.   

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1239  On this day in history 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  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 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  John Kay, English inventor (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.   

0656  Death of Osman ibn Affan, 3rd kalief of Islam (644-56) murdered on June - 17.   

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 June - 17.   

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

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