A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on June 17 throughout history.
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Ali ibn Abi Talib (600 – 661 CE); born to Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Fatima bint Asad, Ali was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, raised in his household and was among...
Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Florida with five ships and 600 men; by 1536, only four men are still alive
English navigator Francis Drake lands on the coast of California at what becomes known as Drakes Bay, for ship repairs; claims area on behalf of Queen Elizabeth, and names it "Nova Albion" [1] [2]
Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, then spends more than 20 years building her tomb, the Taj Mahal
The French Revolution was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the Coup of 18 Brumaire on 9 November 1799.
Charles Goodyear obtains his first rubber patent
Republican Party opens its first national convention as party members meet in Philadelphia
Incredibles 2 is a 2018 American animated superhero film written and directed by Brad Bird.
Carole King's album "Tapestry" goes to #1 on US album charts and stays there for 15 weeks
US Open Men's Golf, Oakmont CC: Jack Nicklaus wins his first major title by 3 strokes in an 18-hole playoff with Arnold Palmer
Soldier and politician Jefferson Davis (27) weds Sarah Knox Taylor (21) in Louisville, Kentucky
Prime Minister of Canada Alexander Mackenzie (31) weds second wife Jane Sym
Canadian giantess Anna Haining Swan (7ft 11in tall) marries the 'Kentucky Giant' Martin Van Buren Bates (7ft 9in tall) at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
St Martin I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
Pope Adeodatus II's (Deusdetit II) reign ends with his death
Floris II de Vette becomes Count of Holland
Charles the Good becomes Count of Flanders
The Kalmar Union was a personal union in Scandinavia, agreed at Kalmar in Sweden as designed by Queen Margaret of Denmark.
Matsunaga Hisahide assassinates the 13th Ashikaga shōgun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru
Ireland was conquered by the Tudor monarchs of England in the 16th century. The Anglo-Normans had conquered swathes of Ireland in the late 12th century, bringing it under English rule.
Battle at Hardenberg: Spanish troops beat rebels
Brabant: Duke of Parma beats French mercenaries
Netherlands, England and France sign 12 year Covenant
Battle of Montes Claros: English and Portuguese armies decisively defeat Spain, securing Portugal's independence from Spain in the last battle of the Portuguese Restoration War
Massachusetts orders priest to leave the colony
French troops occupy Philipsburg at Rhine
Cape Breton Island is a rugged and irregularly shaped island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The 10,311-square-kilometre (3,981 sq mi) island...
Design of Madonnina statue chosen, symbol of the city of Milan that stands atop spire of the Cathedral, designed by sculptor Giuseppe Perego [1]
Cúcuta, Colombia is founded by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar
The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War.
A 1471 printed copy of Boccaccio's Decameron sells in England for £2,260 - then the highest price for a book, during the infamous sale of the library of the Duke of Roxburghe
American frigate USS Guerriere captained by Stephen Decatur captures Algerian frigate Mashouda, killing its famous captain corsair Raïs Hamidou during US-Algerian War
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), also known as Indian Affairs (IA), is a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior.
King of Hawaii Kamehameha III issues Edict of toleration which gives Roman Catholics freedom to worship in the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaii Catholic Church and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace is later established
Paddle-wheeler "G P Griffith" burns off Mentor, Ohio, killing 206 people
Heavy French and British bombing of Sebastopol, Crimea: 2,000+ killed
Battle of Boonville, MI-Brigadier General Lyon defeats Confederate forces
Battle at Middleburg, Virginia - 1st Rhode Island Cavalry routed trying to take the town
-18] Confederate troops pull back out Solves/lost Mt, Georgia
1st to hit 2 HRs; & score 5 runs in 9 inn NL game (George Hall, A's)
Providence Grays MLB pitcher John M. Ward throws a perfect game beating the Buffalo Bisons, 5-0; second perfect game in National League in 6 days; next one takes 84 years
Tornado kills 130 in Iowa
The Broadway Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge across the Harlem River Ship Canal in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.
