Historical Events In April - 17

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

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  Wayne Gretsky scores 7 points in a playoff game on this day in history.   

1983  Felix Pappalardi, rocker (Cream, Mountain), dies on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history ilona Bodden, writer, dies   

1986  On April - 17 bessie Head, writer, dies   

1987  On April - 17 julius Erving becomes the 3rd NBA player to score 30,000 points   

1987  On this day in history carlton Barrett, Jamaican reggae drummer (No woman no cry), dies at 36   

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

1989  Maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $245 per week on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history soviet-US agreement allows Soviets to fight US pros   

1989  Charles Lampkin, dies on April - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1991  On April - 17 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 April - 17.   

1994  On this day in history peter Hacker, US journalist/actor (NBC, Broadcast News), dies at 69   

1995  On April - 17 a R A (Anton) Murray, cricketer (289 runs & 11 wkts in 10 Tests), dies   

1996  Eva Jones, poet/novelist, dies at 82 on April - 17.   

1997  On April - 17 chaim Herzog, President of Israel (1983-93), dies at 78   

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 April - 17 a suicide bombing by Islamic Jihad in Tel Aviv kills nine people and injures dozens.   

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

2012  On April - 17 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  Abdelaziz Bouteflika wins a fourth term as President of Algeria on this day in history.   

2017  1st living giant shipworm at 3 ft found in the Philippines, really a type of clam on this day in history.   

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

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

2019  Beyoncé releases a live album of her 2018 Coachella performance on the same day as her Netflix documentary "Homecoming" on this day in history.   

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  On April - 17 birth of tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist (Comedia)   

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 this day in history.   

1587  On this day in history birth of marco Ivan Lukacic, composer   

1598  On this day in history 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  Death of Alexander of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria on April - 17.   

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

0617  Death of Donnán of Eigg, Celtic Christian martyr, patron saint of Eigg on this day in history.   

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

0858  On this day in history benedict III, Italian Pope (855-58), dies   

1080  Death of King Harald III of Denmark (b. 1041) on April - 17.   

1272  Zita/Cita, Italian maid/saint, dies at about 59 on April - 17.   

1297  On this day in history willem van Afflighem, Flemish poet/abbot St Truiden, dies at about 86