4th » The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall receive the first Pulitzer for biography (for 'Julia Ward Howe'). Jean Jules Jusserand receives the first Pulitzer for history for his work 'With Americans of Pa
5th » World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day".
7th » World War I: Battle of Messines (1917) known as Battle of Messines Allied soldiers detonate ammonal mines underneath Germany called German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing 10,000 German troops.
11th » King Alexander of Greece Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father Constantine I of Greece Constantine I abdicates under pressure by Triple Entente allied armies occupying Athens.
13th » World War I: The deadliest German air raid on London during World War I is carried out by Gotha G bombers and results in 162 deaths, including 46 children, and 432 injuries.
23rd » In a game against the Texas Rangers (baseball) called Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the Umpire (baseball) known as umpire.
26th » The first U.S. troops arrive in France to fight alongside United Kingdom named Britain and France against Germany in World War I.
30th » World War I: Kingdom of Greece called Greece declares war on the Central Powers.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1917
1st » William Standish Knowles, American chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012)
2nd » Heinz Sielmann, German photographer and director (d. 2006)
2nd » Max Showalter, American actor, singer, and pianist (d. 2000)
4th » Robert Merrill, American actor and singer (d. 2004)
6th » Kirk Kerkorian, American businessman, founded the Tracinda Corporation
7th » Gwendolyn Brooks, American poet and academic (d. 2000)
7th » Dean Martin, American singer, actor, and producer (d. 1995)
8th » Byron White, American football player and judge (d. 2002)
9th » Eric Hobsbawm, Egyptian-English historian and author (d. 2012)
11th » Joseph B. Wirthlin, American businessman and religious leader (d. 2008)
13th » Teddy Turner (actor) named Teddy Turner, English actor (d. 1992)
14th » Lise Nørgaard, Danish journalist and author
14th » Gilbert Prouteau, French poet and director (d. 2012)
14th » Atle Selberg, Norwegian-American mathematician and academic (d. 2007)
15th » John Fenn (chemist) e.g John Fenn, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize in Chemistry e.g Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010)
15th » Michalis Genitsaris, Greek singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
15th » Lash LaRue, American actor (d. 1996)
16th » Phaedon Gizikis, Greek general and politician, President of Greece (d. 1999)
16th » Katharine Graham, American publisher (d. 2001)
16th » Aurelio Lampredi, Italian engineer (d. 1989)
16th » Irving Penn, American photographer (d. 2009)
17th » Dufferin Roblin, Canadian politician, 14th Premier of Manitoba (d. 2010)
18th » Richard Boone, American actor, singer, and director (d. 1981)
18th » Jack Karnehm, English sportscaster (d. 2002)
18th » Erik Ortvad, Danish painter (d. 2008)
18th » Arthur Tremblay, Canadian politician (d. 1996)
19th » Joshua Nkomo, Zimbabwean politician, Vice President of Zimbabwe (d. 1999)
20th » Helena Rasiowa, Polish mathematician (d. 1994)
20th » Igor Śmiałowski, Polish actor (d. 2006)
24th » David Easton, Canadian-American political scientist and academic (d. 2014)