What happend on 17th June

16.06
18.06
1898

The US Navy Hospital Corps is established.

1885

The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.

1876

Indian Wars: Battle of the Rosebud

1863

Battle of Aldie in the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War

1839

In 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 is later established as a result.

1789

In France, the Third Estate declares itself as a national assembly.

1775

American Revolutionary War: Battle of Bunker Hill

1631

Mumtaz Mahal died during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, then spent more than 20 years to build her tomb, the Taj Mahal.

1579

Sir Francis Drake claims a land he calls Nova Albion (modern California) for England.

1565

Matsunaga Hisahide assassinates the 13th Ashikaga Shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru.