Page 7: Historical Events In April - 17

1983  India entered space age launching SLV-3 rocket on this day in history.   

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

1983  Nolan Ryan strikes out his 3,500th batter on April - 17.   

1983  On April - 17 wayne Gretsky scores 7 points in a playoff game   

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

1985  On April - 17 ilona Bodden, writer, dies   

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

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

1987  Carlton Barrett, Jamaican reggae drummer (No woman no cry), dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1988  Eva Novak, actress (Medicine Man), dies of pneumonia at 90 on April - 17.   

1989  On this day in history maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $245 per week   

1989  Soviet-US agreement allows Soviets to fight US pros on April - 17.   

1989  Charles Lampkin, dies on this day in history.   

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

1991  On April - 17 dow Jones closes for first time over 3,000   

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 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  On April - 17 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 April - 17.   

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

2007  On this day in history 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  The St Cuthbert Gospel, Europe's oldest intact book, purchased by the British Library for 9 million pounds on April - 17.   

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

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

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  Michael IX Palaeologus, co-ruling Eastern Roman Emperor (d. 1320) was born on April - 17.   

1539  On April - 17 birth of tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist (Comedia)   

1573  On this day in history birth of maximilian I, duke/ruler of Bayern (Catholic League)   

1573  On this day in history birth of maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1651)   

1586  On this day in history 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 April - 17.   

1620  Marguerite Bourgeoys, founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame (d. 1700) was born on April - 17.   

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

0485  On April - 17 proclus, Greek mathematician, dies in Athens [or Apr 14]   

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 this day in history.   

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

1080  On April - 17 death of king Harald III of Denmark (b. 1041)   

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

1297  Willem van Afflighem, Flemish poet/abbot St Truiden, dies at about 86 on April - 17.