June 17th, 1889

Born on June 17th, 1889

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What happened on June 17th?

June 17th, 2017

Wildfires erupted across central Portugal, eventually causing the deaths of 66 people.

June 17th, 1963

Riots broke out in Saigon one day after the signing of the Joint Communiqué, an attempt to resolve the Buddhist crisis in South Vietnam.

June 17th, 1952

Guatemalan Revolution: The Guatemalan Congress passed Decree 900, redistributing unused land greater than 224 acres (0.91 km2) in area to local peasants.

June 17th, 1940

Second World War: RMS Lancastria was sunk by German aircraft near Saint-Nazaire, France, causing thousands of fatalities in Britain's worst maritime disaster.

June 17th, 1919

Hundreds of Canadian soldiers rioted in Epsom, England, leading to the death of a British police officer.

June 17th, 1913

In Detroit, autoworkers for car manufacturer Studebaker went on strike in the American auto industry's first major strike action.

June 17th, 1900

Boxer Rebellion: Allied naval forces captured the Taku Forts from Qing China after a brief but bloody battle.

June 17th, 1861

American Civil War: The Battle of Vienna, Virginia, took place, which involved one of the world's first military movements of troops by train.

June 17th, 1795

French Revolutionary Wars: Off the coast of Brittany, a Royal Navy squadron commanded by William Cornwallis (pictured) fended off a numerically superior French Navy fleet.

June 17th, 1775

American Revolutionary War: British forces took Bunker Hill outside of Boston, Massachusetts.

June 17th, 1631

Mumtaz Mahal (pictured), wife of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, died in childbirth; Jahan spent the next seventeen years constructing her mausoleum, the Taj Mahal.

June 17th, 1579

Explorer Francis Drake landed in a region of present-day California, naming it New Albion and claiming it for England.

June 17th, 1462

Hungarian–Ottoman Wars: Wallachian forces led by Vlad Dracula attacked an Ottoman camp at night in an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Sultan Mehmed II.

June 17th, 1397

The kingdoms of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway formed the Kalmar Union, a personal union under Eric of Pomerania.

June 17th, 0653

Pope Martin I was arrested in the Lateran Palace, Rome, and taken to Constantinople.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on June 17th

Born on June 17th, 1889

55

Jan Skala

German journalist and author (1889–1945)

*June 17th, 1889, Nebelschütz †January 22nd, 1945, Dziedzice

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Born in 1889

88

Charlie Chaplin

English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)

*April 16th, 1889, Walworth †December 25th, 1977, Corsier-sur-Vevey

74

Jawaharlal Nehru

Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964

*November 14th, 1889, Prayagraj †May 27th, 1964, New Delhi

62

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Austrian philosopher and logician (1889-1951)

*April 26th, 1889, Neuwaldegg †April 29th, 1951, Cambridge

87

Dietrich von Hildebrand

German Catholic philosopher and theologian

*October 12th, 1889, Florence †January 26th, 1977, New Rochelle

67

Gabriela Mistral

Chilean poet, diplomat and educator (1889–1957)

*April 7th, 1889, Vicuña †January 10th, 1957, Hempstead

88

Olave Baden-Powell

(1889-1977) World Chief Guide

*February 22nd, 1889, Chesterfield †June 25th, 1977, Bramley

63

Edwin Hubble

American astronomer

*November 20th, 1889, Marshfield †September 28th, 1953, San Marino

62

Jean de Lattre de Tassigny

French army general, Marshal of France (1889-1952)

*February 2nd, 1889, Mouilleron-en-Pareds †January 11th, 1952, Paris

83

Gabriel Marcel

French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading Christian existentialist (1889-1973)

*December 7th, 1889, 8th arrondissement of Paris †October 8th, 1973, 7th arrondissement of Paris

93

Adrian Boult

British conductor (1889–1983)

*April 8th, 1889, Chester †February 22nd, 1983, London

76

Arthur Waley

British orientalist and sinologist (1889–1966)

*August 19th, 1889, Royal Tunbridge Wells †June 27th, 1966, London

78

Francis Spellman

American Catholic cardinal (1889–1967)

*May 4th, 1889, Whitman †December 2nd, 1967, New York City

81

António de Oliveira Salazar

Prime Minister of Portugal (1889-1970)

*April 28th, 1889, Vimieiro (Santa Comba Dão) †July 27th, 1970, Lisbon

41

Harry Clarke

Irish artist (1889–1931)

*March 17th, 1889, Dublin †January 6th, 1931, Chur

85

Leontine Sagan

Austrian-Hungarian stage and film director

*February 13th, 1889, Budapest †May 20th, 1974, Pretoria

40

Ted Wilde

American film director, screenwriter (1889-1929)

*December 16th, 1889, New York City †December 17th, 1929, Hollywood

80

Eduardo Ciannelli

Italian actor (1889-1969)

*August 30th, 1889, Ischia †October 8th, 1969, Rome

74

Darcy Hadfield

New Zealand rower (1889–1964)

*December 1st, 1889, Meadowbank Homestead †September 15th, 1964, Auckland

55

Achille Starace

Italian Fascist general (1889-1945)

*August 18th, 1889, Sannicola †April 29th, 1945, Milan

78

Maurice Garçon

French writer (1889-1967)

*November 25th, 1889, Lille †December 29th, 1967, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1889 is a normal year and no leap year.

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