June 17

Events

 * - attempts to   in, and the latter is forced to retreat from.
 * - - Forces under King  soundly defeat troops led by.
 * - assassinates the 13th,.
 * -  claims a land he calls  (modern ) for.
 * - died during . Her husband, , then spent more than 20 years to build her , the.
 * -, is founded by
 * - In, the declares itself the.
 * - In the, issues the  which gives  the freedom to worship in the . The  and the  is later established as a result.
 * - in the  of the.
 * - : - 1,500  and  led by  beat back  's forces at  in.
 * - : - The  defeat the US Cavalry at White Bird Canyon in the.
 * - The arrives in.
 * - The is established.
 * - The introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the.
 * -  signs the  into law.
 * 1932 - : Around a thousand veterans amass at the  as the  considers a bill that would give them certain benefits.
 * - : In, four  agents and captured fugitive  were gunned down by gangsters attempting to free Nash.
 * - Last public guillotining in ., a convicted murderer, is guillotined in outside the prison.
 * - :  begins -  troops start to  evacuate, following 's takeover of  and most of the nation.
 * 1940 - : Sinking of the  by the  near,.
 * 1940 - The three s of, and  fall under the occupation of the.
 * - becomes a ; French troops land on.
 * - A carrying  crashes near, killing all 43 people on board.
 * - : In, the orders a division of troops into  to quell a.
 * - becomes the fourth member of the  with a  at  in.
 * - The of  is founded with the merger of the  (CCF) and the.
 * - The ruled 8 to 1 in  against allowing the reciting of  verses and the  in s.
 * - Representatives of and the  sign the, setting out a plan where the  would return control of.
 * - : Five operatives are arrested for burglarizing the offices of the, in an attempt by some members of the  to illegally  the opposition.
 * 1972 - The Hotel fire kills 9 Boston fire fighters, the worst tragedy in the history of the Boston Fire Department.
 * - The body of "God's Banker", is found hanging beneath  in.
 * - With the death of the last individual, the becomes extinct.
 * - : The n repeals the, which had required all racial classification of all  at birth.
 * - A 'Joint Understanding' agreement on arms reduction is signed by   and n   (this would be later codified in ).
 * - Following a televised low-speed highway chase and a failed attempt at, is arrested for the murders of his wife, , and her friend.
 * - Following a televised low-speed highway chase and a failed attempt at, is arrested for the murders of his wife, , and her friend.

