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What happened in history on this day: June 17?
On June 17 in ...
- 653 - Saint Martin I ends his reign as Catholic Pope.
- 676 - Deusdedit III ends his reign as Catholic Pope.
- 1239 - Birth of Edward I king of England (1272-1307).
- 1397 - On Trinity Sunday in Midsummer in Kalmar, at a coronation ceremony, Erik of Pomerania is crowned King of Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. Members of the three kingdoms meet for four weeks to discuss future relations.
- 1462 - (to June 18) Prince Vlad Dracula of Wallachia with several thousand men, attacks resting Ottoman army, killing 15,000.
- 1579 - Sir Francis Drake lands on the coast of California.
- 1629 - Swedes battle Polish and Imperial troops at Honigfelde (Stuhm). Swedes are forced to retreat with heavy losses. King Gustav Adolf narrowly escapes capture.
- 1703 - Birth of John Wesley cofounded Methodist movement/author.
- 1742 - Birth of William Hooper signed Declaration of Independence.
- 1745 - American colonials capture Louisburg, Cape Breton I from French.
- 1775 - British forces attack American militiamen at Breed's Hill; they initially retreat, British Major John Pitcairn is killed by a musket ball, but the British clear the hill.
- 1775 - Death of John Pitcairn in Massachusetts by a musket ball shot; British Major.
- 1789 - Third Estate in France declares itself a national assembly, independent of the King.
- 1818 - Birth of Charles Gounod in Paris, France; opera composer (Faust).
- 1832 - Birth of William Crookes; chemist/physicist; discovered thallium.
- 1836 - Government of France resolves to close gambling clubs December 31, 1837.
- 1837 - Charles Goodyear obtains his first rubber patent.
- 1848 - The Austrian army bombards Prague and crushes a working class revolt.
- 1850 - Paddle-wheeler G P Griffith burns off Mentor, Ohio (206 die).
- 1856 - Republican Party opens its first national convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 1858 - Birth of Eben Sumner Draper; Massachusetts Governor.
- 1863 - Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford chartered (first accident insurer).
- 1867 - Birth of John Robert Gregg in Ireland inventor (shorthand).
- 1870 - Birth of George Cormack; created "Wheaties" cereal.
- 1876 - First to hit two home runs, and score five runs in 9-inning National League game (George Hall, Philadelphia Athletics).
- 1882 - Birth of Igor Stravinsky in Oranienbaum, Russia; composer ("The Rite of Spring").
- 1882 - Tornado kills 130 in Iowa, USA.
- 1885 - Statue of Liberty arrives in New York City aboard French ship Isere.
- 1894 - First US poliomyelitis epidemic breaks out, in Rutland, Vermont.
- 1901 - The American College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT.
- 1904 - Birth of Ralph Bellamy in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Man Against Crime TV show, host - Frontier Justice, Franklin Roosevelt - The Winds of War and War and Remembrance TV mini-series, Wheels, The Moneychangers, Once an Eagle, Testimony of Two Men, Air Mail, Dive Bomber, Trading Places).
- 1905 - Máximo Gómez, Cuban general, dies at age 68.
- 1909 - A Kopff discovers asteroid #682 Hagar.
- 1910 - Birth of Red Foley AKA Clyde Julian Foley in Blue Lick, Kentucky, USA; country singer/songwriter ("Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy", "Old Shep", "Sugarfoot Rag", "Tennessee Saturday Night", "Peace in the Valley"), TV host (Ozark Jubilee), actor (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
- 1912 - Birth of Don Gillis in Cameron, Missouri, USA; composer (Symphony 5 1/2).
- 1914 - Birth of John Hersey; author (Hiroshima, A Bell for Adano).
- 1915 - Birth of Stringbean AKA David Akeman in Jackson County, Kentucky, USA; country comedian/banjo player (Grand Ole Opry radio show, Ozark Jubilee TV show, Hee Haw TV show).
- 1919 - Barney Google cartoon strip, by Billy De Beck, premieres.
- 1919 - Birth of Kingman Brewster; college president (Yale).
