Historical Events In June - 17

1950  Syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), dies on this day in history.   

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

1951  On June - 17 carl Vogler, composer, dies at 77   

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

1952  On June - 17 alberto Williams, Argentine composer (Etrerno Reposo), dies at 89   

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 June - 17 soviet tanks deployed against rioting East Germans   

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

1953  On June - 17 most runs scored in 1 inning (17 by Red Sox)   

1953  Walter Niemann, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1954  Televised Senate Army McCarthy hearings ends on this day in history.   

1954  On June - 17 cIA exile army lands in Guatemala (JF Dulles & United Fruit Co)   

1956  Golda Meir begins her term as Israel's foreign minister on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history tuskegee boycott begins (Blacks boycotted city stores)   

1957  "So Rare" by Jimmy Dorsey Orch peaks at #2 on this day in history.   

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

1959  On this day in history abdul Mouse, Indonesian nationalist foreman/author, dies at about 68   

1960  On this day in history pierre Reverdy, French author/poet (North-South), dies at 70   

1961  On this day in history jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], actor (Away all boats), dies at 40   

1962  On June - 17 brazil Beats Czechosolakia in soccer's 7th World Cup at Santiago   

1963  Supreme Court rules against Bible reading/prayer in public schools on June - 17.   

1963  Alain F B Alanbrooke, 1st viscount of Brookeborough, dies at 79 on June - 17.   

1965  On this day in history 28.14 cm (11.08") of rainfall, Holly, Colorado (state 24-hour record)   

1965  Arnold Meijer, leader (Fascist Nationally Front), dies on this day in history.   

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

1967  On June - 17 china becomes world's 4th thermonuclear (H-bomb) power   

1967  China explodes its first H-bomb on June - 17.   

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

1970  On June - 17 polaroid camera patented   

1970  On June - 17 matthew Henderson, cricketer (one Test for NZ 1930), dies   

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

1971  C Christopher Morris, cricketer (brilliant batsman for Phila), dies on June - 17.   

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

1972  On June - 17 looking Glass releases "Brandy"   

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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 this day in history.   

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  Johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  Boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies on June - 17.   

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

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

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