Historical Events In April - 17

1983  On this day in history india entered space age launching SLV-3 rocket   

1983  India launched its first satellite on this day in history.   

1983  On April - 17 nolan Ryan strikes out his 3,500th batter   

1983  On April - 17 wayne Gretsky scores 7 points in a playoff game   

1983  On this day in history felix Pappalardi, rocker (Cream, Mountain), dies   

1985  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1988  Eva Novak, actress (Medicine Man), dies of pneumonia at 90 on April - 17.   

1989  Maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $245 per week on April - 17.   

1989  On April - 17 soviet-US agreement allows Soviets to fight US pros   

1989  On April - 17 charles Lampkin, dies   

1990  On this day in history ralph David Abernathy, US civil rights leader, dies   

1991  Dow Jones closes for first time over 3,000 on April - 17.   

1991  On April - 17 railroad workers go on strike in the US   

1991  On April - 17 jack Yellen, US poet (Sons o' Fun), dies at 97   

1992  On this day in history hank Penny, country music singer, dies at 73 of heart failure   

1993  On April - 17 turgut Ã-zal, president of Turkey (1989-93), dies at 65   

1994  On April - 17 peter Hacker, US journalist/actor (NBC, Broadcast News), dies at 69   

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

1996  On April - 17 eva Jones, poet/novelist, dies at 82   

1997  On this day in history chaim Herzog, President of Israel (1983-93), dies at 78   

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

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

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.   

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

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

2014  On April - 17 abdelaziz Bouteflika wins a fourth term as President of Algeria   

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

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

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

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

2019  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 on this day in history.   

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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 April - 17.   

1573  Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1651) was born on this day in history.   

1586  John Ford, English dramatist ('Tis Pity She's a Whore) was born on April - 17.   

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

1598  On April - 17 birth of giovanni Riccioli, Italian astronomer (d. 1671)   

1620  On April - 17 birth of marguerite Bourgeoys, founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame (d. 1700)   

0326  On April - 17 death of alexander of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria   

0485  On this day in history proclus, Greek mathematician, dies in Athens [or Apr 14]   

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

0818  Bernhard I, King of Italy, dies on this day in history.   

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

1080  On April - 17 death of king Harald III of Denmark (b. 1041)   

1272  Zita/Cita, Italian maid/saint, dies at about 59 on this day in history.   

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