- 1920 - Birth of Beryl Reid; actress (Joseph Andrews, Psycho Mania, Yellowbeard).
- 1920 - Birth of François Jacob in France; biologist/bacteriologist (Nobel Prize 1965).
- 1922 - Birth of Jerry Fielding in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; orchestra leader (Lively Ones).
- 1923 - Birth of Elroy (Crazylegs) Hirsch; AAFC, NFL halfback, end (Los Angeles Rams).
- 1925 - Birth of Keith Larsen in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; actor (The Hunter, Brave Eagle).
- 1929 - Birth of Tigran Petrosyan in USSR; world chess champion (1963-69).
- 1930 - US President Herbert Hoover signs the Hawley-Smoot Tariff bill into law, increasing some 900 American import duties.
- 1931 - Birth of Virginia McKenna in London, England; actress (Born Free, Gathering Storm).
- 1932 - Birth of Peter Lupus; actor (Mission: Impossible TV show).
- 1939 - Eugene Weldman is last person guillotined in France.
- 1939 - Birth of Gerry Granahan AKA Dickie Doo; singer (Dickie Doo & the Don'ts).
- 1940 - Birth of Bobby Bell; NFL linebacker (Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1940 - Soviet occupation of Estonia begins.
- 1940 - France asks Germany for terms of surrender.
- 1942 - First World War II American expeditionary force lands in Africa (Gold Coast).
- 1942 - Birth of Norman Kuhlice in England; rocker (Swinging Blue Jeans - "You're No Good").
- 1944 - Republic of Iceland proclaimed at Thingvallir, Iceland.
- 1944 - Death of Samuel W. Brown at age 64 in North Tonawanda, New York; original source of five US 1913 Liberty Head 5-cent coins.
- 1945 - Birth of Eddy Merckx in Belguim; cyclist (5 time winner of Tour de France).
- 1946 - SouthWest Bell innaugurates mobile telephone commercial service, Saint Louis, Missouri. USA.
- 1946 - Birth of Barry Manilow in New York City, New York, USA; singer ("Mandy").
- 1947 - First round-the-world civil air service leaves New York City.
- 1948 - Birth of David Concepcion in Venezuela; all-star shortstop (Cincinnati Reds).
- 1948 - Birth of Phylicia Allen Ayers Rashad in Houston, Texas, USA; actress (Cosby).
- 1948 - Joe Cronin pinch hit home runs in both ends of a doubleheader.
- 1949 - Birth of Russell Smith; lead singer/guitarist (Amazing Rhythm Aces).
- 1950 - First kidney transplant (Chicago, Illinois, USA).
- 1950 - Julius Rosenberg is arrested in the US on suspicion of espionage, accused of heading a spy ring that passed top-secret information concerning the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union.
- 1951 - Birth of Joe Piscopo in Passaic, New Jersey, USA; comedian (Saturday Night Live, Miller Lite commercials, 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd).
- 1953 - Riots in German Democratic Republic for reunification.
- 1954 - Birth of Mark Linn-Baker in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; actor (Larry Appleton - Perfect Strangers, Twins, Hanging With Mr. Cooper).
- 1954 - Death of Danny Cedrone of a broken neck from falling down a staircase; guitarist ("Rock Around The Clock").
- 1957 - Birth of Jon Gries; actor (The Pretender).
- 1957 - Birth of Philip Chevron; musician (The Pogues).
- 1957 - Tuskegee boycott begins (blacks boycott city stores).
- 1958 - Birth of Dan McVicar in Independence, Missouri, USA; actor (Clarke - The Bold and the Beautiful).
- 1958 - NBC airs the last Your Hit Parade TV show.
- 1960 - Ted Williams hits his 500th home run.
- 1960 - Fire consumes the El Rancho Vegas casino resort, on the Las Vegas Strip.
- 1961 - Birth of Thomas Haden Church; actor (Wings, Ned and Stacy).
- 1962 - Brazil beats Czechoslovakia in soccer's 7th World Cup at Santiago.
