Page 7: Historical Events In April - 17

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

1983  On this day in history india launched its first satellite   

1983  On April - 17 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  Bessie Head, writer, dies on April - 17.   

1987  On this day in history julius Erving becomes the 3rd NBA player to score 30,000 points   

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  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 April - 17.   

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

1991  Jack Yellen, US poet (Sons o' Fun), dies at 97 on this day in history.   

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

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

1996  On this day in history eva Jones, poet/novelist, dies at 82   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

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

2018  On this day in history former F.B.I. director James Comey publishes his political autobiography “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership”   

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  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  Michael IX Palaeologus, co-ruling Eastern Roman Emperor (d. 1320) was born on this day in history.   

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 April - 17.   

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  Giovanni Riccioli, Italian astronomer (d. 1671) was born on April - 17.   

1620  Marguerite Bourgeoys, founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame (d. 1700) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 April - 17.   

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

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

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 April - 17.   

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