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June 17 in History
Historical Events on June 17
1775
American Revolutionary War: Colonists inflict heavy casualties on British forces while losing the Battle of Bunker Hill.
1861
American Civil War: Battle of Vienna, Virginia.
1900
Boxer Rebellion: Allied Western and Japanese forces capture the Taku Forts in Tianjin, China.
1930
U.S. President Herbert Hoover signs the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act into law.
1944
Iceland declares independence from Denmark and becomes a republic.
1963
The United States Supreme Court rules 8-1 in Abington School District v. Schempp against requiring the reciting of Bible verses and the Lord's Prayer in public schools.
1972
Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burgling the offices of the Democratic National Committee, in an attempt by some members of the Republican party to illegally wiretap the opposition.
1991
Apartheid: The South African Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act which required racial classification of all South Africans at birth.
1992
A "joint understanding" agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. President George Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II).
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Famous Birthdays on June 17
1943
Newt Gingrich
1973
Leander Paes
1980
Venus Williams
1987
Kendrick Lamar
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Famous Deaths on June 17
656
Uthman
1797
Mohammad Khan Qajar
1952
Jack Parsons (rocket engineer)
2012
Rodney King
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