Page 7: Historical Events In April - 17

1983  On April - 17 india entered space age launching SLV-3 rocket   

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

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 April - 17.   

1985  Ilona Bodden, writer, dies on April - 17.   

1986  Bessie Head, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1987  Julius Erving becomes the 3rd NBA player to score 30,000 points on this day in history.   

1987  On April - 17 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  Maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $245 per week on April - 17.   

1989  Soviet-US agreement allows Soviets to fight US pros on this day in history.   

1989  On April - 17 charles Lampkin, dies   

1990  Ralph David Abernathy, US civil rights leader, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1991  Jack Yellen, US poet (Sons o' Fun), dies at 97 on April - 17.   

1992  On April - 17 hank Penny, country music singer, dies at 73 of heart failure   

1993  On this day in history turgut Ã-zal, president of Turkey (1989-93), dies at 65   

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

1997  Chaim Herzog, President of Israel (1983-93), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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  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 April - 17.   

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

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

2014  Abdelaziz Bouteflika wins a fourth term as President of Algeria on April - 17.   

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

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

2018  On April - 17 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 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 this day in history 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  Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1651) was born on April - 17.   

1586  On April - 17 birth of john Ford, English dramatist ('Tis Pity She's a Whore)   

1587  On April - 17 birth of marco Ivan Lukacic, composer   

1598  Giovanni Riccioli, Italian astronomer (d. 1671) was born on this day in history.   

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

0326  Death of Alexander of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria on this day in history.   

0485  Proclus, Greek mathematician, dies in Athens [or Apr 14] on this day in history.   

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

0818  Bernhard I, King of Italy, dies on April - 17.   

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

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

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.