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Tony Scott (June 17, 1921 –March 28, 2007), American clarinetist, would have turned 103 this year. Gene de Paul (June 17, 1919 –February 27, 1988), American composer, pianist, and songwriter, would have turned 105 this year. Sing Miller (June 17, 1914 –May 18, 1990), American pianist and vocalist, would have turned 110 this year.
June 17 is the 168th day of the year ... Pennsylvania, killing all 43 people on board. ... 1867 – John Robert Gregg, Irish-born American educator, publisher, ...
This is a list of selected June 17 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit.
1977 - Death of Wernher von Braun, German-born rocket scientist (b. 1912) 1981 - Death of Jule Gregory Charney, meteorologist (b. 1917) 2000 - The Science Council, the umbrella body for scientific professional institutes and learned societies in the UK, is launched. June 17. 1714 - Birth of César-François Cassini de Thury, French astronomer ...
1374 – An outbreak of dancing mania, in which crowds of people danced themselves to exhaustion, began in Aachen (in present-day Germany) before spreading to other parts of Europe. 1717 – The first Grand Lodge of Freemasonry , the Premier Grand Lodge of England , was founded in London.
17 June 17, 1938 (Friday) 18 June 18, 1938 (Saturday) ... Montana killed at least 47 people. Born: Wahoo McDaniel, AFL linebacker and professional wrestler, ...
June is a female given name for a person born in June. [107] [108] In astrology, the Zodiac signs for people born between 21 May and 21 June is Gemini (♊︎); for those born between 22 June and 22 July, their sign is Cancer (♋︎). [109] The birthstones associated with June in the United States are pearl, moonstone and alexandrite. [110]
June 17, 1967: China joins U.S., USSR and UK in exploding a hydrogen bomb (pictured, a 1954 U.S. test) The People's Republic of China successfully exploded its first hydrogen bomb. [104] Only three other nations— the United States, the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom— had successfully tested a fusion bomb.