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June 17 is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot June 2007 is the sixth month of that year It began on a Friday and 30 days later ended on a Saturday. June 2006 was a month with thirty days The following events also occurred during the month 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October June 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 197 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II in The Night Attack, and the latter is forced to retreat from Wallachia. AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. The Night Attack (Atacul de noapte was a skirmish fought between forces of Vlad III the Impaler (Ţepeş of Wallachia and Mehmed II of the Ottoman This article is about the region in what is now Southern Romania
• 1497 - Battle of Deptford Bridge - Forces under King Henry VII soundly defeat troops led by Michael An Gof. The Cornish Rebellion of 1497 was a popular uprising by the people of Cornwall in the far south west of Britain. Michael Joseph (better known as Michael An Gof, where An Gof is Cornish for " Blacksmith " died 24 June 1497)
• 1565 - Matsunaga Hisahide assassinates the 13th Ashikaga shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru. Matsunaga Hisahide (松永 久秀 1510 &ndash November 19, 1577) was a Daimyo of Japan following the Sengoku period of the 16th century was a feudal military dictatorship ruled by the Shoguns of the Ashikaga family also known as Yoshihusi, was the 13th Shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1546 to 1565 during the late Muromachi period
• 1579 - Sir Francis Drake claims a land he calls Nova Albion (modern California) for England. Sir is an Honorific used as a title (see Knight) and in several other modern contexts Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral, (c 1540 &ndash 27 January 1595 was an English Privateer, navigator, Slaver, and politician This article is about the area claimed by Francis Drake For the region named by Sir Edmund Plowden, see New Albion (colony, and for the town in western New California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1631 - Mumtaz Mahal died during childbirth. Mumtāz Mahal (April 1593 - 17 June 1631 ( Persian, Urdu: ممتاز محل; pronunciation /mumtɑːz mɛhɛl/ meaning "beloved ornament of the palace" Childbirth (also called labour, birth, partus or parturition) is the culmination of a Human Pregnancy or Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, then spent more than 20 years to build her tomb, the Taj Mahal. The Mughal Empire was the dominant power in the Indian subcontinent between the mid-16th century and the end of the 17th century Shihab-ud-din Muhammad Shah Jahan I (full title Al-Sultan al-'Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram Abu'l-Muzaffar Shihab ud-din Muhammad Sahib-i-Qiran-i-Sani Shah Jahan I Padshah Ghazi For the New York prison see The Tombs. A Tomb is a repository for the remains of the dead. The Taj Mahal (tɑdʒ
• 1773 - Cúcuta, Colombia is founded by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar
• 1775 - American Revolutionary War: Battle of Bunker Hill
• 1789 - In France, the Third Estate declares itself the national assembly. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Cúcuta (ˈkukuta is a Colombian city, capital of the North Santander Department and located in the northeast of the country Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Juana Rangel de Cuellar ( October 6 of 1649, Pamplona. - 1736, Pamplona. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775 on Breed's Hill, as part of the Siege of Boston during the American Revolutionary Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Estates of the realm were the broad divisions of society usually distinguishing Nobility, Clergy, and Commoners recognized in the Middle Ages The National Assembly is either a Legislature, or the Lower house of a Bicameral legislature in some countries
• 1839 - In the Kingdom of Hawaii, Kamehameha III issues the Edict of toleration which gives Roman Catholics the freedom to worship in the Hawaiian Islands. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Kingdom of Hawaii was established during the years 1795 to 1810 with the subjugation of the smaller independent chiefdoms of O{{okina}}ahu, Kamehameha III (born Kauikeaouli) ( August 11, 1813 ?&ndash December 15, 1854) was the king of Hawaii from 1824 to 1854 An edict of toleration is a declaration made by a government or ruler and states that members of a given Religion will not be persecuted for engaging in their religious practices The Hawaiian Islands, once known as the Sandwich Islands, form an Archipelago of 19 Islands and Atolls numerous smaller The Hawaii Catholic Church and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace is later established as a result. The Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, officially in Latin Dioecesis Honoluluensis, is an ecclesiastical territory or Particular church of the Catholic The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace &mdash also known by its original French Name Cathédrale de Notre Dame de la Paix, its Portuguese variant
• 1863 - Battle of Aldie in the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Battle of Aldie took place on June 17, 1863, in Loudoun County Virginia, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil The Gettysburg Campaign was a series of battles fought in June and July 1863 during the American Civil War. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South
• 1876 - Indian Wars: Battle of the Rosebud - 1,500 Sioux and Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse beat back General George Crook's forces at Rosebud Creek in Montana Territory. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Battle of the Rosebud (also known the Battle of the Rosebud Creek) occurred June 17, 1876, in the Montana Territory between the Sioux (pronounced SUE are a Native American and First Nations people Cheyenne are a Native American nation of the Great Plains. The Cheyenne Nation is composed of two united tribes, the Só'taa'e (more commonly Crazy Horse ( Lakota: Thašuŋka Witko, literally "His-Horse-is-Crazy" (ca George Crook ( September 8, 1828 &ndash March 21, 1890) was a career United States Army officer most noted for his distinguished The
• 1877 - Indian Wars: Battle of White Bird Canyon - The Nez Perce defeat the US Cavalry at White Bird Canyon in the Idaho Territory. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Battle of White Bird Canyon was fought on June 17, 1877 in Idaho Territory. The Nez Perce (ˌnɛzˈpɝs are a Tribe of Native Americans who live in the Pacific Northwest region ( Columbia River Plateau) of the United Idaho Territory was an Organized territory of the United States which existed from 1863 to 1890