US State Department appoints New Jersey educator William Frank Powell as Envoy to Haiti, and Chargé d’Affaires for Dominican Republic
A hospital corpsman (HM) or corpsman is an enlisted medical specialist of the United States Navy, who may also serve in a U.S. Marine Corps unit.
The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT
US Congress pass the New Lands Reclamation Act, which establishes a fund from sale of public lands to build irrigation dams for arid Western lands
Comte Charles de Broqueville was the prime minister of Belgium from 1911 to 1918 and again from 1932 to 1934, serving during the majority of World War I.
MLB Chicago Cubs George "Zip" Zabel relieves with 2 outs in 1st and winds up with 4-3 19-inning win over Brooklyn Dodgers at home, in longest relief job ever
1st national congress of Sarekat Islam at Bandoeng Java
"Barney Google" cartoon strip, by Billy De Beck, premieres
Dutch 2nd Chamber accept Anti-revolution law
First flight across the South Atlantic Ocean arrives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, piloted by Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral. First use of the sextant in air navigation.
Bonus Army: around a thousand World War I veterans amass at the United States Capitol as the US Senate considers a bill that would give them certain benefits
Kansas City Massacre: 1 FBI agent, 4 cops & 1 gangster killed by mob
The Second Sino-Japanese War, known in China as the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, was fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan between 1937 and 1945, following a...
Last public guillotining in France. Eugen Weidmann, a convicted murderer, is guillotined in Versailles outside the prison Saint-Pierre
This is a timeline of World War II events that took place in 1940, the first full year of the second global war of the 20th century.
-19] French troops under Lattre de Tssigny conquer Elba
German Unity Day is the National Day of Germany, celebrated on 3 October as a public holiday.
SW Bell inaugurates mobile telephone commercial service, St Louis
Earnest Reuter becomes mayor of Berlin
1st kidney transplant (Chicago)
2 mine cave-ins at Charleroi, Belgium
Most runs scored in 1 inning (17 by Red Sox)
"So Rare" by Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra peaks at #2
The Profumo affair was a major scandal in British politics during the early 1960s.
11.08" (28.14 cm) of rainfall, Holly, Colorado (state 24-hour record)
Peter Green, British blues-rock guitartist joins John Mayall's Bluebreakers
"Somebody to Love" (originally titled "Someone to Love") is a rock song written by Darby Slick, originally recorded by the Great Society, and later by Jefferson Airplane.
The Ohio Express is an American bubblegum pop band formed in Mansfield, Ohio, in 1967.
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The band comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist-keyboardist John Paul Jones and drummer John Bonham.
At 2:35 p.m. on June 17, 1972, fire broke out at the Hotel Vendome at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Dartmouth Street in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston. The fire was brought under...
The Provisional Irish Republican Army bombs the Houses of Parliament in London, injuring 11 people and causing extensive damage
A referendum on becoming a US commonwealth was held in the Northern Mariana Islands on 17 June 1975. The proposal was approved by 79% of voters.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) was founded in 1946 and began operations as the Basketball Association of America (BAA).
Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate. It is home to more than 10.5 million people.
18th NASA Space Shuttle Mission (51-G): Discovery 5 launches
The Burger Court was the period in the history of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1969 to 1986, when Warren E. Burger served as Chief Justice of the United States.
With the death of the last individual, the Dusky Seaside Sparrow becomes extinct
US beats Guatemala 2-1 in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
Country entertainer Minnie Pearl suffers a stroke at 78
Connecticut Governor Lowell Weicker and WFAN DJ Don Imus change places for 1 day
Indians' Carlos Baerga hits 3 home runs against Detroit
Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Syracuse, New York on WAQX 95.7 FM
The Nashville Predators (colloquially referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in California since June 28, 2013. The State of California first issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples from June 16, 2008 to November 5, 2008, as a result of...
Legislative elections were held in France on 10 and 17 June 2012 (and on other dates for small numbers of voters outside metropolitan France) to select the members of the 14th National Assembly of...
An anti-black mass shooting and hate crime occurred on June 17, 2015, in Charleston, South Carolina.
