April, 17th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Wednesday 17, 2002:
Four Canadian Forces soldiers are killed in Afghanistan by friendly fire from two U.S. Air Force F-16s, the first deaths in a combat zone for Canada since the Korean War.

Tuesday 17, 2001:
Barry Bonds becomes the 17th member of the 500 home run club at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco, California.

Wednesday 17, 1991:
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 3,000 for the first time ever gaining 17.58 to 3,004.46.

Thursday 17, 1986:
Treaty signed, ending Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly.

Tuesday 17, 1984:
Police Constable Yvonne Fletcher is killed by automatic gunfire coming from the Libyan People's Bureau in central London. She had been policing a small demonstration outside the embassy. Ten other people are wounded. The events lead to an 11-day siege of the building.

Saturday 17, 1982:
Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.

Thursday 17, 1975:
Cambodian Civil War ends: The Khmer Rouge captures the capital Phnom Penh and Cambodian government forces surrender.

Friday 17, 1970:
Apollo program: The ill-fated Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely.

Thursday 17, 1969:
Czechoslovak Communist Party chairman Alexander Dub?ek is deposed.

Friday 17, 1964:
1964 - Jerrie Mock becomes the first woman to circumnavigate the world by air.

Monday 17, 1961:
Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of CIA-financed and -trained Cuban refugees lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro.

Tuesday 17, 1945:
In Strassfurt, Germany, U.S. Lieutenant Colonel Boris T. Pash seizes half a ton of uranium, in an attempt to foil Soviet Union plans to build an atomic bomb.

Friday 17, 1942:
POW French General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Festung Königstein.

Thursday 17, 1941:
World War II: The Kingdom of Yugoslavia surrenders to Germany.

Saturday 17, 1937:
Daffy Duck debuts in Warner Bros' short Porky's Duck Hunt.

Thursday 17, 1924:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios is formed from a merger of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures, and the Louis B. Mayer Company.

Wednesday 17, 1895:
The Treaty of Maguan (also known as the "Treaty of Shimonoseki") between China and Japan is signed. This marks the end of the first Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtien province, Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands to Japan.

Monday 17, 1882:
Copies of Pat Garrett's biography of Billy the Kid, An Authentic Life of Billy the Kid, arrive at the Library of Congress.

Monday 17, 1865:
Mary Surratt is arrested as a conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Sunday 17, 1864:
American Civil War: Battle of Plymouth begins – Confederate forces attack Plymouth, North Carolina.

Wednesday 17, 1861:
American Civil War: Virginia secedes from the Union.

Thursday 17, 1524:
Giovanni da Verrazano reaches New York harbor.

Sunday 17, 1521:
Martin Luther speaks to the assembly at the Diet of Worms, refusing to recant his teachings.

Sunday 17, 1492:
Spain and Christopher Columbus sign a contract for him to sail to Asia to get spices.

Monday 17, 1397:
Geoffrey Chaucer tells the Canterbury Tales for the first time at the court of Richard II.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/17-april/on-this-day.html


People born on April 17

1983:
Miguel Cabrera, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player (b: April 17, 1983) (Biography of Miguel Cabrera)

1978:
Jordan Hill, American singer (b: April 17, 1978) (Biography of Jordan Hill)

1974:
Victoria Adams, English singer (b: April 17, 1974) (Biography of Victoria Adams)
Mikael Åkerfeldt, Swedish singer and guitarist (Opeth) (b: April 17, 1974) (Biography of Mikael Åkerfeldt)

1972:
Tony Boselli, American football player (b: April 17, 1972) (Biography of Tony Boselli)
Jennifer Garner, American actress (b: April 17, 1972) (Biography of Jennifer Garner)

1969:
Henry Ian Cusick, Peruvian-born actor (b: April 17, 1969) (Biography of Henry Ian Cusick)

1967:
Marquis Grissom, baseball player (b: April 17, 1967) (Biography of Marquis Grissom)
Liz Phair, American musician (b: April 17, 1967) (Biography of Liz Phair)

1964:
Maynard James Keenan, American singer (Tool and A Perfect Circle) (b: April 17, 1964) (Biography of Maynard James Keenan)

1963:
Joel Murray, American actor (b: April 17, 1963) (Biography of Joel Murray)

1961:
Boomer Esiason, American football player (b: April 17, 1961) (Biography of Boomer Esiason)

1959:
Sean Bean, English actor (b: April 17, 1959) (Biography of Sean Bean)

1957:
Nick Hornby, English author (b: April 17, 1957) (Biography of Nick Hornby)

1954:
Riccardo Patrese, Italian race car driver (b: April 17, 1954) (Biography of Riccardo Patrese)
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Roderick Toombs), professional wrestler, actor (b: April 17, 1954) (Biography of Roderick Toombs)

1951:
Olivia Hussey, Argentine-born actress (b: April 17, 1951) (Biography of Olivia Hussey)

1948:
Jan Hammer, Czech composer (b: April 17, 1948) (Biography of Jan Hammer)

1940:
Anja Silja, German soprano (b: April 17, 1940) (Biography of Anja Silja)

1938:
Ben Barnes, Lieutenant Governor of Texas (b: April 17, 1938) (Biography of Ben Barnes)

1934:
Don Kirshner, American television producer and composer (b: April 17, 1934) (Biography of Don Kirshner)

1929:
James Last, German band leader (b: April 17, 1929) (Biography of James Last)

1926:
Gerry McNeil, Canadian hockey player (b: April 17, 1926 ; d: June 17, 2004) (Biography of Gerry McNeil)

1923:
Lindsay Anderson, English film director (b: April 17, 1923 ; d: August 30, 1994) (Biography of Lindsay Anderson)
Harry Reasoner, American journalist (b: April 17, 1923 ; d: August 6, 1991) (Biography of Harry Reasoner)