• 1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Liberty Enlightening the World (La liberté éclairant le monde commonly known as the Statue of Liberty (Statue de la Liberté was presented The City of New York
• 1898 - The United States Navy Hospital Corps is established. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hospital Corpsman (HM is a rating in the United States Navy and a member of the Navy's Hospital Corps
• 1901 - The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The College Board is a Not-for-profit Examination board in the United States that was formed in 1900 The SAT Reasoning Test (formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test and Scholastic Assessment Test) is a standardized test for College admissions in the
• 1930 - U.S. President Herbert Hoover signs the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act into law. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10 1874 &ndash October 20 1964 was the thirty-first President of the United States (1929–1933 The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act (sometimes known as the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act) was an act signed into law on June 17 1930, that raised U
• 1932 - Bonus Army: Around a thousand World War I veterans amass at the United States Capitol as the U.S. Senate considers a bill that would give them certain benefits. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. The self-named Bonus Expeditionary Force was an assemblage of some 43000 marchers — 17000 World War I veterans their families and affiliated groups who protested World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives
• 1933 - Union Station Massacre: In Kansas City, Missouri, four FBI agents and captured fugitive Frank Nash were gunned down by gangsters attempting to free Nash. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Kansas City Massacre was the Shootout and Murder of four law Kansas City Missouri only Items for the metro area Kansas City Kansas or North Kansas City MO should go on their respective pages
• 1939 - Last public guillotining in France. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Eugen Weidmann, a convicted murderer, is guillotined in Versailles outside the prison Saint-Pierre. Eugen Weidmann ( February 5, 1908 &ndash June 17, 1939) was the last person to be publicly executed in France. Versailles (vɛʀsaj in French) formerly de facto capital of the kingdom of France, is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and is still an important Saint-Pierre means Saint Peter in French. Surname Saint-Pierre is the surname of Richard Saint-Pierre, who not only was one
• 1940 - World War II: Operation Ariel begins - Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Operation Ariel was the name given to the World War II evacuation of Allied forces from western France following the collapse of the country by the invasion In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• 1940 - World War II: Sinking of the RMS Lancastria by the Luftwaffe near Saint-Nazaire, France. History Launched on the Clyde Scotland in 1920 as the Tyrrhenia for the Anchor Line a subsidiary of Cunard, the 16243  ton, 578  ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. See also the St Nazaire Raid Saint-Nazaire ( Breton: Sant-Nazer) is a town and ''commune'' in the Loire-Atlantique département This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1940 - World War II: The British Army's 11th Hussars assault and take Fort Capuzzo in Libya, Africa from Italian forces. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. Fort Capuzzo was a fort in the Italian colony of Libya, near the Libyan- Egyptian border Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab The Kingdom of Italy ( Italian: Regno d'Italia) was a state forged in 1861 by the unification of Italy under the influence of the Kingdom
• 1940 - The three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fall under the occupation of the Soviet Union. The Baltic states (Balti riigid Baltijas valstis Baltijos valstybės or Baltic countries are three countries in Northern Europe, all members of the Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• 1944 - Iceland becomes a republic
• 1948 - A Douglas DC-6 carrying United Airlines Flight 624 crashes near Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, killing all 43 people on board. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout United Airlines Flight 624, a DC-6 (NC37506 originated in San Diego California with stops in Los Angeles and Chicago enroute to Mount Carmel is the name of a Borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
• 1953 - Workers Uprising: In East Germany, the Soviet Union orders a division of troops into East Berlin to quell a rebellion. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Uprising of 1953 in East Germany took place in June 1953 A strike by Berlin construction workers on June 16 The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990 Rebellion is a refusal of obedienceIt may therefore be seen as encompassing a range of Behaviours from Civil disobedience and mass Nonviolent resistance
• 1961 - The New Democratic Party of Canada is founded with the merger of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and the Canadian Labour Congress. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF (French Fédération du commonwealth coopératif, then Parti social démocratique du Canada) was a Canadian The Canadian Labour Congress, or CLC (in French "le Congrès du travail du Canada
• 1963 - The United States Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 in Abington School District v. Schempp against allowing the reciting of Bible verses and the Lord's Prayer in public schools. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Abington Township School District v Schempp (consolidated with Murray v Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin The Lord's Prayer, also known as the Our Father or Pater noster, is probably the best-known Prayer in Christianity. The term public school has two distinct (and virtually opposite meanings depending on the location of usage in the United States, Australia and
