June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining.
Events
- 1579 - Sir Francis Drake claims California for England
- 1775 - American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Bunker Hill is fought
- 1776 - American invasion of Quebec ends
- 1856 - The United States Republican Party holds its first political convention[?], in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (they will eventually nominate John C. Fremont as their first Presidential candidate)
- 1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor
- 1903 - Roald Amundsen commences first east-west navigation of the Northwest Passage
- 1930 - President Herbert Hoover signs the Smoot-Hawley Tariff into law
- 1944 - Iceland becomes independent
- 1953 - Workers Uprising[?] in East Germany
- 1972 - Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burglarizing the offices of the Democratic National Committee
- 1976 - China tests its first hydrogen bomb
- 1982 - The body of "God's Banker", Roberto Calvi is found hanging beneath Blackfriars Bridge in London
- 1994 - O. J. Simpson is arrested for the murders of his wife and a friend of hers
Births
- 1239 - King Edward I of England (+ 1307)
- 1703 - John Wesley, theologian, founder of Methodists (+ 1791)
- 1810 - Ferdinand Freiligrath[?] (+ 1876)
- 1818 - Charles Gounod, composer (+ 1893)
- 1832 - Sir William Crookes, physicist, chemist (+ 1919)
- 1881 - Tommy Burns, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion (+ 1955)
- 1882 - Igor Stravinsky, composer (+ 1971)
- 1898 - M. C. Escher, artist (+ 1972)
- 1900 - Martin Bormann, Nazi official (+ 1945)
- 1904 - Ralph Bellamy[?], actor (+ 1991)
- 1907 - Charles Eames, American designer and architect (+ 1978)
- 1910 - Red Foley[?], country musician (+ 1968)
- 1914 - John Hersey, author (+ 1993)
- 1917 - Lena Horne[?], singer
- 1917 - Dean Martin, singer (+ 1995)
- 1923 - Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch[?], American football star
- 1943 - Newt Gingrich, American politician
- 1945 - Eddy Merckx, Belgian cycling champion
- 1946 - Barry Manilow, musician
- 1946 - Peter Rosei[?], writer
- 1958 - Jello Biafra, musician, politician
- 1964 - Michael Gross, swimmer
- 1966 - Jason Patric[?], actor
- 1980 - Venus Williams, tennis player
Deaths
- 1696 - John III Sobieski, king of Poland
- 1961 - Jeff Chandler, actor
- 1986 - Kate Smith[?], singer
- 1996 - Thomas Kuhn, philosopher
- 2002 - Fritz Walter, football player
- 2002 - Willie Davenport, athlete
Holidays and observances
See Also:
June 16 - June 18 - May 17 - July 17 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Common misspelling and questions (FAQ)
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