Historical Events
- US Ship Canal (W 225th St) in the Bronx completed; cutting Marble Hill off from Manhattan
Famous Birthdays
- Louise Fazenda, American vaudeville, and silent and sound screen actress (Mack Sennett comedies), born in Lafayette, Indiana (d. 1962)
- Sam Wooding, American jazz pianist, bandleader, one of the 1st to tour Europe (Chocolate Kiddies), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1985)
- Slavko Osterc, Slovenian composer (Iz Satanovega Dnevnika (From Satan's Diary); Illusions), and pedagogue, born in Veržej, Austria-Hungary (now Slovenia) (d. 1941)
About June 17, 1895
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 128 years, 10 months and 11 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Gemini