• 1972 - Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burglarizing the offices of the Democratic National Committee, in an attempt by some members of the Republican party to illegally wiretap the opposition. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Watergate scandals were a series of Political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that resulted in the Indictment of several of Nixon's See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence The Democratic National Committee (DNC is the principal organization governing the United States Democratic Party on a day to day basis Wiretap redirects here For the radio program see WireTap (radio program Telephone tapping (or wire tapping / wiretapping in
• 1982 - The body of "God's Banker", Roberto Calvi is found hanging beneath Blackfriars Bridge in London. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Roberto Calvi (Milan 13 April 1920 – London 17 June 1982 was an Italian Banker dubbed by the press as "God's Banker" Blackfriars Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames in London, between Waterloo Bridge and Blackfriars Railway Bridge London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1987 - With the death of the last individual, the Dusky Seaside Sparrow becomes extinct. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Dusky Seaside Sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus nigrescens, was a non- migratory Subspecies of the Seaside Sparrow, found in Southern
• 1991 - Apartheid: The South African Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act, which had required all racial classification of all South Africans at birth. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A  parliament is a Legislature, especially in those The Population Registration Act of 1950 required that each inhabitant of South Africa be classified and registered in accordance with their racial characteristics The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
• 1992 - A 'Joint Understanding' agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II). Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin () (1 February 1931 23 April 2007 was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999 START II, the St rategic A rms R eduction T reaty, which was signed by United States President George H
• 1994 - Following a televised low-speed highway chase and a failed attempt at suicide, O.J. Simpson is arrested for the murders of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Orenthal James "O J" Simpson (born July 9 1947 who has also been called The Juice, is a retired American football player, Nicole Brown Simpson ( May 19, 1959 - June 12, 1994) was the ex-wife of American football player O Ronald Lyle Goldman ( July 2, 1968 June 12, 1994) was Killed in Los Angeles California, along with Nicole

Births

• 1239 - King Edward I of England (d. Edward I (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307 popularly known as Longshanks, was a King of England who achieved historical fame by conquering large parts of Wales and almost 1307)
• 1603 - Joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (d. Saint Joseph of Cupertino (San Giuseppe da Copertino ( June 17, 1603 &ndash September 18, 1663) is an Italian saint 1663)
• 1682 - King Charles XII of Sweden (d. 1718)
• 1691 - Giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Giovanni Paolo Pannini or Panini ( June 17 1691 &ndash Rome, October 21 1765) was an Italian painter and 1765)
• 1693 - Johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Georg Walch ( June 17, 1693 - January 13, 1775) was a German theologian. 1775)
• 1704 - John Kay, English inventor (d. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Kay (June 17 1704 &ndash 1780 was the Inventor of the Flying shuttle, which was a key contribution to the Industrial Revolution. 1780)
• 1714 - Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher (d. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten ( July 17, 1714 &ndash May 26, 1762) was a German Philosopher. 1762)
• 1714 - César-François Cassini de Thury, French astronomer (d. Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year César-François Cassini de Thury, called Cassini III or Cassini de Thury, was a French Astronomer and Cartographer. 1784)
• 1718 - George Howard, British field marshal (d. Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Field Marshal Sir George Howard PC KB ( 17 June 1718 &ndash 16 July 1796) was a British military officer the 1796)
• 1742 - William Hooper, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Hooper (June 17 1742 &ndash October 14 1790 was an American lawyer politician and a member of the Continental Congress representing North Carolina 1790)
• 1808 - Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian author (d. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Henrik Arnold Thaulow Wergeland ( June 17, 1808 in Kristiansand – July 12, 1845 in Christiania) was a Norwegian 1845)
• 1810 - Ferdinand Freiligrath, German writer (d. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Freiligrathhaus_Unkel_1jpg|thumb|Ferdinand Freiligrath lived in Unkel 1839/40]] Ferdinand Freiligrath ( 17 June 1810 - 18 March 1876 1876)
• 1811 - Jón Sigurðsson, Icelandic independence fighter (d. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jón Sigurðsson ( June 17, 1811 &ndash December 7, 1879) was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement. 1879)
• 1818 - Charles Gounod, French composer (d. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Biography Gounod was born in Paris, the son of a pianist mother and a draftsman father 1893)
• 1818 - Sophie of Württemberg, queen of the Netherlands (d. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sophie of Württemberg (Sophia Frederika Mathilde Prinzessin von Württemberg; 17 June 1818 – 3 June 1877) was the first wife 1877)
• 1832 - Sir William Crookes, English physicist and chemist (d. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Sir William Crookes, OM, FRS (17 June 1832 – 4 April 1919 was an English Chemist and Physicist. 1919)
• 1839 - Fr. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Arthur Tooth SSC, Anglican Clergyman prosecuted for ritualist activities (d. Father Arthur Tooth SSC (1839–1931 a Ritualist and Clergyman in the Church of England, and a member of the Society of the Holy Cross The Society of the Holy Cross (SSC is an international Anglo-Catholic society of priests with members in the Anglican Communion, the Continuing Anglican Movement A cleric ( Ancient Greek κληρικός - klērikos clergyman (pl this article is on the Anglican church in particular See Orthopraxis for ritualism in general 1931)
• 1858 - Ebenezer Sumner Draper, 44^th Governor of Massachusetts (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ebenezer Sumner Draper ( June 17, 1858 - April 9, 1914) was a U The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1914)