Daniel Peter Masterson is an American actor. He portrayed Steven Hyde in That '70s Show (1998–2006), Milo Foster in Men at Work (2012–2014), and Jameson "Rooster" Bennett in The Ranch (2016–2018).
China launches its Shenzhou-12 spacecraft with three astronauts arriving at its new space station Tiangong six and a half hours later
"Running Up That Hill" single by Kate Bush goes to #1 on the UK chart; originally released in 1985, the song was featured in sci-fi television show "Stranger Things", its record 44 year climb to the top also makes Bush (63) the oldest female artist to score a No.1
Philippines accuses Chinese coastguard of “a brazen act of aggression” after a confrontation in the contested Spratly Islands escalating the tension in the area [1]
Edward I is born
Charles XII is born
Harold Gillies zealand plastic surgeon, known for new zealand plastic surgeon, was born on 1882-06-17.
Martin Bormann, German nazi politician, known for german nazi politician, was born on 1900-06-17.
George Akerlof, American economist, known for american economist, was born on 1941-06-17.
Newt Gingrich is born
Charles Gounod, French musician, known for french composer, was born on 1818-06-17. Charles-François Gounod was a French composer.
James Weldon Johnson, American musician, known for american writer and activist, was born on 1871-06-17.
Igor Stravinsky musician, known for russian composer, was born on 1882-06-17. Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (17 June [O.S.
Barry Manilow, American musician, known for american singer, was born on 1944-06-17. Barry Manilow is an American singer and songwriter with a career spanning over sixty years.
Kendrick Lamar, American musician, known for american rapper and songwriter, was born on 1988-06-17. Kendrick Lamar Duckworth is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer.
Eddy Merckx, Belgian athlete, known for belgian cyclist, was born on 1946-06-17. Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx, is a Belgian former professional road and track cyclist racer who is the most…
Tony Roche, Australian athlete, known for australian tennis player, was born on 1946-06-17.
Dan Jansen, American athlete, known for american speed skater, was born on 1966-06-17. Daniel Erwin Jansen is a retired American speed skater.
Venus Williams, American athlete, known for american tennis player, was born on 1981-06-17. Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the world No.
St Martin I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
Ali ibn Abi Talib (600 – 661 CE); born to Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Fatima bint Asad, Ali was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, raised in his household and was among...
Pope Adeodatus II's (Deusdetit II) reign ends with his death
Floris II de Vette becomes Count of Holland
Charles the Good becomes Count of Flanders
Edward I is born
The Kalmar Union was a personal union in Scandinavia, agreed at Kalmar in Sweden as designed by Queen Margaret of Denmark.
Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Florida with five ships and 600 men; by 1536, only four men are still alive
Matsunaga Hisahide assassinates the 13th Ashikaga shōgun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru
English navigator Francis Drake lands on the coast of California at what becomes known as Drakes Bay, for ship repairs; claims area on behalf of Queen Elizabeth, and names it "Nova Albion" [1] [2]
Ireland was conquered by the Tudor monarchs of England in the 16th century. The Anglo-Normans had conquered swathes of Ireland in the late 12th century, bringing it under English rule.
Battle at Hardenberg: Spanish troops beat rebels
Brabant: Duke of Parma beats French mercenaries
Netherlands, England and France sign 12 year Covenant
Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, then spends more than 20 years building her tomb, the Taj Mahal
Battle of Montes Claros: English and Portuguese armies decisively defeat Spain, securing Portugal's independence from Spain in the last battle of the Portuguese Restoration War
Charles XII is born
Massachusetts orders priest to leave the colony
French troops occupy Philipsburg at Rhine
Cape Breton Island is a rugged and irregularly shaped island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The 10,311-square-kilometre (3,981 sq mi) island...
Design of Madonnina statue chosen, symbol of the city of Milan that stands atop spire of the Cathedral, designed by sculptor Giuseppe Perego [1]
Cúcuta, Colombia is founded by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar
The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War.
The French Revolution was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the Coup of 18 Brumaire on 9 November 1799.
