Today in History for 17th June 2025

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Historical Events

1922 - First flight across the South Atlantic Ocean arrives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, piloted by Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral. First use of the sextant in air navigation.
1939 - 44th Women's French Championships: Simonne Mathieu beats Jadwiga Jedrzejowska (6-3, 8-6)
1957 - Tuskegee boycott begins (Blacks boycotted city stores)
1991 - US Open Golf, Hazeline National GC: Payne Stewart wins a Monday playoff with 1987 champion Scott Simpson
2020 - American actor Danny Masterson charged with raping three women. after a 3-year investigation

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Famous Birthdays

1839 - Fr. Arthur Tooth SSC, Anglican Clergyman prosecuted for ritualist activities, born in Cranbrook, Kent (d. 1931)
1929 - Michael L. Strang, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado), born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania (d. 2014)
1963 - Kevin Glover, American NFL center (Detroit Lions), born in Washington, D.C.
1965 - Dermontti Dawson, American NFL center (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Lexington, Kentucky
1971 - Tripp Schwenk, American 100m/200m backstroke (Olympic silver 1996), born in Sarasota, Florida

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Famous Deaths

1866 - Lewis Cass, American military officer and politician (U.S. Senator-Michigan), dies at 83
1906 - William Dale, international legal consultant, dies
1992 - Grace Towns Hamilton, American politician (1st African American member of Georgia state legislature), dies at 85
2015 - Ron Clarke, Australian athlete (17 x WRs, 5,000m, 10,000m, 20,000m; 2, 3, 6, 10 miles) and politician (mayor Gold Coast), dies from kidney failure at 78
2019 - Rolland D. McCune, American theologian, Baptist minister, and writer, dies of pancreatic cancer at 85

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