• 1861 - Pete Browning, American baseball player (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Louis Rogers "Pete" Browning ( June 17 1861 - September 10 1905) was an American center and Left fielder 1905)
• 1861 - Omar Bundy, U. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Omar Bundy ( June 17 1861 - January 20 1940) was a US army general who participated in the Indian Wars and the Spanish-American S. army general and soldier (d. 1940)
• 1863 - Duke Charles Michael of Mecklenburg, head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Michael Duke of Mecklenburg (Carl Michael Herzog zu Mecklenburg 6 December 1934) was an officer in the Imperial Russian Army, The Grand Ducal House of Mecklenburg is a North German Dynasty of West Slavic origin that ruled until 1918. 1934)
• 1867 - John Robert Gregg, inventor of shorthand system (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting John Robert Gregg (b June 17, 1867, Rockcorry Co Monaghan, Ireland – d 1948)
• 1867 - Henry Lawson, Australian poet (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry Lawson (17 June 1867 – 2 September 1922 was an Australian writer and poet 1922)
• 1880 - Carl Van Vechten, American writer and photographer (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Carl Van Vechten ( June 17, 1880 &ndash December 21, 1964) was an American Writer and Photographer who was a 1964)
• 1881 - Tommy Burns, Canadian boxer (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Tommy Burns ( June 17, 1881 &ndash May 10, 1955) born Noah Brusso, was a Canadian world heavyweight champion 1955)
• 1882 - Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский) ( &ndash 6 April 1971 was a Russian born Composer, considered by many to 1971)
• 1882 - Adolf Friedrich VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Adolf Friedrich VI ( 17 June 1882 - 23 February 1918) was the last Grand Duke of Mecklenburg. 1918)
• 1888 - Heinz Guderian, German General (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Heinz Wilhelm Guderian ( 17 June, 1888 – 14 May, 1954) was a military theorist and innovative General of the German 1954)
• 1898 - M. C. Escher, Dutch artist (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Maurits Cornelis Escher (17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972 usually referred to as M 1972)
• 1898 - Carl Hermann, German physicist (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carl Hermann ( 17 June 1898 &ndash 12 September 1961) was a German professor of Crystallography. 1961)
• 1900 - Martin Bormann, Nazi official (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Martin Ludwig Bormann (17 June 1900 – 2 May 1945 1945)
• 1902 - Sammy Fain, American popular music composer (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 1989)
• 1902 - Alec Hurwood, Australian cricketer (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Alexander Hurwood (17 June 1902 Kangaroo Point Queensland – 26 September 1982 Coffs Harbour New South Wales) known as Alec, was an Australian 1982)
• 1903 - Ruth Wakefield, inventor of the Toll House Cookie, the first chocolate chip cookie (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Ruth Graves Wakefield ( June 17, 1903 – January 10, 1977) was the Inventor of the Toll House Cookie, the first chocolate 1977)
• 1904 - Ralph Bellamy, American actor (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Ralph Rexford Bellamy ( June 17, 1904 – November 29, 1991) was an American Actor with a career spanning sixty-two 1991)
• 1907 - Maurice Cloche, French film director and screenwriter (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Maurice Cloche ( June 17, 1907 - March 20, 1990) was a French Film director, Screenwriter and Film producer 1990)
• 1907 - Charles Eames, American designer and architect (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Charles (1907-1978 and Ray (1912–1988 Eames (ˈiːmz were American designers married in 1941 who worked and made major contributions in many fields of design 1978)
• 1909 - Elmer Lee Andersen, Governor of Minnesota (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Elmer Lee Andersen ( June 17, 1909 November 15, 2004) was an American businessman philanthropist and the 30th Governor of Minnesota 2004)
• 1909 - Ralph E. Winters, Canadian film editor (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Ralph E Winters ( June 17 1909 - February 26 2004) born in Canada was one of the industry's leading Film editors After cutting 2004)
• 1910 - Red Foley, American musician (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Clyde Julian "Red" Foley ( June 17 1910 – September 19 1968) was a Country music Singer. 1968)
• 1910 - George Hees, Canadian politician (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Harris Hees PC, OC ( June 17 1910 - June 11 1996) was a Canadian Politician. 1996)
• 1914 - John Hersey, American author (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Richard Hersey ( June 17, 1914 – March 24, 1993) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American Writer and journalist 1993)
• 1915 - Karl Targownik, Hungarian psychiatrist (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Karl Kalman Targownik ( June 17, 1915 - January 2, 1996) was a Psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor 1996)
• 1915 - David "Stringbean" Akeman, American banjo player and actor (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) David Akeman ( June 17, 1915 – November 10, 1973) was an American Country music Banjo player and comedy 1973)
• 1917 - Atle Selberg, Norwegian mathematician (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Atle Selberg ( June 14, 1917 &ndash August 6, 2007) was a Norwegian Mathematician known for his work in Analytic number 2007)
• 1918 - Ajahn Chah, Buddhist meditation master (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Venerable Ajahn Chah Subhaddo (Chao Khun Bodhinyanathera (Thaiชา สุภัทโท, alternatively spelled Achaan Chah, occasionally with honorific titles 1992)
• 1920 - Jacob H. Gilbert, American politician (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Jacob H Gilbert ( June 17, 1920 - February 27, 1981) was a United States Representative from New York between 1960 and 1981)
• 1920 - François Jacob, French biologist, Nobel laureate
• 1923 - Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch, American football player (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 François Jacob (born 17 June 1920 in Nancy France) is a French Biologist who together with Jacques Monod, originated The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch ( June 17 1923 – January 28 2004) was an American football running back and receiver 2004)