- 1963 - Birth of Greg Kinnear; actor (Later, Talk Soup).
- 1963 - Tonga issues the world's first self-adhesive postage stamp.
- 1963 - US Supreme Court rules against Bible reading/prayer in public schools.
- 1964 - Birth of Michael Gross in Federal Republic of Germany; swimmer (Olympic-2 world records-1984).
- 1965 - Birth of Kami Cotler in Long Beach, California, USA; actress (Elizabeth - The Waltons).
- 1966 - Birth of Jason Patric; actor (Teach 109, Toughlove, Saturday Night Live).
- 1967 - China becomes world's fourth thermonuclear (hydrogen bomb) power.
- 1969 - Birth of Kevin Thornton, vocalist (Color Me Badd - "I Want to Sex You Up").
- 1970 - Birth of Will Forte; Actor-comedian (Saturday Night Live).
- 1971 - At 11:13 AM, Disneyland welcomes its 100-millionth guest, Valerie Suldo of New Jersey.
- 1971 - The USA formally ends its military occupation of the Ryukyu Islands, returning the archipelago to Japan.
- 1971 - C U Cesco discovers asteroid #2399 Terradas.
- 1972 - The Main Street Electrical Parade premieres at Disneyland. The vehicles feature 500,000 sparkling lights, and 500 miles of wiring.
- 1972 - Five arrested for burglarizing US Democratic Party headquarters at Watergate.
- 1973 - Luis Van Rooten, actor (One Man's Family), dies at age 66.
- 1973 - In Japan, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurs, centered in the northern coastal area of Hokkaido. Regional tsumani up to 3 metres. Twenty-six fishing boats battered or sunk, water supply temporarily disrupted, over 30,000 people evacuated, 250 tons of salmon on the docks washed away. The total damage estimated at $5 million.
- 1974 - Felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroids #2997 and #3083.
- 1974 - Death of Pamela Britton of a brain tumor at age 50; actress (Blondie - Blondie, Mrs. Lorelei Brown - My Favorite Martian).
- 1975 - Birth of Frederick Koehler in Queens, New York; actor (Chip - Kate and Allie).
- 1975 - Voters in Northern Mariana Island approve commonwealth status with US.
- 1977 - Birth of Jason Miller in Silver Springs, Maryland; actor (New Mickey Mouse Club).
- 1978 - Cully Richards, actor (Don't Call Me Charlie), dies at age 68.
- 1978 - Ron Guidry sets New York Yankees' record with 18 strike-outs.
- 1979 - Lou Frizzel, actor (Dusty Rhoades - Bonanza), dies at age 58.
- 1980 - C Shoemaker discovers asteroid #2586 Matson.
- 1982 - Argentine president Leopoldi Galtieri is told he is no longer president.
- 1984 - Death of Chet Allen at age 51; actor (Amahl - Amahl and the Night Visitors (1951), Jerry - Bonino, Slats - Troubleshooter).
- 1984 - Swale, Kentucky Derby winner, collapses and dies.
- 1985 - 18th Space Shuttle Mission (51-G)-Discovery 5 launched.
- 1985 - The Discovery Channel begins airing on cable TV in the U.S. First program is Iceberg Alley.
- 1985 - Birth of Herculeez; actor, rapper (Herculeez and Big Tyme).
- 1986 - US Chief Justice Warren Earl Burger resigns; Antonin Scalia nominated.
- 1986 - Death of Kate Smith of diabetes at age 79 in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; singer (Irving Berlin's "God Bless America"), radio host in 1930s-40s.
- 1987 - With the death of the last individual, the Dusky Seaside Sparrow becomes extinct.
- 1987 - Dick Howser, New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals manager, dies at age 51 of brain cancer.
- 1988 - Microsoft releases MS DOS 4.0.
- 1988 - Death of Jack Leonard at age 73 of cancer in Los Angeles, California, USA; vocalist (Tommy Dorsey Orchestra - "Marie", "All the Things You Are").
