April 17

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April 17 in recent years
2025 (Thursday)
2024 (Wednesday)
2023 (Monday)
2022 (Sunday)
2021 (Saturday)
2020 (Friday)
2019 (Wednesday)
2018 (Tuesday)
2017 (Monday)
2016 (Sunday)

April 17 is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 258 days remaining until the end of the year.

Events

Up to 1900

326 – Alexander of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria
485 – Proclus, Greek philosopher (b. 412)
1080 – King Harald III of Denmark (b. 1041)
1427 – John IV, Duke of Brabant (b. 1403)
1539 – George, Duke of Saxony (b. 1471)
1574 – Joachim Camerarius, German scholar (b. 1500)
1669 – Antonio Bertali, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1605)
1680 – Kateri Jekakwitha, American saint (b. 1656)
1711 – Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1678)
1742 – Arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (b. 1664)
1790 – Benjamin Franklin, American politician, scientist and writer (b. 1706)
1799 – Richard Jupp, English architect (b. 1728)
1843 – Samuel Morey, American inventor (b. 1762)
1849 – Pedro Ignacio de Castro Barros, Argentine statesman and priest (b. 1777)
1873 – Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy, Russian painter (b. 1783)
1882 – George Jennings, English engineer and plumber (b. 1810)
1888 – E. G. Squier, American archaeologist and journalist (b. 1821)
1892 – Alexander Mackenzie, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1822)

1901 – 2000

1902 – Francis of Spain, King Consort of Spain (b. 1822)
1921 – Manwel Dimech, Maltese journalist, writer and philosopher (b. 1860)
1930 – Alexander Golovin, Russian painter (b. 1863)
1933 – Kote Marjanishvili, Georgian director and playwright (b. 1872)
1936 – Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1873)
1937 – Yi Sang, Korean poet (b. 1910)
1941 – Al Bowlly, Mozambican–English singer-songwriter and bandleader (b. 1899)
1942 – Jean Perrin, French physicist (b. 1870)
1960 – Eddie Cochran, American musician (b. 1938)
1975 – Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Indian philosopher and President of India (b. 1888)
1976 – Henrik Dam, Danish chemist, won the 1943 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1895)
1977 – William Conway, Irish cardinal (b. 1913)
1979 – Yukio Tsuda, Japanese footballer (b. 1917)
1983 – Felix Pappalardi, American singer-songwriter, bass player and producer (b. 1939)
1984 – Claude Provost, Canadian–American ice hockey player (b. 1933)
1984 – Yvonne Fletcher, British police officer (b. 1958)
1985 – Evadne Price, Australian–British writer, actress and astrologer (b. 1888)
1990 – Ralph Abernathy, American civil rights activist (b. 1926)
1990 – Angelo Schiavio, Italian footballer (b. 1905)
1993 – Turgut Ozal, 8th President of Turkey (b. 1927)
1994 – Roger Wolcott Sperry, American neurobiologist (b. 1913)
1996 – Piet Hein, Danish scientist and poet (b. 1905)
1997 – Chaim Herzog, President of Israel (b. 1918)
1998 – Linda McCartney, American designer and photographer (b. 1941)

From 2001

2003 – Robert Atkins, American dietician (b. 1930)
2003 – John Paul Getty, Jr., American–born millionnaire (b. 1932)
2003 – Koji Kondo, Japanese footballer (b. 1972)
2004 – Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, Hamas leader (b. 1947)
2005 – Konrad Spindler, German scientist (b. 1939)
2007 – Kitty Carlisle, American singer and actress (b. 1910)
2008 – Aimé Césaire, French–Martinican poet and politician (b. 1913)
2008 – Danny Federici, American musician (b. 1950)
2011 – Bhawani Singh, Indian nobleman (b. 1931)
2014 – Karpal Singh, Malaysian politician (b. 1940)
2014 – Cheo Feliciano, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter (b. 1935)
2014 – Henry Maksoud, Brazilian businessman (b. 1929)
2014 – Gabriel García Márquez, Colombian novelist, won the 1972 Nobel Prize in Literature (b. 1927)
2015 – Francis George, American cardinal (b. 1937)
2015 – Robert P. Griffin, American politician, United States Senator (b. 1923)
2015 – Mariano Gago, Portuguese engineer and politician (b. 1948)
2015 – Viktor Korshunov, Russian actor (b. 1929)
2015 – Jeremiah J. Rodell, American brigadier general and priest (b. 1921)
2016 – Cyril Leonoff, Canadian civil engineer and historian (b. 1925)
2016 – Doris Roberts, American actress (b. 1925)
2017 – Dawson Mathis, American politician (b. 1940)
2017 – John T. Noonan Jr., American judge (b. 1926)
2017 – Rosey, Samoan–American professional wrestler (b. 1970)
2018 – Barbara Bush, First Lady of the United States (b. 1925)
2018 – Big Tom, Irish singer (b. 1936)
2018 – Carl Kasell, American radio journalist and quiz show judge (b. 1934)
2018 – Vel Phillips, American attorney and politician (b. 1923)
2018 – T. V. R. Shenoy, Indian journalist and columnist (b. 1941)
2018 – Philibert Randriambololona, Malagasy Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1927)
2019 – Alan García, 61st and 64th President of Peru (b. 1949)
2019 – Kazuo Koike, Japanese manga artist (b. 1936)
2019 – Ya'akov Nehoshtan, Israeli politician and diplomat (b. 1925)
2019 – Pieter Verhoeff, Dutch film director (b. 1938)