• 1927 - Martin Böttcher, German conductor
• 1929 - Tigran Petrosian, Armenian chess player (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Martin Böttcher (born June 17, 1927, Berlin Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tigran Petrosian (Տիգրան Պետրոսյան ( June 17, 1929 &ndash August 13, 1984) was World Chess Champion from 1963 1984)
• 1930 - Brian Statham, English cricketer (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Brian "George" Statham CBE ( June 17, 1930, Denton, Manchester – June 10, 2000, Stockport 2000)
• 1932 - John Murtha, American politician
• 1933 - Harry Browne, American free-market libertarian writer, politician, and investment analyst (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. John Patrick “Jack” Murtha Jr (born 17 June 1932 is an American politician from the U Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harry Browne ( 17 June 1933 – 1 March 2006) was an American libertarian Writer, Politician, 2006)
• 1933 - Christian Ferras, French violinist (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. What follows is a translation of the link found at the bottom Christian Ferras ( June 17, 1933, Le Touquet - September 14, 1982)
• 1933 - Maurice Stokes, American basketball player (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Maurice Stokes (born June 17, 1933 in Rankin Pennsylvania &ndash died April 6, 1970 in Cincinnati Ohio) was a professional 1970)
• 1936 - Ken Loach, British film director
• 1940 - George Akerlof, American economist, Nobel laureate
• 1942 - Mohamed ElBaradei, Egyptian IAEA director, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
• 1943 - Newt Gingrich, American politician
• 1943 - Barry Manilow, American musician
• 1945 - Frank Ashmore, American actor
• 1945 - Tommy Franks, American General
• 1945 - Ken Livingstone, English politician
• 1945 - Eddy Merckx, Belgian cyclist
• 1946 - Peter Rosei, Austrian writer
• 1947 - Paul Young, English singer and percussionist (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kenneth Loach (born 17 June 1936) known as Ken Loach, is an English television and Film director. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Arthur Akerlof (born June 17, 1940) is an American Economist and Koshland Professor of Economics at the The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. DrMohamed Mostafa El-Baradei ( Arabic: محمد البرادعي transliteration) (born June 17, 1942, in Cairo, Egypt The International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA) is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Newton "Newt" Leroy Gingrich, (born Newton Leroy McPherson on June 17, 1943) is an American politician and author who served as the Speaker Barry Manilow (born June 17, 1943) is an American Singer-songwriter, Musician, arranger, producer and conductor Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Frank Ashmore (born June 17, 1945) is an American Actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as the Visitor Fifth Columnist Martin in the 1983 General Tommy Ray Franks, United States Army (Ret KBE (Honorary (born June 17, 1945 in Wynnewood Oklahoma) is a retired Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born 17 June 1945 is a British Socialist Politician. Edouard Louis Joseph Baron Merckx ('merks (born 17 June 1945 in Meensel-Kiezegem, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium) known as Eddy Merckx, is a former Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Rosei (born in Vienna in 1946) is an Austrian literary writer Paul Young ( 17 June, 1947 – July 15, 2000) was a singer and percussionist who worked with several successful bands including Sad Café 2000)
• 1947 - Christopher Allport, American actor (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Christopher Allport ( June 17, 1947 &ndash January 25, 2008) was an American TV actor 2008)
• 1948 - Dave Concepción, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1948 - Aurelio López, Mexican baseball player (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Ismael Concepción Benitez (born June 17, 1948) better known as Dave Concepción, is a former Shortstop in Major League Baseball Aurelio Alejandro (Rios López ( September 21, 1948 – September 22, 1992) nicknamed "Señor Smoke" was a Mexican 1992)
• 1949 - Snakefinger, British-born musician (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Philip Charles Lithman ( June 17 1949 - July 1 1987) who performed under the stage name Snakefinger, was an English 1987)
• 1951 - Joe Piscopo, American actor
• 1952 - Mike Milbury, American ice hockey player, coach and executive
• 1957 - Phil Chevron, Irish musician (The Pogues, The Radiators From Space)
• 1957 - Martin Dillon, American opera singer (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Joseph Charles John "Joe" Piscopo (born June 17, 1951) is an American Comedian and Actor best known for his work on Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael James Milbury (born June 17, 1952 in Brighton, Massachusetts, U Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Philip Chevron (born Philip Ryan 17 June 1957 in Dublin) is an Irish Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist The Pogues are a band of mixed Irish and English background playing Traditional Irish music with influences from Punk rock, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane The Radiators From Space are an Irish Punk rock band. The band formed in 1976 in Dublin, consisting of Philip Chevron (who was later Martin Dillon (b Portsmouth, Ohio, June 17 1957 - d Randolph, Vermont August 21, 2005) was a 2005)
• 1957 - Jon Gries, American actor
• 1957 - Jack Wouterse, Dutch actor
• 1958 - Jello Biafra, American musician and activist
• 1958 - Bobby Farrelly, American film director
• 1958 - Sam Hamad, Syrian-born Canadian politician
• 1958 - Derek Lee Ragin, American countertenor
• 1960 - Thomas Haden Church, American actor
• 1962 - Michael Monroe, Finnish singer (Hanoi Rocks)
• 1963 - Greg Kinnear, American actor
• 1964 - Michael Gross, German swimmer
• 1964 - Rinaldo Capello, Italian racing driver
• 1964 - Erin Murphy, American actress
• 1965 - Dermontti Dawson, American football player
• 1966 - Jason Patric, American actor
• 1967 - Eric Stefani, American musician
• 1968 - Minoru Suzuki, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1969 - Paul Tergat, Kenyan athlete
• 1970 - Jason Hanson, American football player
