Historical Events In April - 17

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

1983  India launched its first satellite on April - 17.   

1983  Nolan Ryan strikes out his 3,500th batter on this day in history.   

1983  Wayne Gretsky scores 7 points in a playoff game on April - 17.   

1983  On April - 17 felix Pappalardi, rocker (Cream, Mountain), dies   

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

1986  On this day in history bessie Head, writer, dies   

1987  On this day in history 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  Eva Novak, actress (Medicine Man), dies of pneumonia at 90 on April - 17.   

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

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

1989  Charles Lampkin, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history railroad workers go on strike in the US   

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  On this day in history 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  Eva Jones, poet/novelist, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1997  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

2006  A suicide bombing by Islamic Jihad in Tel Aviv kills nine people and injures dozens on April - 17.   

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  The St Cuthbert Gospel, Europe's oldest intact book, purchased by the British Library for 9 million pounds on April - 17.   

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 April - 17.   

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

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

2019  On April - 17 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 this day in history birth of tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist (Comedia)   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1620  On this day in history birth of marguerite Bourgeoys, founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame (d. 1700)   

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

0858  Benedict III, Italian Pope (855-58), dies on this day in history.   

1080  On this day in history death of king Harald III of Denmark (b. 1041)   

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

1297  On April - 17 willem van Afflighem, Flemish poet/abbot St Truiden, dies at about 86