Historical Events for 17th June 2021

1565 – Matsunaga Hisahide assassinates the 13th Ashikaga shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru
1863 – Battle at Middleburg, Virginia
1919 – “Barney Google” cartoon strip, by Billy De Beck, premieres
1938 – Japan declares war on China
1944 – Hitler secretly meets with von Rundstedt in Marjival Soissons
1957 – “So Rare” by Jimmy Dorsey Orch peaks at #2
1975 – Voters in Northern Mariana Islands approve commonwealth status with US
1981 – Battle between Muslims and Christians in Cairo, 14 killed
2006 – Sci-Fi author Anne McCaffrey inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame
2018 – Ivan Duque is elected President of Columbia

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