• 1970 - Sasha Sokol, Mexican singer and actress
• 1970 - Will Forte, American writer, actor and comedian
• 1970 - Stéphane Fiset, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1970 - Michael Showalter, American comedian
• 1971 - Paulina Rubio, Mexican singer
• 1971 - Mildred Fox, Irish politician
• 1972 - Sebastian White, musician and artist
• 1973 - Krayzie Bone, American rapper (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)
• 1973 - Leander Paes, Indian tennis player
• 1973 - Christian Claudio, Puerto Rican Business Consultant
• 1974 - Evangelia Psarra, Greek archer
• 1975 - Joshua Leonard, American actor
• 1975 - Chloe Jones, American actress (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jonathan Francis "Jon" Gries (born June 17, 1957) is an American Actor, writer and director Jack Wouterse (born June 17 1957 in Soest) is a Dutch actor His career as a movie actor took off with his role in the 1992 film The Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958) more widely known by the Stage name Jello Biafra, is a musician who first gained Robert Leo "Bobby" Farrelly Jr (born June 17, 1958) is an American film director screenwriter and producer Sam Hamad (born June 17 1958 in Damascus Syria) is a Syrian -born Quebec Politician. Derek Lee Ragin (born June 17, 1958) is an American Countertenor. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Haden Church (born June 17, 1960) was born Thomas McMillen in Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Monroe (born Matti Fagerholm, on June 17, 1962 in Helsinki) is a Finnish rock musician Hanoi Rocks are a Finnish Glam punk band formed in 1979 whose most successful period came in the early 1980s Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gregory Kinnear (born June 17, 1963) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Television personality, who Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Michael Gross (born June 17, 1964 in Frankfurt am Main) is a former swimmer from Germany. Rinaldo Capello (born June 17th 1964 in Asti, Italy) also known as Dindo Capello, is an Italian Endurance racing driver Erin Margaret Murphy ( June 17, 1964 in Encino, California) is an American Actress who is best known for her role as young Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Dermontti Farra Dawson (born June 17, 1965 in Lexington Kentucky) is a former American football center in the National Football Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Jason Patric (born June 17, 1966) is an American Film, Television and stage Actor, and Jackie Gleason's grandson Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Eric Matthew Stefani (born June 17, 1967) is an American Pop musician, former Simpsons animator and Grammy -nominated Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a Japanese Professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Kibii Tergat (born June 17, 1969) is a Kenyan professional athlete. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jason Douglas "Thunderfoot" Hanson (born June 17, 1970 in Spokane Washington) is an American football Placekicker for the Sasha Sökol (born June 17, 1970 in Mexico City) is a Mexican Singer and Actress. Will Forte (born June 17 1970 is an American Actor, Writer, and Comedian. Stéphane Fiset (born June 17 1970 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey Goaltender. Michael Showalter (born June 17, 1970) is an American Comedian, Actor, Writer, and director. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Paulina Rubio Dosamantes (born June 17 1971) is a Grammy, Latin Grammy and Latin Billboard nominated Mexican Mildred Fox (born 17 June 1971 is a former Irish independent politician and Teachta Dála (TD for Wicklow from 1995–2007 Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alan White, born 26 May 1972, in Eltham, South London, is an English drummer most famous as being the 'longtime' drummer Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Anthony Henderson (born June 17, 1973 better known as Krayzie Bone, is a two-time Grammy Award -winning artist and member of the Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is an American Hip hop group from the Glenville section of Cleveland Ohio. Leander Adrian Paes (born June 17 1973 is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Christian Claudio, (born on 17 June 1973 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) was a two time member of the Puerto Rican national Taekwondo Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Evangelia Psarra (born June 17, 1974 in Thessaloniki) is an archer from Greece. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joshua Granville Leonard (born 17 June, 1975) is an American actor known for his role in The Blair Witch Project. Chloe Jones (born Melinda Dee Jones in Houston Texas) ( June 17, 1975 &ndash June 2, 2005) was an American Pornographic 2005)
• 1977 - Mark Tauscher, American football player
• 1977 - Branko Tomovic, Serbian actor
• 1977 - Roger Manganelli, American bassist (Less Than Jake)
• 1978 - Kumiko Aso, Japanese actress
• 1978 - Isabelle Delobel, French European ice dancer
• 1979 - Nick Rimando, American soccer player
• 1980 - Kimeru, Japanese singer
• 1980 - Venus Williams, American tennis player
• 1981 - Kyle Boller, American football quarterback
• 1981 - Shane Watson, Australian cricket all-rounder
• 1982 - Marek Svatoš, Slovakian ice hockey player
• 1983 - Lee Ryan, British singer (Blue)
• 1983 - Kazunari Ninomiya, Japanese singer and actor
• 1983 - Connie Fisher, English stage actress
• 1984 - John Gallagher Jr. American stage actor
• 1985 - Marcos Baghdatis, Cypriot professional tennis player
• 1985 - Rafael Sóbis, Brazilian footballer
• 1988 - Andrew Ogilvy, Australian basketball player

Deaths

• 1025 - Bolesław I the Brave, first king of Poland
