Events on June 17 in history

Aurel Vlaicu (June 17, 1910)

Aurel Vlaicu pilots an A. Vlaicu nr. 1 on its first flight.

Aurel Vlaicu (Romanian pronunciation: [a.uˈrel ˈvlajku] (listen); 19 November 1882 – 13 September 1913) was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot.

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Events on 1910

11 May

Glacier National Park (U.S.)
An act of the U.S. Congress establishes Glacier National Park in Montana.
4 Jul

Jack Johnson (boxer)
African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match, sparking race riots across the United States.
15 Jul

Alzheimer's disease
In his book Clinical Psychiatry, Emil Kraepelin gives a name to Alzheimer's disease, naming it after his colleague Alois Alzheimer.
18 Sep

Suffrage
In Amsterdam, 25,000 demonstrate for general suffrage.
7 Nov

Wright brothers
The first air freight shipment (from Dayton, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio) is undertaken by the Wright brothers and department store owner Max Moorehouse.

Events on June 17 in history

Aurel Vlaicu (June 17, 1910)

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Events on 1910

Glacier National Park (U.S.)

Jack Johnson (boxer)

Alzheimer's disease

Suffrage

Wright brothers