On This Day: 17 June

17 June in Indian history

• 1877American Indian Wars: Battle of White Bird Canyon: The Nez Perce defeat the U.S. Cavalry at White Bird Canyon in the Idaho Territory.India
• 1876American Indian Wars: Battle of the Rosebud: One thousand five hundred Sioux and Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse beat back General George Crook's forces at Rosebud Creek in Montana Territory.India
• 1631Mumtaz Mahal, wife of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, died in childbirth; Jahan spent the next seventeen years constructing her mausoleum, the Taj Mahal.India

17 June in world history

• 1985Space Shuttle program: STS-51-G mission: Space Shuttle Discovery launches carrying Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a payload specialist.
• 1972Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burgling the offices of the Democratic National Committee during an attempt by members of the administration of President Richard M. Nixon to illegally wiretap the political opposition as part of
• 1963The 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.
• 1953Cold War: East Germany Workers Uprising: In East Germany, the Soviet Union orders a division of troops into East Berlin to quell a rebellion.
• 1944Iceland declares independence from Denmark and becomes a republic.
• 1940Second World War: RMS Lancastria was sunk by German aircraft near Saint-Nazaire, France, causing thousands of fatalities in Britain's worst maritime disaster.
• 1940The three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fall under the occupation of the Soviet Union.
• 1932Bonus Army: Around a thousand World War I veterans amass at the United States Capitol as the U.S. Senate considers a bill that would give them certain benefits.
• 1913In Detroit, autoworkers for car manufacturer Studebaker went on strike in the American auto industry's first major strike action.
• 1900Boxer Rebellion: Allied naval forces captured the Taku Forts from Qing China after a brief but bloody battle.
• 1839In the Kingdom of Hawaii, Kamehameha III issues the edict of toleration which gives Roman Catholics the freedom to worship in the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaii Catholic Church and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace are established as a result.
• 1795French Revolutionary Wars: Off the coast of Brittany, a Royal Navy squadron commanded by William Cornwallis fended off a numerically superior French Navy fleet.
• 1775American Revolutionary War: British forces took Bunker Hill outside of Boston, Massachusetts.
• 1462Hungarian–Ottoman Wars: Wallachian forces led by Vlad Dracula attacked an Ottoman camp at night in an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Sultan Mehmed II.
• 653Pope Martin I was arrested in the Lateran Palace, Rome, and taken to Constantinople.

Born on 17 June

• 1981Shane Watson, Australian cricketer
• 1973Leander Paes, Indian tennis playerIndia
• 1947Linda Chavez, American journalist and author
• 1898Joe McKelvey, Executed Irish republican (died 1922)
• 1631Gauharara Begum, Mughal princess (died 1706)India
• 1530François de Montmorency, French nobleman (died 1579)

Died on 17 June

• 2013James Holshouser, American politician, 68th Governor of North Carolina (born 1934)
• 1981Richard O'Connor, Indian-English general (born 1889)India
• 1839Lord William Bentinck, English general and politician, 14th Governor-General of India (born 1774)India
• 1775John Pitcairn, Scottish-English soldier (born 1722)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 17 June in history?

1985: Space Shuttle program: STS-51-G mission: Space Shuttle Discovery launches carrying Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a payload specialist. 1972: Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burgling the offices of the Democratic National Committee during an attempt by members of the administration of President Richard M. Nixon to illegally wiretap the political opposition as part of . 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. 1953: Cold War: East Germany Workers Uprising: In East Germany, the Soviet Union orders a division of troops into East Berlin to quell a rebellion.

What happened on 17 June in Indian history?

1877: American Indian Wars: Battle of White Bird Canyon: The Nez Perce defeat the U.S. Cavalry at White Bird Canyon in the Idaho Territory. 1876: American Indian Wars: Battle of the Rosebud: One thousand five hundred Sioux and Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse beat back General George Crook's forces at Rosebud Creek in Montana Territory. 1631: Mumtaz Mahal, wife of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, died in childbirth; Jahan spent the next seventeen years constructing her mausoleum, the Taj Mahal.

Which famous people were born on 17 June?

Shane Watson, Australian cricketer (1981); Leander Paes, Indian tennis player (1973); Linda Chavez, American journalist and author (1947); Joe McKelvey, Executed Irish republican (died 1922) (1898).

Which day is observed on 17 June?

Father's Day (El Salvador, Guatemala); Icelandic National Day, celebrates the independence of Iceland from Kingdom of Denmark in 1944.; National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Forest Fires (Portugal); Occupation of the Latvian Republic Day (Latvia); World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (international).