• 1091 - Dirk V, Count of Holland (b. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Mark Gerald Tauscher (TAH-OO-sher (born June 17, 1977 in Marshfield Wisconsin) is an American football Offensive Tackle who plays Branko Tomović ( Serbian cyrillic: Бранко Томовић) (born June 17, 1977 in Münster, Germany) is Roger Manganelli is the bassist and one of the two singers for Ska-punk band Less Than Jake. Less Than Jake is an American Ska punk band from Gainesville Florida. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) born Kumiko Hiramaru (平丸 久美子 Hiramaru Kumiko, born 17 June 1978 in Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese actress. Isabelle Delobel (born June 17, 1978 in Clermont-Ferrand) is a French figure skater. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Nick Rimando (born June 17, 1979 in Montclair, California) is an American Soccer Goalkeeper who currently plays for Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Kimeru (most often written either in Romaji (Kimeru or with Katakana (キメル but has been written as きめる ( Hiragana) and (決 ( Venus Ebony Starr Williams (born June 17 1980 is a former World No Kyle Bryan Boller (born June 17 1981 in) is an American football Quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football Shane Robert Watson (born 17 June 1981 in Ipswich Queensland) is an Australian Cricketer He debuted for the Australian cricket team in 2002 playing Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Marek Svatoš (born 17 June 1982 in Košice, Slovakia) is a professional Ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Colorado Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Lee Ryan (born 17 June 1983 in Chatham Kent) is a singer-songwriter actor and former member of the British Boy band Blue and is now pursuing Blue were an English pop Boy band consisting of four members Lee Ryan, Duncan James, Antony Costa, and Simon is a member of Arashi (together with Masaki Aiba, Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai and Jun Matsumoto) a Japanese Boy band formed in Connie Fisher (born June 17, 1983) is a British actress and singer who won the BBC One talent contest How Do You Solve A Problem Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Marcos Baghdatis (Μάρκος Παγδατής ˈmaɾkos paɣðaˈtis born June 17 1985, Limassol is a Cypriot professional Tennis Rafael Augusto Sóbis or simply Rafael Sóbis (born 17 June 1985 in Erechim, Brazil) is a Brazilian striker or Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Andrew "AJ" Ogilvy (born 17 June 1988 is the starting center for the Commodores College basketball team at Vanderbilt University Dirk V (1052 &ndash June 17, 1091) was Count of Holland (which was called Frisia at that time from 1061 to 1091 Counts of Holland ruled over the county of Holland in the Low Countries between the 10th and the 16th century 1052)
• 1463 - Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (b. 1436)
• 1565 - Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (b. also known as Yoshihusi, was the 13th Shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1546 to 1565 during the late Muromachi period 1536)
• 1694 - Philip Cardinal Howard, English Catholic Cardinal (b. Philip Howard ( 21 September 1629 - 17 June 1694) was an English Roman Catholic cardinal. 1629)
• 1696 - John III Sobieski, King of Poland (b. John III Sobieski, (Jan III Sobieski (17 August 1629 - 17 June 1696 was one of the most notable monarchs of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 1629)
• 1719 - Joseph Addison, English politician and writer (b. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Joseph Addison (May 1 1672 – June 17 1719 was an English essayist and Poet. 1672)
• 1734 - Claude-Louis-Hector de Villars, Marshal of France (b. Year 1734 ( MDCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Claude Louis Hector de Villars Prince de Martigues Marquis and Duc de Villars and Vicomte de Melun ( May 8, 1653 – June 17, 1734) was the 1653)
• 1740 - Sir William Wyndham, English politician (b. Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Sir William Wyndham 3rd Baronet (1687 &ndash 17 June 1740) English Politician, was the only son of Sir Edward Wyndham, Bart 1687)
• 1762 - Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (b. Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon ( January 13, 1674 - June 17, 1762) was a French Poet and tragedian. 1674)
• 1775 - Major John Pitcairn, British marine (killed in battle) (b. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Pitcairn ( December 28, 1722 &ndash June 17, 1775) was a British Marine who was stationed in Boston Massachusetts 1722)
• 1797 - Agha Muhammad Khan, Shah of Persia (b. Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Muḥammad Khān Qājār (1742-1797 (‎&lrm was the chief of the Qajar tribe 1742)
• 1813 - Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, English sailor and politician (b. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Middleton 1st Baron Barham ( October 14, 1726 &ndash June 17, 1813) was a British naval officer and politician 1726)
• 1821 - Martín Miguel de Güemes Argentine military leader (b. Year 1726 ( MDCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Martín Miguel de Güemes ( 8 February 1785 – 17 June 1821) was a military leader and popular Caudillo who defended northwestern 1785)
• 1858 - Rani Lakshmibai, queen of Jhansi in North India, one of the leading figures of the Indian rebellion of 1857 (b. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Lakshmibai The Rani of Jhansi (c 1828 – 17 June 1858) ( Hindi - झाँसी की रानी Marathi Jhansi ( Urdu: جھانسی Hindi: झांसी Marathi:झाशी is a city of Uttar Pradesh state of northern India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of Sepoys of British East India Company 's army on the 10th of May 1857 in the town of Meerut, 1828)
• 1898 - Edward Burne-Jones, English artist (b. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet (28 August 1833 &ndash 17 June 1898 was an English Artist and Designer closely associated with the later 1833)
• 1904 - Nikolai Ivanovich Bobrikov, Russian politician, Governor-General of Finland (assassinated) (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Nikolai Ivanovich Bobrikov (born on in St Petersburg – June 17 1904 in Helsinki Finland was a Russian soldier and politician 1839)
• 1939 - Allen Sothoron, American baseball player (b. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Allen Sutton Sothoron ( April 27, 1893 - June 17, 1939) was a Spitball pitcher who spent eleven years in the major leagues 1893)
• 1940 - Arthur Harden, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Harden ( October 12 1865 &ndash June 17 1940) was an English Biochemist. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1865)
• 1942 - Charles Fitzpatrick, Canadian politician (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Charles Fitzpatrick GCMG, PC ( December 19 1853 - June 17 1942) was a Canadian lawyer and politician 1853)
• 1952 - Jack Parsons, American rocket-fuel pioneer and renegade occultist (b. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Whiteside Parsons (born Marvel Whiteside Parsons on October 2, 1914 &ndash died June 17, 1952) was an American Rocket 1914)
• 1956 - Paul Rostock, German doctor (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Rostock ( January 18, 1892 - June 17, 1956) was a German Official, surgeon, and university Professor 1892)