- 1989 - Death of John Matusek at age 38 of a heart attack; football player (Oakland Raiders), actor.
- 1989 - David S Griggs, astronaut, dies in crash of WW II vintage plane.
- 1989 - US beats Guatemala 2-1, in third round of 1990 world soccer cup.
- 1991 - The South African Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act, which had required racial classification of all South Africans at birth.
- 1991 - U.S. President Zachary Taylor is exhumed to discover whether or not his death was caused by arsenic poisoning, instead of acute gastrointestinal illness; no trace of arsenic is found.
- 1991 - The 100th episode of TV show Star Trek: The Next Generation airs.
- 1992 - A 'Joint Understanding' agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. President George H.W. Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin (this is later codified in START II).
- 1994 - The 1994 FIFA World Cup soccer competition begins in the United States.
- 1996 - Birth of Damani Roberts; actor (King of Queens, All About the Andersons).
- 2000 - An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale strikes Iceland.
- 2001 - A.S.Roma wins the scudetto (Italian championship).
- 2001 - Death of Donald J. Cram, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1919).
- 2005 - A 6.7 aftershock, which followed a 5.3 earthquake the previous day, hits California, making it the fourth earthquake since June 12 in California.
- 2005 - Because of "quadruple-witching" options and futures expiration, the New York Stock Exchange sees the heaviest first-hour trading on record. 704 million shares are traded between 9:30-10:30 A.M. (1.92 billion shares for the day).
- 2005 - Death of Karl Mueller at age 41 of throat cancer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; bassist (Soul Asylum).
- 2006 - Death of Arthur Franz from emphysema and heart disease at age 86; actor (Perry Mason, The F.B.I., The Mod Squad, The Virginian, Rawhide).
- 2007 - Death of Ed Friendly of cancer at age 85; TV producer (Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, Little House on the Prairie).
- 2008 - Mozilla releases the Firefox 3.0 web browser for download. 8.3 million downloads are recorded in the first 24 hours.
- 2008 - The Boston Celtics win a record 17th NBA championship by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 131-92 in Game Six.
- 2008 - Death of American actress and dancer Cyd Charisse (born Tula Ellice Finklea), at age 86 of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California.
- 2008 - A car bomb explodes in a market area of Baghdad, Iraq, killing 51 people and wounding 75. The blast set fire to 20 shops and leveled a multi-storey building.
- 2009 - Former American HealthSouth chief executive Richard Scrushy is ordered to pay US$2.9 billion after a judge found him responsible for an accounting fraud that nearly bankrupted the hospital chain.
- 2009 - Ivan Rodriguez, back catcher for the Houston Astros, catches his 2,227th game, beating the old record in Major League Baseball.
- 2010 - The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 83-79 in the decisive seventh game of the NBA finals and secure back-to-back titles.
- 2014 - In New York City, New York, USA, Sotheby's auctions a unique British Guiana 1856 1-cent black on magenta postage stamp for US$9.48 million, to Stuart Weitzman.
- 2016 - Buena Vista releases the film Finding Dory to theaters.
- 2017 - Death of Baldwin Lonsdale, 8th President of Vanuatu (born 1948).
- 2019 - A triple suicide blast kills 30 and injures over 40 in Borno, Nigeria, at a hall where people were watching a football match.
- 2019 - Sotheby's auction company of England is bought by Patrick Drahi for US$3.7 billion.
- 2019 - Death of Mohamed Morsi at age 67 of a heart attack in a court in Egypt; 5th President of Egypt (born 1951).
- 2020 - United Nations member states choose Norway and Ireland to fill two vacant Security Council seats. Their two-year terms begin January 2021.
- 2020 - Death of William Dement at age 91 in his sleep; American pioneer in science of sleep and dreams, author, professor (Stanford).
- 2021 - The China National Space Administration sends its first three astronauts to occupy the Tiangong Space Station, the country's first space station.
- 2021 - Death of Kenneth Kaunda, 1st President of Zambia (born 1924).
- 2022 - Death of Jean Louis Trintignant at age 91; French actor (Amour film).
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