My Birthday is June 17th
Don't worry about presents, just wish me a Happy Birthday. I love the attention.
Some other things that have happened on June 17th:
Events
* 1462 - Vlad III Dracula attempts to assassinate Mehmed II in the Night Attack, and the latter is forced to retreat from Wallachia.
* 1579 - Sir Francis Drake claims a land he calls Nova Albion (modern California) for England.
* 1775 - American Revolutionary War: Battle of Bunker Hill - The battle actually takes place on Breed's hill by mistake. British forces take Breed's Hill outside of Boston with heavy casualties.
* 1789 - In France, the Third Estate declares itself as a national assembly.
* 1876 - Indian Wars: Battle of the Rosebud - 1,500 Sioux and Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse beat back General George Crook forces at Rosebud Creek in Montana Territory.
* 1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.
* 1944 - Iceland becomes independent from Denmark and forms a republic.
* 1961 - The New Democratic Party of Canada is founded with the merger of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and the Canadian Labour Congress.
* 1963 - The United States Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 in Abington School District v. Schempp against allowing the reciting of Bible verses and the Lord's Prayer in public schools.
* 1972 - Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burglarizing 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 had required all racial classification of all South Africans at birth.
* 1992 - A 'Joint Understanding' agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II).
* 1994 - Following a televised highway chase and a failed attempt at suicide, O. J. Simpson is arrested for the murders of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.
Births
* 1239 - King Edward I of England (d. 1307)
* 1703 - John Wesley, English founder of Methodism (d. 1791)
* 1811 - Jón Sigurðsson, Icelandic independence fighter (d. 1879)
* 1867 - John Robert Gregg, inventor of shorthand system (d. 1948)
* 1881 - Tommy Burns, Canadian boxer (d. 1955)
* 1882 - Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer (d. 1971)
* 1898 - M.C. Escher, Dutch artist (d. 1972)
* 1943 - Barry Manilow, American musician
* 1958 - Jello Biafra, American musician and activist
* 1963 - Greg Kinnear, American actor
* 1966 - Jason Patric, American actor
* 1971 - Bif Naked, Canadian punk rock musician
* 1980 - Venus Williams, American tennis player
Deaths
* 1986 - Kate Smith, American singer (God Bless America) (b. 1907)
Holidays and observances
* Iceland's national day, celebrating independence from Denmark in 1944
Some other things that have happened on June 17th:
Events
* 1462 - Vlad III Dracula attempts to assassinate Mehmed II in the Night Attack, and the latter is forced to retreat from Wallachia.
* 1579 - Sir Francis Drake claims a land he calls Nova Albion (modern California) for England.
* 1775 - American Revolutionary War: Battle of Bunker Hill - The battle actually takes place on Breed's hill by mistake. British forces take Breed's Hill outside of Boston with heavy casualties.
* 1789 - In France, the Third Estate declares itself as a national assembly.
* 1876 - Indian Wars: Battle of the Rosebud - 1,500 Sioux and Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse beat back General George Crook forces at Rosebud Creek in Montana Territory.
* 1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.
* 1944 - Iceland becomes independent from Denmark and forms a republic.
* 1961 - The New Democratic Party of Canada is founded with the merger of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and the Canadian Labour Congress.
* 1963 - The United States Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 in Abington School District v. Schempp against allowing the reciting of Bible verses and the Lord's Prayer in public schools.
* 1972 - Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burglarizing 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 had required all racial classification of all South Africans at birth.
* 1992 - A 'Joint Understanding' agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II).
* 1994 - Following a televised highway chase and a failed attempt at suicide, O. J. Simpson is arrested for the murders of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.
Births
* 1239 - King Edward I of England (d. 1307)
* 1703 - John Wesley, English founder of Methodism (d. 1791)
* 1811 - Jón Sigurðsson, Icelandic independence fighter (d. 1879)
* 1867 - John Robert Gregg, inventor of shorthand system (d. 1948)
* 1881 - Tommy Burns, Canadian boxer (d. 1955)
* 1882 - Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer (d. 1971)
* 1898 - M.C. Escher, Dutch artist (d. 1972)
* 1943 - Barry Manilow, American musician
* 1958 - Jello Biafra, American musician and activist
* 1963 - Greg Kinnear, American actor
* 1966 - Jason Patric, American actor
* 1971 - Bif Naked, Canadian punk rock musician
* 1980 - Venus Williams, American tennis player
Deaths
* 1986 - Kate Smith, American singer (God Bless America) (b. 1907)
Holidays and observances
* Iceland's national day, celebrating independence from Denmark in 1944