• 1956 - Bob Sweikert, American racing driver (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Robert Charles 'Bob' Sweikert (born May 20 1926 Los Angeles, California, died June 17 1956 Salem Indiana) 1926)
• 1957 - Dorothy Richardson, English writer (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Dorothy Miller Richardson ( 17 May 1873 - 17 June 1957) was the first writer to publish an English-language novel using what was to become known 1873)
• 1961 - Jeff Chandler, American actor (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeff Chandler ( December 15, 1918 - June 17, 1961) was an American Film Actor and Singer in the 1950s 1918)
• 1968 - José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. José Nasazzi Yarza ( May 24, 1901 in Montevideo &ndash June 17, 1968) was the Uruguayan footballer who captained his country 1901)
• 1974 - Pamela Britton, American actress (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Pamela Britton ( March 19 1923 &ndash June 17 1974)was an actress best known for appearing as "Lorelei Brown" in the television series 1923)
• 1979 - Duffy Lewis, baseball player (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) George Edward "Duffy" Lewis ( April 18, 1888 - June 17, 1979) born in San Francisco California, was a Left fielder 1888)
• 1981 - Richard O'Connor, British general (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 General Sir Richard Nugent O'Connor KT, GCB, DSO & Bar, MC, ADC ( 21 August 1889 &ndash 1889)
• 1981 - Zerna Sharp, American writer and educator (Dick and Jane) (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Zerna Addis Sharp ( August 12, 1889 - June 17, 1981) US Author, writer and teacher 1889)
• 1982 - Roberto Calvi, Italian banker (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Roberto Calvi (Milan 13 April 1920 – London 17 June 1982 was an Italian Banker dubbed by the press as "God's Banker" 1920)
• 1983 - Peter Mennin, American composer and teacher (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Peter Mennin (born Mennini) ( May 17 1923, Erie Pennsylvania &ndash June 17 1983, New York City) was an 1923)
• 1986 - Kate Smith, American singer (God Bless America) (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Kathryn Elizabeth "Kate" Smith ( May 1, 1907 &ndash June 17, 1986) was an American Singer, best known for her rendition " God Bless America " is an American Patriotic song 1907)
• 1987 - Dick Howser, American baseball player and manager (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Richard Dalton Howser ( May 14, 1936 - June 17, 1987) was an American Major League Baseball Shortstop and 1936)
• 1996 - Thomas Kuhn, American philosopher of science (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Thomas Samuel Kuhn (surname ˈkuːn July 18, 1922  &ndash June 17, 1996) was an American intellectual who wrote extensively 1922)
• 2001 - Donald J. Cram, American chemist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Donald James Cram (April 22 1919 &ndash June 17 2001 was an American chemist who shared the 1987 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Jean-Marie The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1919)
• 2002 - Willie Davenport, American athlete (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. William ("Willie" D Davenport ( June 8, 1943 &ndash June 17, 2002) was an American athlete, born in 1943)
• 2002 - Fritz Walter, German footballer (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Friedrich "Fritz" Walter ( October 31, 1920 &ndash June 17, 2002) was one of the most well-loved German football 1920)
• 2004 - Gerry McNeil, Canadian ice hockey player (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Gerald George McNeil ( April 17, 1926 – June 17, 2004) is a former professional Ice hockey Goaltender who won two 1926)
• 2005 - Karl Mueller, American bassist (Soul Asylum) (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Karl Mueller (b July 27 1963, Minneapolis – d June 17 2005, Minneapolis) was a U Soul Asylum is an American Alternative rock band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1983. 1962)
• 2005 - Sam Loeb, comic book writer (b. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sam Loeb, born Joseph Loeb IV, ( April 13, 1988 – June 17, 2005) was the son of Comic book Writer Jeph 1988)
• 2006 - Cláudio Besserman Vianna, aka "Bussunda", Brazilian comedian (b. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Cláudio Besserman Vianna ( Rio de Janeiro, June 25, 1962 — Vaterstetten, June 17 2006) commonly known as Bussunda 1962)
• 2006 - Arthur Franz, American actor (b. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Franz ( February 29 1920 in Perth Amboy New Jersey – June 17 2006) was a B-movie 1920)
• 2007 - Gianfranco Ferrè, Italian fashion designer (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Gianfranco Ferré ( 15 August, 1944 – 17 June 2007) was a Fashion designer also known as "the architect of fashion" 1944)
• 2007 - Serena Wilson, American belly dancer (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Serena Wilson ( August 8, 1933 &ndash June 17, 2007) often known just as "Serena" was a well-known dancer choreographer and Belly dance is a Western term for a traditional Middle Eastern Dance form 1933)

Holidays and observances

• Iceland's national day, celebrating independence from Denmark in 1944. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Icelandic National Day ( Icelandic: Þjóðhátíðardagurinn, the day of the nation's celebration [[June 17]] [[1944]] is a Holiday in Iceland The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• National holiday of West Germany until 1990, see Workers' Uprising of 1953 in East Germany. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Uprising of 1953 in East Germany took place in June 1953 A strike by Berlin construction workers on June 16
• Saint Albert Chmielowski
• Saint Gondulf
• Saint Hervé patron of the blind
• Saint Hypatius of Bithynia
• Saint Rainier
• Saint Botolph, Abbot (d. Saint Albert Chmielowski aka Adam Hilary Bernard Chmielowski was born August 20, 1845 in Igołomia near Miechów, Congress Saint Hervé (Harvey Herveus Houarniaule Huva of Brittany is a Breton Saint of the sixth century Saint Hypatius of Bithynia (d ca 450 was a Monk and Hermit of the fifth century Saint Rainerius (Raynerius Rainerius Rainier Rainieri Ranieri Raniero Regnier (c Botolph, Botulph or Botulf (d c 680 was an English Abbot and Saint. ca. 680)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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