June 17th, 1913

Born on June 17th, 1913

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What happened on June 17th, 1913?

June 17th, 1913

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

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What else 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, 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, after one of their comrades was arrested, leading to the death of a British police officer.

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

Ottoman–Hungarian 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.

June 17th, 1929

The town of Murchison, New Zealand is rocked by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killing 17. At the time it was New Zealand's worst natural disaster.

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

Born on June 17th, 1913

31

Felix Hartlaub

German writer and historian

*June 17th, 1913, Bremen †November 30th, 1944, Berlin

75

Lee Roberts

American actor (1913-1989)

*June 17th, 1913, Ohio †April 24th, 1989, San Joaquin

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36

Kendrick Lamar

American rapper, singer and record producer (born 1987)

*June 17th, 1987, Compton

65

Jello Biafra

American singer

*June 17th, 1958, Boulder

43

Jeph Jacques

Comic author and illustrator (1980-)

*June 17th, 1980, Rockville

78

John Hersey

American journalist, novelist, professor (1914-1993)

*June 17th, 1914, Tianjin †March 24th, 1993, Key West

77

Beryl Reid

British actress

*June 17th, 1919, Hereford †October 13th, 1996, Thames Valley Hospital

67

Alan Phillips

Baseball and badminton player

*June 17th, 1956, Cape Town

80

Burt Rutan

American aerospace engineer

*June 17th, 1943, Estacada

78

Eddy Merckx

Belgian cyclist (born 1945)

*June 17th, 1945, Meensel-Kiezegem

98

Yvon Gattaz

French businessman

*June 17th, 1925, Bourgoin-Jallieu

92

François Jacob

French biologist and geneticist, winner of the Nobel Prize in 1965

*June 17th, 1920, Nancy †April 19th, 2013, 14th arrondissement of Paris

81

Mohamed ElBaradei

Egyptian law scholar and diplomat, former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient

*June 17th, 1942, Cairo

95

Setsuko Hara

Japanese actress (1920–2015)

*June 17th, 1920, Yokohama †September 5th, 2015, Kanagawa Prefecture

93

Lucie Kurlbaum-Beyer

German author and politician (1914-2008)

*June 17th, 1914, Herdorf †February 29th, 2008, Lauf an der Pegnitz

44

Martin Bormann

German Nazi Party official and head of the Nazi Party Chancellery (1900–1945)

*June 17th, 1900, Halberstadt †May 2nd, 1945, Berlin

57

Jason Patric

American actor

*June 17th, 1966, Queens

60

Duncan Lamont

British actor (1918-1978)

*June 17th, 1918, Lisbon †December 18th, 1978, Royal Tunbridge Wells

87

Ralph Bellamy

American actor (1904–1991)

*June 17th, 1904, Chicago †November 29th, 1991, Santa Monica

67

James Weldon Johnson

American writer and activist

*June 17th, 1871, Jacksonville †June 26th, 1938, Wiscasset

43

Venus Williams

American tennis player (born 1980)

*June 17th, 1980, Lynwood

63

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

*June 17th, 1960, El Paso

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81

Richard Nixon

President of the United States from 1969 to 1974

*January 9th, 1913, Yorba Linda †April 22nd, 1994, Manhattan

93

Gerald Ford

President of the United States from 1974 to 1977

*July 14th, 1913, Omaha †December 26th, 2006, Rancho Mirage

103

Alejandra Soler

Spanish teacher and politician (1913-2017)

*July 8th, 1913, Valencia †March 1st, 2017, Valencia

84

Kai-Uwe von Hassel

German politician (1913–1997)

*April 21st, 1913 †May 8th, 1997, Aachen

53

Vivien Leigh

British actress (1913–1967)

*November 5th, 1913, Darjeeling †July 8th, 1967, Eaton Square

88

Anthony Dexter

American actor

*January 19th, 1913, Talmage †March 27th, 2001, Greeley

63

Benjamin Britten

English composer, conductor, and pianist (1913-1976)

*November 22nd, 1913, Lowestoft †December 4th, 1976, Aldeburgh

80

Burt Lancaster

American actor (1913–1994)

*November 2nd, 1913, New York City †October 20th, 1994, Los Angeles

78

Willy Brandt

Chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974), SPD

*December 18th, 1913, Sankt Lorenz †October 8th, 1992, Unkel

92

Rosa Parks

African-American civil rights activist (1913-2005)

*February 4th, 1913, Tuskegee †October 24th, 2005, Detroit

74

Danny Kaye

American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian (1911–1987)

*January 18th, 1913, Brooklyn †March 3rd, 1987, Los Angeles

84

Jean Marais

French actor and theatre director (1913-1998)

*December 11th, 1913, Cherbourg †November 8th, 1998, Cannes

74

Trevor Howard

English film, stage and television actor (1913–1988)

*September 29th, 1913, Cliftonville †January 7th, 1988, Bushey

76

Anthony Quayle

British actor, director (1913–1989)

*September 7th, 1913, Sefton †October 20th, 1989, London

66

Jesse Owens

American track and field athlete (1913–1980)

*September 12th, 1913, Oakville †March 31st, 1980, Tucson

88

Edward Gierek

Polish politician (1913-2001)

*January 6th, 1913, Porąbka †July 29th, 2001, Cieszyn

76

Mary Martin

American actress (1913-1990)

*December 1st, 1913, Weatherford †November 3rd, 1990, Rancho Mirage

91

Claude Simon

French writer

*October 10th, 1913, Antananarivo †July 6th, 2005, Paris

86

Victor Mature

American actor (1913–1999)

*January 29th, 1913, Louisville †August 4th, 1999, Rancho Santa Fe

100

Marc Platt

American ballet dancer, musical theatre performer, and actor (1913-2014)

*December 2nd, 1913, Pasadena †March 29th, 2014, San Rafael

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Public holidays on June 17th

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1913 is a normal year and no leap year.

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