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Historical Events In April - 17

Friday, 29 March 2024

1983  India entered space age launching SLV-3 rocket on April - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1983  On this day in history india launched its first satellite  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1983  Nolan Ryan strikes out his 3,500th batter on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1983  Wayne Gretsky scores 7 points in a playoff game on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1983  Felix Pappalardi, rocker (Cream, Mountain), dies on April - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1985  Ilona Bodden, writer, dies on April - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1986  Bessie Head, writer, dies on April - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1987  Julius Erving becomes the 3rd NBA player to score 30,000 points on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1987  On this day in history carlton Barrett, Jamaican reggae drummer (No woman no cry), dies at 36  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1988  On this day in history eva Novak, actress (Medicine Man), dies of pneumonia at 90  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1989  On this day in history maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $245 per week  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1989  On this day in history soviet-US agreement allows Soviets to fight US pros  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1989  Charles Lampkin, dies on April - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1990  On April - 17 ralph David Abernathy, US civil rights leader, dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1991  On this day in history dow Jones closes for first time over 3,000  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1991  On April - 17 railroad workers go on strike in the US  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1991  Jack Yellen, US poet (Sons o' Fun), dies at 97 on April - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1992  On this day in history hank Penny, country music singer, dies at 73 of heart failure  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1993  On April - 17 turgut Ã-zal, president of Turkey (1989-93), dies at 65  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1994  Peter Hacker, US journalist/actor (NBC, Broadcast News), dies at 69 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1995  On this day in history a R A (Anton) Murray, cricketer (289 runs & 11 wkts in 10 Tests), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1996  Eva Jones, poet/novelist, dies at 82 on April - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1997  On April - 17 chaim Herzog, President of Israel (1983-93), dies at 78  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2005  On this day in history twelve holidaymakers are killed in southern Switzerland when a bus carrying twenty seven people plunges 656 feet into a ravine.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2006  A suicide bombing by Islamic Jihad in Tel Aviv kills nine people and injures dozens on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2007  On April - 17 the Pound Sterling hits a 15-year high against the US dollar, breaking through the US$2 level for the first time since 1992.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2012  On April - 17 the St Cuthbert Gospel, Europe's oldest intact book, purchased by the British Library for 9 million pounds  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2013  On this day in history 5 people are killed in Wana, Pakistan, by a United States drone attack  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2014  On April - 17 abdelaziz Bouteflika wins a fourth term as President of Algeria  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2017  1st living giant shipworm at 3 ft found in the Philippines, really a type of clam on April - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2018  Former F.B.I. director James Comey publishes his political autobiography “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership” on April - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2018  Protests across India at the rape and murder of an 8-year old Muslim girl in Kathua, Bengalu on April - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2019  On this day in history beyoncé releases a live album of her 2018 Coachella performance on the same day as her Netflix documentary "Homecoming"  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2019  On this day in history the 2019 Indonesian general election takes place; for the President, 575 seats in the People's Representative Council, and 136 seats in the Regional Representative Council.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous Birthdays In April - 17

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1278  On April - 17 birth of michael IX Palaeologus, co-ruling Eastern Roman Emperor (d. 1320)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1539  On this day in history birth of tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist (Comedia)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1573  On this day in history birth of maximilian I, duke/ruler of Bayern (Catholic League)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1573  Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1651) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1586  On this day in history birth of john Ford, English dramatist ('Tis Pity She's a Whore)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1587  Marco Ivan Lukacic, composer was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1598  Giovanni Riccioli, Italian astronomer (d. 1671) was born on April - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1620  On this day in history birth of marguerite Bourgeoys, founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame (d. 1700)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In April - 17

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0326  Death of Alexander of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria on April - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0485  On April - 17 proclus, Greek mathematician, dies in Athens [or Apr 14]  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0617  Death of Donnán of Eigg, Celtic Christian martyr, patron saint of Eigg on April - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0818  Bernhard I, King of Italy, dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0858  On April - 17 benedict III, Italian Pope (855-58), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1080  On this day in history death of king Harald III of Denmark (b. 1041)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1272  Zita/Cita, Italian maid/saint, dies at about 59 on April - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1297  On this day in history willem van Afflighem, Flemish poet/abbot St Truiden, dies at about 86  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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