17 April
April 17th is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). There are 258 days remaining.
Events
Births
- 1598 - Giovanni Riccioli, astronomer († 1671)
- 1837 - J.P. Morgan, financier, art collector, philanthropist († 1913)
- 1852 - Cap Anson, Baseball Hall of Famer († 1922)
- 1882 - Artur Schnabel, pianist († 1951)
- 1885 - Isak Dinesen, author († 1962)
- 1893 - Irene Castle, dancer († 1969)
- 1894 - Nikita Khrushchev, Soviet politician and Premier 1958-1964 († 1971)
- 1897 - Thornton Wilder, dramatist and narrator († 1975)
- 1903 - Morgan Taylor, American athlete
- 1915 - Joe Foss, soldier, politician († 2003)
- 1918 - William Holden, actor († 1981)
- 1923 - Lindsay Anderson, director († 1994)
- 1923 - Harry Reasoner, journalist († 1991)
- 1929 - James Last, band leader
- 1934 - Don Kirshner, television producer, composer
- 1940 - Anja Silja, soprano
- 1948 - Jan Hammer, composer
- 1951 - Olivia Hussey, actress
- 1954 - Blackbyrd McKnight, musician (P Funk)
- 1954 - Riccardo Patrese, racing driver
- 1957 - Nick Hornby, author
- 1961 - Boomer Esiason, American football player
- 1967 - Marquis Grissom, baseball player
- 1967 - Liz Phair, musician
- 1972 - Jennifer Garner, actress
- 1985 - Justin McOmie, evangelist
Deaths
- 1761 - Thomas Bayes mathematician (* 1702)
- 1790 - Benjamin Franklin, politician, inventor, diplomat, printer (* 1706)
- 1843 - Samuel Morey, American inventor
- 1891 - Alexander Mackenzie, second Prime Minister of Canada (* 1822)
- 1942 - Jean Perrin physicist (* 1870)
- 1960 - Eddie Cochran, musician
- 1990 - Reverend Ralph Abernathy, civil rights activist
- 1998 - Linda McCartney, activist, musician
- 1999 - Señor Wences, Spanish ventriloquist
Holidays and observances
See Also:
April 16 - April 18 - March 17 - May 17 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July,
August, September, October, November, December
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