A 1471 printed copy of Boccaccio's Decameron sells in England for £2,260 - then the highest price for a book, during the infamous sale of the library of the Duke of Roxburghe
American frigate USS Guerriere captained by Stephen Decatur captures Algerian frigate Mashouda, killing its famous captain corsair Raïs Hamidou during US-Algerian War
Charles Gounod, French musician, known for french composer, was born on 1818-06-17. Charles-François Gounod was a French composer.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), also known as Indian Affairs (IA), is a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior.
Soldier and politician Jefferson Davis (27) weds Sarah Knox Taylor (21) in Louisville, Kentucky
Charles Goodyear obtains his first rubber patent
King of Hawaii Kamehameha III issues Edict of toleration which gives Roman Catholics freedom to worship in the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaii Catholic Church and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace is later established
Paddle-wheeler "G P Griffith" burns off Mentor, Ohio, killing 206 people
Prime Minister of Canada Alexander Mackenzie (31) weds second wife Jane Sym
Heavy French and British bombing of Sebastopol, Crimea: 2,000+ killed
Republican Party opens its first national convention as party members meet in Philadelphia
Battle of Boonville, MI-Brigadier General Lyon defeats Confederate forces
Battle at Middleburg, Virginia - 1st Rhode Island Cavalry routed trying to take the town
-18] Confederate troops pull back out Solves/lost Mt, Georgia
Canadian giantess Anna Haining Swan (7ft 11in tall) marries the 'Kentucky Giant' Martin Van Buren Bates (7ft 9in tall) at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London
James Weldon Johnson, American musician, known for american writer and activist, was born on 1871-06-17.
1st to hit 2 HRs; & score 5 runs in 9 inn NL game (George Hall, A's)
Providence Grays MLB pitcher John M. Ward throws a perfect game beating the Buffalo Bisons, 5-0; second perfect game in National League in 6 days; next one takes 84 years
Tornado kills 130 in Iowa
Harold Gillies zealand plastic surgeon, known for new zealand plastic surgeon, was born on 1882-06-17.
Igor Stravinsky musician, known for russian composer, was born on 1882-06-17. Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (17 June [O.S.
The Broadway Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge across the Harlem River Ship Canal in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.
US State Department appoints New Jersey educator William Frank Powell as Envoy to Haiti, and Chargé d’Affaires for Dominican Republic
A hospital corpsman (HM) or corpsman is an enlisted medical specialist of the United States Navy, who may also serve in a U.S. Marine Corps unit.
Martin Bormann, German nazi politician, known for german nazi politician, was born on 1900-06-17.
The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT
US Congress pass the New Lands Reclamation Act, which establishes a fund from sale of public lands to build irrigation dams for arid Western lands
Comte Charles de Broqueville was the prime minister of Belgium from 1911 to 1918 and again from 1932 to 1934, serving during the majority of World War I.
MLB Chicago Cubs George "Zip" Zabel relieves with 2 outs in 1st and winds up with 4-3 19-inning win over Brooklyn Dodgers at home, in longest relief job ever
1st national congress of Sarekat Islam at Bandoeng Java
"Barney Google" cartoon strip, by Billy De Beck, premieres
Dutch 2nd Chamber accept Anti-revolution law
First flight across the South Atlantic Ocean arrives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, piloted by Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral. First use of the sextant in air navigation.
Bonus Army: around a thousand World War I veterans amass at the United States Capitol as the US Senate considers a bill that would give them certain benefits
Kansas City Massacre: 1 FBI agent, 4 cops & 1 gangster killed by mob
The Second Sino-Japanese War, known in China as the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, was fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan between 1937 and 1945, following a...
Last public guillotining in France. Eugen Weidmann, a convicted murderer, is guillotined in Versailles outside the prison Saint-Pierre
This is a timeline of World War II events that took place in 1940, the first full year of the second global war of the 20th century.
George Akerlof, American economist, known for american economist, was born on 1941-06-17.
-19] French troops under Lattre de Tssigny conquer Elba
Newt Gingrich is born
Barry Manilow, American musician, known for american singer, was born on 1944-06-17. Barry Manilow is an American singer and songwriter with a career spanning over sixty years.
German Unity Day is the National Day of Germany, celebrated on 3 October as a public holiday.
