* Astronomy

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June 17th

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On June 17, 1825, an expedition from HMS Blonde, led by botanist James Macrae, reached the summit of Mauna Kea.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauna_Kea#Ascents

The Dutchman Willem Barentsz made the first indisputable discovery of Svalbard in 1596
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard#History

New Albion was explored by Sir Francis Drake and claimed by him for England in 1579.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49630837/new-albion/

The SS Great Eastern first voyage to North America began on 17 June 1860.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Great_Eastern#First_voyage_to_North_America

On the afternoon of 17 June 1940 the RMS Lancastria came under attack from the Luftwaffe.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Lancastria

The Super Proton Synchrotron, accelerated protons to 300 GeV for the first time, on 17 June 1976
http://home.cern/about/updates/2016/06/happy-birthday-sps

The first radar detection of an aircraft was made on 17 June 1935
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_George_Bowen#Ground-based_radar

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Kosmos 167 was launched on 17 June 1967.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos_167

Signe 3 was launched on June 17, 1977 as part of the Soviet Union's Intercosmos program.
http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/missions/signe3.html

The first Peacekeeper ICBM was launched by Air Force Systems Command from an aboveground canister-type launch facility from TP-01 on 17 June 1983.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base

STS-51-G Space Shuttle Discovery was launched on 17 June 1985
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-51-G

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Daniel Charles Brandenstein (born January 17, 1943) is a former Naval Aviator and NASA astronaut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Brandenstein

Margaret Ray Ringenberg (June 17, 1921 - July 28, 2008) was an American aviator.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Ringenberg

Elbert Leander "Burt" Rutan (born June 17, 1943) is an American aerospace engineer
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t28017829/burt-rutan/

Mumtaz Mahal (April 1593 - 17 June 1631) was a Mughal Empress and chief consort of emperor Shah Jahan.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49630880/mumtaz-mahal-1593-1631/

William Vallance Douglas Hodge FRS (17 June 1903 - 7 July 1975) was a Scottish mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._V._D._Hodge

Carl Hermann (17 June 1898 - 12 September 1961) was a German professor of crystallography
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hermann

Sir William Crookes, OM, FRS (17 June 1832 - 4 April 1919) was a British chemist and physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Crookes

Sir David Brunt KBE (17 June 1886 - 5 February 1965 was a Welsh meteorologist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Brunt

Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt (June 17, 1802 - April 26, 1866) was a German-French astronomer and painter
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t54062675/hermann-goldschmidt-1802-1866/

César-François Cassini de Thury (17 June 1714 - 4 September 1784) was a French astronomer and cartographer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9sar-Fran%C3%A7ois_Cassini_de_Thury

William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (17 June 1800 - 31 October 1867) was an Anglo-Irish astronomer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Parsons,_3rd_Earl_of_Rosse

James Ludlow Elliot (17 June 1943 - 3 March 2011) was an American astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Elliot

Robert Grant (17 June 1814 - 24 October 1892) was a Scottish astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Grant_(astronomer)

William Henry Finlay (17 June 1849 - 7 December 1924) was a South African astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Finlay

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NGC 6234 was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on the 17th June 1863.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57849895/ngc-6234/

NGC 6296 was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on the 17th June 1863.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57849886/ngc-6296/

NGC 6356 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 17th June 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57849881/ngc-6356/

NGC 6364 was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Voigt on June 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57849870/ngc-6364/

NGC 6392 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 17th June 1835.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57849859/ngc-6392/

NGC 6696 was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on the 17th June 1884.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57849850/ngc-6696/

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On 17 June 2010 after preliminary data processing WISE 0647-6232 was uncovered as a very cold brown dwarf candidate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WISE_0647-6232

Jupiter and Venus form their 2nd conjunction (#2 of 3) in Virgo on June 17, 2 B.C.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_Bethlehem

Asteroid 2002 MN was discovered on June 17, 2002
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_MN

Salem meteor, 17 June 1904
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57850717/salem-meteor-17-june-1904/

South June Aquilids meteor maximum in the constellation Aquila at 11:00 UT, 17th June 2014.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43413484/south-june-aquilids/

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Meteorites

The Jodzie (howardite achondrite) meteorite fell in Kovno, Lithuania, on the 17th June, 1877.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43426079/jodzie-meteorite/

The Mapleton (Iron, IIIAB) meteorite was discovered in Iowa, USA, on the 17th June 1939.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t54067160/mapleton-meteorite/

The Mtola (Stone-uncl) meteorite fell in Mzimba district, Malawi, on the 17th June, 1944
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43426117/mtola-meteorite/

The Ibbenbüren meteorite fell in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, on the 17th June, 1870.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43426066/ibbenbren-meteorite/

The Dhofar 378 Mars Meteorite was discovered on the 17th June 2000
http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/snc/dhofar378.html