Today in News History

On June 17, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1888, Heinz Guderian, German general (died 1954) was born. In 1915, Marcel Cadieux, Canadian civil servant and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United States (died 1981) was born. In 1959, Nikos Stavropoulos, Greek basketball player and coach was born. In 1970, Stéphane Fiset, Canadian ice hockey player was born. In 1974, Refik Koraltan, Turkish lawyer and politician, 8th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (born 1889) passed away. In 1982, Marek Svatoš, Slovak ice hockey player (died 2016) was born. In 1982, Stanislava Hrozenská, Slovak tennis player was born. In 1992, A "joint understanding" agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. President George Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II). In 2012, Stéphane Brosse, French mountaineer (born 1971) passed away. In 2020, Jean Kennedy Smith, American activist, humanitarian, author and diplomat (United States Ambassador to Ireland, 1993-1998) (born 1928) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.