SW Bell inaugurates mobile telephone commercial service, St Louis
Eddy Merckx, Belgian athlete, known for belgian cyclist, was born on 1946-06-17. Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx, is a Belgian former professional road and track cyclist racer who is the most…
Tony Roche, Australian athlete, known for australian tennis player, was born on 1946-06-17.
Earnest Reuter becomes mayor of Berlin
Maxwell Perkins dies
1st kidney transplant (Chicago)
2 mine cave-ins at Charleroi, Belgium
Most runs scored in 1 inning (17 by Red Sox)
"So Rare" by Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra peaks at #2
US Open Men's Golf, Oakmont CC: Jack Nicklaus wins his first major title by 3 strokes in an 18-hole playoff with Arnold Palmer
The Profumo affair was a major scandal in British politics during the early 1960s.
11.08" (28.14 cm) of rainfall, Holly, Colorado (state 24-hour record)
Peter Green, British blues-rock guitartist joins John Mayall's Bluebreakers
Dan Jansen, American athlete, known for american speed skater, was born on 1966-06-17. Daniel Erwin Jansen is a retired American speed skater.
"Somebody to Love" (originally titled "Someone to Love") is a rock song written by Darby Slick, originally recorded by the Great Society, and later by Jefferson Airplane.
The Ohio Express is an American bubblegum pop band formed in Mansfield, Ohio, in 1967.
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The band comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist-keyboardist John Paul Jones and drummer John Bonham.
Carole King's album "Tapestry" goes to #1 on US album charts and stays there for 15 weeks
At 2:35 p.m. on June 17, 1972, fire broke out at the Hotel Vendome at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Dartmouth Street in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston. The fire was brought under...
The Provisional Irish Republican Army bombs the Houses of Parliament in London, injuring 11 people and causing extensive damage
A referendum on becoming a US commonwealth was held in the Northern Mariana Islands on 17 June 1975. The proposal was approved by 79% of voters.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) was founded in 1946 and began operations as the Basketball Association of America (BAA).
Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate. It is home to more than 10.5 million people.
Venus Williams, American athlete, known for american tennis player, was born on 1981-06-17. Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the world No.
18th NASA Space Shuttle Mission (51-G): Discovery 5 launches
The Burger Court was the period in the history of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1969 to 1986, when Warren E. Burger served as Chief Justice of the United States.
With the death of the last individual, the Dusky Seaside Sparrow becomes extinct
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
Kendrick Lamar, American musician, known for american rapper and songwriter, was born on 1988-06-17. Kendrick Lamar Duckworth is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer.
US beats Guatemala 2-1 in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
Country entertainer Minnie Pearl suffers a stroke at 78
Connecticut Governor Lowell Weicker and WFAN DJ Don Imus change places for 1 day
Indians' Carlos Baerga hits 3 home runs against Detroit
Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Syracuse, New York on WAQX 95.7 FM
The Nashville Predators (colloquially referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in California since June 28, 2013. The State of California first issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples from June 16, 2008 to November 5, 2008, as a result of...
Legislative elections were held in France on 10 and 17 June 2012 (and on other dates for small numbers of voters outside metropolitan France) to select the members of the 14th National Assembly of...
An anti-black mass shooting and hate crime occurred on June 17, 2015, in Charleston, South Carolina.
Incredibles 2 is a 2018 American animated superhero film written and directed by Brad Bird.
Mohamed Morsi dies
Daniel Peter Masterson is an American actor. He portrayed Steven Hyde in That '70s Show (1998–2006), Milo Foster in Men at Work (2012–2014), and Jameson "Rooster" Bennett in The Ranch (2016–2018).
China launches its Shenzhou-12 spacecraft with three astronauts arriving at its new space station Tiangong six and a half hours later
"Running Up That Hill" single by Kate Bush goes to #1 on the UK chart; originally released in 1985, the song was featured in sci-fi television show "Stranger Things", its record 44 year climb to the top also makes Bush (63) the oldest female artist to score a No.1
Philippines accuses Chinese coastguard of “a brazen act of aggression” after a confrontation in the contested Spratly Islands escalating the tension in the area [1]