Births

 * - King (d. )
 * -, Italian saint (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, Italian painter and architect (d. )
 * -, German theologian (d. )
 * -, English inventor (d. )
 * -, German philosopher (d. )
 * 1714  -, French astronomer (d. )
 * -, British field marshal (d. )
 * -, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. )
 * -, Norwegian author (d. )
 * -, German writer (d. )
 * -, Icelandic independence fighter (d. )
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * 1818  -, queen of the Netherlands (d. )
 * - Sir, English physicist and chemist (d. )
 * - Fr., Anglican  prosecuted for  activities (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * 1861  -, U.S. army general and soldier (d.
 * -, inventor of system (d. )
 * 1867  -, Australian poet (d. )
 * -, American writer and photographer (d. )
 * -, Canadian boxer (d. )
 * -, Russian composer (d. )
 * -, German General (d. )
 * -, Dutch artist (d. )
 * 1898  -, German physicist (d. )
 * -, Nazi official (d. )
 * -, American popular music composer (d. )
 * 1902  -, Australian cricketer (d. )
 * -, inventor of the Toll House Cookie, the first chocolate chip cookie (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American designer and architect (d. )
 * -, Governor of Minnesota (d. )
 * 1909  -, Canadian film editor (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * 1910  -, Canadian politician (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, Hungarian psychiatrist (d. )
 * 1915  -, American banjo player and actor (d. )
 * -, Norwegian mathematician
 * -, Buddhist meditation master
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * 1920  -, French biologist,
 * -, American football player (d. )
 * -, German conductor
 * -, Armenian chess player (d. )
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * -, American free-market libertarian writer, politician, and investment analyst (d. )
 * 1933  -, French violinist (d. )
 * 1933  -, American basketball player (d. )
 * -, British film director
 * -, American economist,
 * -, Egyptian director, recipient of the
 * -, American politician
 * 1943  -, American musician
 * -, American actor
 * 1945  -, American General
 * 1945  -, English politician
 * 1945  -, Belgian cyclist
 * -, Austrian writer
 * 1947  -, English singer and percussionist (d. )
 * -, Venezuelan baseball player
 * 1948  -, Mexican baseball player (d. )
 * -, British-born musician (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, American ice hockey player, coach and executive
 * -, Irish musician
 * 1957  -, American opera singer (d. )
 * 1957  -, American actor
 * 1957  -, Dutch actor
 * -, American musician and activist
 * 1958  -, American film director
 * 1958  -, Syrian-born Canadian politician
 * 1958 -, American countertenor
 * -, American actor
 * -, Finnish singer
 * -, American actor
 * -, German swimmer
 * 1964  -, Italian racing driver
 * 1964  -, American actress
 * -, American football player
 * -, American actor
 * -, American musician
 * -, Japanese professional wrestler
 * -, Kenyan athlete
 * -, American football player
 * 1970  -, Mexican singer and actress
 * 1970  -, American writer, actor and comedian
 * 1970  -, French Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Mexican singer
 * 1971  -, Irish politician
 * -, American rapper
 * 1973  -, Indian tennis player
 * -, Puerto Rican Business Consultant
 * -, Greek archer
 * -, American actor
 * 1975  -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American football player
 * 1977  -, Serbian actor
 * 1977  -, American bassist/guitarist of
 * -, Japanese actress
 * 1978  -, French European ice dancer
 * -, American soccer player
 * -, Japanese singer
 * 1980  -, American tennis player
 * -, Indian model and actress
 * 1981 -, American football quarterback
 * 1981 -, Australian cricket all-rounder
 * -, British singer, formerly of
 * 1983  -, Japanese singer and actor
 * 1983  -, English stage actress
 * - American stage actor
 * -, Cypriot professional tennis player
 * 1985  -, Brazilian footballer

Deaths

 * -, first king of Poland
 * -, (b. )
 * -, and restorer of the
 * - Princess, writer (b. )
 * -, Japanese shogun (b. )
 * -, English Catholic Cardinal (b. )
 * -, King of Poland (b. )
 * -, English politician and writer (b. )
 * -, Marshal of France (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * - Major, British marine (killed in battle) (b. )
 * -, Shah of Persia (b. )
 * -, English sailor and politician (b. )
 * - Argentine military leader (b. )
 * -, queen of in North , one of the leading figures of the  (b. )
 * -, English artist (b. )
 * -, Russian politician, Governor-General of Finland (assassinated) (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, English chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, American rocket-fuel pioneer and renegade occultist (b. )
 * -, German doctor (b. )
 * 1956  -, American racing driver (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Uruguayan footballer (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, British general (b. )
 * 1981  -, American writer and educator (Dick and Jane) (b. )
 * -, Italian banker (b. )
 * -, American composer and teacher (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, baseball player and manager (b. )
 * -, American philosopher of science (b. )
 * -, American chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, American athlete (b. )
 * 2002  -, German footballer (b. )
 * -, Canadian hockey player (b. )
 * -, American bassist (b. )
 * 2005  -, comic book writer (b. )
 * -, Brazilian comedian (b. )
 * -, Italian fashion designer (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * , celebrating independence from in.
 * National holiday of until, see.

Liturgical feasts

 * patron of the blind
 * (died 640)
 * (Abbot, died circa 680)
 * (died 640)
 * (Abbot, died circa 680)
 * (died 640)
 * (Abbot, died circa 680)
 * (Abbot, died circa 680)