1918:
William Holden, American actor (b: April 17, 1918 ; d: November 16, 1981) (Biography of William Holden)

1917:
Bill Clements, Governor of Texas (b: April 17, 1917) (Biography of Bill Clements)

1915:
Joe Foss, American soldier and politician (b: April 17, 1915 ; d: January 1, 2003) (Biography of Joe Foss)

1903:
Morgan Taylor, American athlete (b: April 17, 1903 ; d: February 16, 1975) (Biography of Morgan Taylor)
Gregor Piatigorsky, Russian cellist (b: April 17, 1903 ; d: August 6, 1976) (Biography of Gregor Piatigorsky)

1897:
Thornton Wilder, American dramatist (b: April 17, 1897 ; d: December 7, 1975) (Biography of Thornton Wilder)

1894:
Nikita Khrushchev, Premier of the Soviet Union (b: April 17, 1894 ; d: September 11, 1971) (Biography of Nikita Khrushchev)

1890:
Art Acord, American actor and rodeo rider (b: April 17, 1890) (Biography of Art Acord)

1885:
Isak Dinesen, Danish author (b: April 17, 1885 ; d: September 7, 1962) (Biography of Isak Dinesen)

1882:
Artur Schnabel, Polish pianist (b: April 17, 1882 ; d: August 15, 1951) (Biography of Artur Schnabel)

1866:
Ernest Starling, British physiologist (b: April 17, 1866 ; d: May 2, 1927) (Biography of Ernest Starling)

1863:
Augustus Edward Hough Love, English mathematician (b: April 17, 1863) (Biography of Augustus Edward Hough Love)

1852:
Cap Anson, baseball player (b: April 17, 1852) (Biography of Cap Anson)

1837:
J.P. Morgan, American financier, art collector, and philanthropist (b: April 17, 1837) (Biography of J.P. Morgan)

1734:
Taksin, King of Thailand (b: April 17, 1734 ; d: April 7, 1782) (Biography of Taksin)

1598:
Giovanni Riccioli, Italian astronomer (b: April 17, 1598) (Biography of Giovanni Riccioli)

1586:
John Ford, English dramatist (b: April 17, 1586) (Biography of John Ford (dramatist))

1573:
Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (b: April 17, 1573 ; d: September 27, 1651) (Biography of Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria)

593:
Emperor Jomei, emperor of Japan (b: April 17, 593) (Biography of Emperor Jomei)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/17-april/births.html

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People who died on April 17

2004:
Edmond Pidoux, Swiss writer (b: October 25, 1908 ; d: April 17, 2004) (Biography of Edmond Pidoux)
Soundarya (d: April 17, 2004) (Biography of Soundarya)

2003:
Earl King, American musician (b: February 7, 1934 ; d: April 17, 2003) (Biography of Earl King)
Robert Atkins (d: April 17, 2003) (Biography of Robert Atkins)
Paul Getty, American-born philanthropist (b: September 7, 1932 ; d: April 17, 2003) (Biography of Paul Getty)

1998:
Linda McCartney, American singer and animal rights activist (b: September 24, 1941 ; d: April 17, 1998) (Biography of Linda McCartney)

1990:
Reverend Ralph Abernathy, American civil rights leader (b: March 11, 1926 ; d: April 17, 1990) (Biography of Ralph Abernathy)

1975:
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, second President of India (b: September 5, 1888 ; d: April 17, 1975) (Biography of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan)

1967:
Red Allen, American musician (b: January 7, 1908 ; d: April 17, 1967) (Biography of Red Allen)

1960:
Eddie Cochran, American singer (b: October 3, 1938 ; d: April 17, 1960) (Biography of Eddie Cochran)

1944:
J.T. Hearne, English cricketer (b: May 3, 1867 ; d: April 17, 1944) (Biography of Jack Hearne (John Thomas Hearne))

1942:
Jean Perrin (d: April 17, 1942) (Biography of Jean Perrin)

1891:
Alexander Mackenzie, second Prime Minister of Canada (b: January 28, 1822 ; d: April 17, 1891) (Biography of Alexander Mackenzie)

1843:
Samuel Morey, American inventor (b: October 23, 1762 ; d: April 17, 1843) (Biography of Samuel Morey)

1799:
Richard Jupp (d: April 17, 1799) (Biography of Richard Jupp)

1790:
Benjamin Franklin American writer, inventor, publisher, and ambassador (b: January 17, 1706 ; d: April 17, 1790) (Biography of Benjamin Franklin)

1764:
Johann Mattheson, German composer (b: September 28, 1681 ; d: April 17, 1764) (Biography of Johann Mattheson)

1761:
Thomas Bayes (d: April 17, 1761) (Biography of Thomas Bayes)

1742:
Arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (b: April 6, 1664 ; d: April 17, 1742) (Biography of Arvid Horn)

1711:
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (b: July 26, 1678 ; d: April 17, 1711) (Biography of Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor)

1696:
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (b: February 5, 1626 ; d: April 17, 1696) (Biography of Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné)

1695:
Sor Juana (d: April 17, 1695) (Biography of Sor Juana)

1574:
Joachim Camerarius, German classical scholar (b: April 12, 1500 ; d: April 17, 1574) (Biography of Joachim Camerarius)

1539:
George, Duke of Saxony (b: August 27, 1471 ; d: April 17, 1539) (Biography of George, Duke of Saxony)

1427:
John IV, Duke of Brabant (b: June 11, 1403 ; d: April 17, 1427) (Biography of John IV, Duke of Brabant)

487:
Proclus, Greek philosopher (b: February 8, 412 ; d: April 17, 487) (Biography of Proclus)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/17-april/deaths.html