Births

1901 – 1950

1903 – Gregor Piatigorsky, Ukrainian–born cellist (d. 1976)
1903 – Nicolas Nabokov, Russian–American composer and educator (d. 1978)
1903 – Morgan Taylor, American hurdler (d. 1975)
1909 – Alain Poher, French politician (d. 1996)
1910 – Helenio Herrera, French footballer and manager (d. 1997)
1910 – Ivan Goff, Australian screenwriter and producer (d. 1999)
1911 – Hervé Bazin, French writer (d. 1996)
1911 – George Seaton, American director and producer (d. 1979)
1912 – Marta Eggerth, Hungarian actress and singer (d. 2013)
1914 – Dovey Johnson Roundtree, American civil rights activist and attorney (d. 2018)
1915 – Joe Foss, American politician, 20th Governor of North Dakota (d. 2003)
1916 – Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (d. 2000)
1917 – Bill Clements, American politician, Governor of Texas (d. 2011)
1918 – William Holden, American actor (d. 1981)
1918 – Carol Rama, Italian painter (d. 2015)
1919 – Chavela Vargas, Costa Rican–Mexican singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2012)
1920 – Edmonde Charles-Roux, French writer (d. 2016)
1923 – Gianni Raimondi, Italian tenor (d. 2008)
1923 – Lindsay Anderson, British director
1923 – Neville McNamara, Royal Australian Air Force commander (d. 2014)
1924 – Donald Richie, American–Japanese writer and critic (d. 2013)
1925 – René Moawad, 13th President of Lebanon (d. 1989)
1926 – Joan Lorring, American actress and singer (d. 2014)
1927 – Margot Honecker, German politician (d. 2016)
1928 – Cynthia Ozick, American writer
1929 – James Last, German musician (d. 2015)
1931 – John Barrett, English tennis player
1931 – Malcolm Browne, American journalist and photographer (d. 2012)
1931 – Howard Honig, American actor
1933 – Joachim Kroll, German serial killer (d. 1991)
1934 – Don Kirshner, American composer (d. 2011)
1934 – Peter Morris, Australian–English surgeon
1935 – Theodoros Angelopoulos, Greek movie director and screenwriter (d. 2012)
1940 – Billy Fury, British singer (d. 1983)
1940 – Chuck Menville, American animator and screenwriter (d. 1992)
1942 – Kenas Aroi, Nauruan politician
1943 – Roy Estrada, American musician
1946 – Georges J.F. Kohler, German biologist (d. 1995)
1947 – Linda Martin, Irish singer-songwriter
1948 – Jan Hammer, Czech composer, pianist and keyboardist
1948 – Pekka Vasala, Finnish middle–distance runner
1948 – John N. Gray, English philosopher

1951 – 1975

1951 – Horst Hrubesch, German footballer
1951 – Olivia Hussey, Argentine–British actress
1954 – Riccardo Patrese, Italian racing driver
1954 – Lester Square, Canadian musician
1955 – Mike Stroud, English physician and explorer
1957 – Nick Hornby, British writer
1959 – Sean Bean, British actor
1959 – Li Meisu, Chinese shot putter
1959 – Peter Doig, Scottish painter
1960 – Vladimir Polyakov, Russian pole vaulter
1961 – Bella Freud, English fashion designer
1963 – Joel Murray, American actor
1963 – Penny Villagos, Canadian swimmer
1963 – Vicky Villagos, Canadian swimmer
1964 – Maynard James Keenan, American singer, musician and actor
1964 – Ken Daneyko, Canadian ice hockey player
1964 – Lela Rochon, American actress
1966 – Vikram, Indian actor, singer and producer
1967 – Henry Ian Cusick, Peruvian–born actor
1967 – Birgitta Jonsdottir, Icelandic politician
1970 – Redman, American rapper, producer and actor
1972 – Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lankan cricketer
1972 – Claire Sweeney, British actress and television personality
1972 – Jennifer Garner, American actress
1974 – Victoria Beckham, English singer
1974 – Mikael Akerfeldt, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
1975 – Stefano Fiore, Italian footballer

From 1976

1977 – Chad Hedrick, American speed skater
1977 – Frederik Magle, Danish composer and pianist
1978 – David Murdoch, Scottish curler
1978 – Jason White, Scottish rugby player
1978 – Jordan Hill, American singer
1979 – Siddharth, Indian actor, singer and producer
1980 – Lee Hyun-il, South Korean badminton player
1981 – Michael Mifsud, Maltese footballer
1981 – Jenny Meadows, English middle–distance runner
1981 – Zhang Yaokun, Chinese footballer
1981 – Myuran Sukumaran, Australian drug trafficker (d. 2015)
1983 – Andrea Marcato, Italian rugby player
1983 – Roberto Jiménez, Peruvian footballer
1984 – Rosanna Davison, Irish model and actress
1985 – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, French tennis player
1985 – Rooney Mara, American actress
1985 – Luke Mitchell, Australian actor
1985 – Takuya Honda, Japanese footballer
1986 – Romain Grosjean, Swiss–French racing driver
1987 – Eelco Sintnicolaas, Dutch decathlete
1987 – Jacqueline McInnes Wood, Canadian actress and singer
1988 – Takahiro Morita, Japanese singer
1990 – Gia Mantegna, American actress
1991 – Tessa James, Australian actress
1992 – Shkodran Mustafi, German footballer
1996 – Dee Dee Davis, American actress

Deaths

Observances

National Day of Syria
Flag Day (American Samoa)
Women's Day (Gabon)
World Hemophilia Day