On This Day in History July 17, 2019

Historical Events 180  6 inhabitants of Carthage, North Africa executed for being Christians. Earliest record of Christianity in this part of the world. 1203  Siege of Constantinople begins during the fourth Crusade, Crusaders aboad a Venetian fleet attack the city 1762  Catherine II becomes tsarina of Russia following the murder of Peter III 1918  The Romanov royal family and several of their retainers are executed by a Bolshevik firing squad in the basement of Ipatiev House, in Yekaterinburg, Siberia 1936  Spanish generals Francisco Franco and Emilio Mola lead a right-wing uprising, starting the Spanish Civil War 1945  Potsdam Conference: Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill hold 1st meeting More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Angela Merkel 65th Birthday David Hasselhoff 66th Birthday James Cagney (1899 - 1986) Phyllis Diller (1917 - 2012) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Adam Smith (1723 - 1790) Nicholas II (1868 - 1918)