On this day: June 17
Events
Night attack at TârgovișteJune 17, 1462 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of Bunker HillJune 17, 1775 · Wars & Conflicts
Second Barbary WarJune 17, 1815 – June 19, 1815 · Wars & Conflicts
Founding of Lufthansa CityLineJune 17, 1958 · Companies
Release of On a Clear Day You Can See ForeverJune 17, 1970 · Film- Release of Misplaced ChildhoodJune 17, 1985 · Music
Release of Full Metal JacketJune 17, 1987 · Film
1994 FIFA World CupJune 17, 1994 – July 17, 1994 · Sports- Release of Cryptic WritingsJune 17, 1997 · Music
- Release of Dude RanchJune 17, 1997 · Music
- Release of The Perfect ManJune 17, 2005 · Film
- Release of One of the BoysJune 17, 2008 · Music
June 2012 Greek legislative electionJune 17, 2012 · Politics- Release of The GetawayJune 17, 2016 · Music
- Release of SpiderheadJune 17, 2022 · Film
Born on this day
Giovanni Paolo PaniniJune 17, 1691 – October 21, 1765 · Art
John WesleyJune 17, 1703 – March 2, 1791 · Culture
César-François Cassini de ThuryJune 17, 1714 – September 4, 1784 · Science
Alexandre VinetJune 17, 1797 – May 4, 1847 · Culture
William Parsons, 3rd Earl of RosseJune 17, 1800 – October 31, 1867 · Science- Hermann GoldschmidtJune 17, 1802 – August 30, 1866 · Science
Adolphe d'EnneryJune 17, 1811 – January 25, 1899 · Music
Charles GounodJune 17, 1818 – October 18, 1893 · Music
William CrookesJune 17, 1832 – April 4, 1919 · Science
Antonio PacinottiJune 17, 1841 – March 24, 1912 · Technology
James Weldon JohnsonJune 17, 1871 – June 26, 1938 · Music
André DerainJune 17, 1880 – September 8, 1954 · Art
Adolf MeyerJune 17, 1881 – July 1929 · Culture
Prince Wilhelm, Duke of SödermanlandJune 17, 1884 – June 5, 1965 · Film
Jakow TrachtenbergJune 17, 1888 – October 26, 1951 · Technology
M. C. EscherJune 17, 1898 – March 27, 1972 · Art
W. V. D. HodgeJune 17, 1903 – July 7, 1975 · Science
Charles EamesJune 17, 1907 – August 21, 1978 · Film- Maurice ClocheJune 17, 1907 – March 20, 1990 · Film
Julián MaríasJune 17, 1914 – December 15, 2005 · Culture- Galina UstvolskayaJune 17, 1919 – December 22, 2006 · Music
François JacobJune 17, 1920 – April 20, 2013 · Science
Alexander ShulginJune 17, 1925 – June 2, 2014 · Science
Lucio FulciJune 17, 1927 – March 13, 1996 · Film
John BaldessariJune 17, 1931 – January 2, 2020 · Art
Ken LoachJune 17, 1936 – present · Film
Ted NelsonJune 17, 1937 – present · Culture
Krzysztof ZanussiJune 17, 1939 – present · Film
George AkerlofJune 17, 1940 – present · Politics
Mohamed ElBaradeiJune 17, 1942 – present · Politics
Barry ManilowJune 17, 1943 – present · Music
Chantal MouffeJune 17, 1943 – present · Culture
Burt RutanJune 17, 1943 – present · Technology- James L. ElliotJune 17, 1943 – March 3, 2011 · Science
Zhanna BichevskayaJune 17, 1944 – present · Music- Eddie MeduzaJune 17, 1948 – January 17, 2002 · Music
Kelly CurtisJune 17, 1956 – May 30, 2026 · Film
Jon GriesJune 17, 1957 – present · Film
Phyllida LloydJune 17, 1957 – present · Film
Thomas Haden ChurchJune 17, 1960 – present · Film
Greg KinnearJune 17, 1963 – present · Film
Christophe BarratierJune 17, 1963 – present · Music
Cédric KahnJune 17, 1966 – present · Film
Louis LeterrierJune 17, 1973 – present · Film
Krayzie BoneJune 17, 1973 – present · Music
Joshua LeonardJune 17, 1975 – present · Film
Young MaylayJune 17, 1979 – present · Music
Arthur DarvillJune 17, 1982 – present · Music
Lee RyanJune 17, 1983 – present · Music