Page 7: Historical Events In April - 17

1983  India entered space age launching SLV-3 rocket on April - 17.   

1983  On this day in history india launched its first satellite   

1983  On this day in history nolan Ryan strikes out his 3,500th batter   

1983  On this day in history wayne Gretsky scores 7 points in a playoff game   

1983  Felix Pappalardi, rocker (Cream, Mountain), dies on April - 17.   

1985  On April - 17 ilona Bodden, writer, dies   

1986  On April - 17 bessie Head, writer, dies   

1987  Julius Erving becomes the 3rd NBA player to score 30,000 points on April - 17.   

1987  Carlton Barrett, Jamaican reggae drummer (No woman no cry), dies at 36 on April - 17.   

1988  On this day in history eva Novak, actress (Medicine Man), dies of pneumonia at 90   

1989  On April - 17 maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $245 per week   

1989  Soviet-US agreement allows Soviets to fight US pros on April - 17.   

1989  On April - 17 charles Lampkin, dies   

1990  On April - 17 ralph David Abernathy, US civil rights leader, dies   

1991  On this day in history dow Jones closes for first time over 3,000   

1991  Railroad workers go on strike in the US on April - 17.   

1991  On this day in history jack Yellen, US poet (Sons o' Fun), dies at 97   

1992  Hank Penny, country music singer, dies at 73 of heart failure on this day in history.   

1993  Turgut Ã-zal, president of Turkey (1989-93), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1994  Peter Hacker, US journalist/actor (NBC, Broadcast News), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history a R A (Anton) Murray, cricketer (289 runs & 11 wkts in 10 Tests), dies   

1996  On this day in history eva Jones, poet/novelist, dies at 82   

1997  Chaim Herzog, President of Israel (1983-93), dies at 78 on April - 17.   

2005  Twelve holidaymakers are killed in southern Switzerland when a bus carrying twenty seven people plunges 656 feet into a ravine on April - 17.   

2006  On this day in history a suicide bombing by Islamic Jihad in Tel Aviv kills nine people and injures dozens.   

2007  On this day in history the Pound Sterling hits a 15-year high against the US dollar, breaking through the US$2 level for the first time since 1992.   

2012  On this day in history the St Cuthbert Gospel, Europe's oldest intact book, purchased by the British Library for 9 million pounds   

2013  5 people are killed in Wana, Pakistan, by a United States drone attack on this day in history.   

2014  On this day in history abdelaziz Bouteflika wins a fourth term as President of Algeria   

2017  1st living giant shipworm at 3 ft found in the Philippines, really a type of clam on April - 17.   

2018  Former F.B.I. director James Comey publishes his political autobiography “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership” on this day in history.   

2018  On April - 17 protests across India at the rape and murder of an 8-year old Muslim girl in Kathua, Bengalu   

2019  On April - 17 beyoncé releases a live album of her 2018 Coachella performance on the same day as her Netflix documentary "Homecoming"   

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.   

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1278  On April - 17 birth of michael IX Palaeologus, co-ruling Eastern Roman Emperor (d. 1320)   

1539  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist (Comedia) was born on this day in history.   

1573  Maximilian I, duke/ruler of Bayern (Catholic League) was born on this day in history.   

1573  On April - 17 birth of maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1651)   

1586  On this day in history birth of john Ford, English dramatist ('Tis Pity She's a Whore)   

1587  Marco Ivan Lukacic, composer was born on April - 17.   

1598  On this day in history birth of giovanni Riccioli, Italian astronomer (d. 1671)   

1620  Marguerite Bourgeoys, founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame (d. 1700) was born on this day in history.   

0326  On this day in history death of alexander of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria   

0485  Proclus, Greek mathematician, dies in Athens [or Apr 14] on April - 17.   

0617  On this day in history death of donnán of Eigg, Celtic Christian martyr, patron saint of Eigg   

0818  On April - 17 bernhard I, King of Italy, dies   

0858  Benedict III, Italian Pope (855-58), dies on April - 17.   

1080  Death of King Harald III of Denmark (b. 1041) on this day in history.   

1272  On April - 17 zita/Cita, Italian maid/saint, dies at about 59   

1297  Willem van Afflighem, Flemish poet/abbot St Truiden, dies at about 86 on this day in history.