June 17th
- 1753 – Colonel William Oldham born.
- 1820 – John W. Cannon born.
- 1861 – Pete Browning born.
- 1884 – Shelley Hull born.
- 1910 – Red Foley born.
- 1915 – David "Stringbean" Akeman born.
- 1933 – Betty Jean Robinson born.
- 1944 – Isaac Weldon born.
- 1965 – Dermontti Dawson born.
- 1968 – Henrietta Bingham died, aged 67.
- 2018 – Isaac Weldon died, aged 74.
