Historical Events for 17th June 2023

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1939 - 44th Women's French Championships: Simonne Mathieu beats Jadwiga Jedrzejowska (6-3, 8-6)
1947 - Earnest Reuter becomes mayor of Berlin
1956 - Golda Meir begins her term as Israel's foreign minister
1962 - FIFA World Cup Final, Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile: Brazil go 1-down early but recover to beat Czechoslovakia, 3-1
1968 - Ohio Express' "Yummy Yummy Yummy" goes gold
1973 - Dolly Parton records her song "I Will Always Love You" (later a huge hit for Whitney Houston) for RCA in Nashville
1978 - Ron Guidry sets Yankee record with 18 strike-outs
1983 - Ed Warren and Lorraine Warren exorcise a "werewolf demon" from Bill Ramsey, although lack of photo or video evidence has called this claim into question
1985 - 18th NASA Space Shuttle Mission (51-G): Discovery 5 launches
2020 - American actor Danny Masterson charged with raping three women. after a 3-year investigation

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