17 April In History - What Happened On This Day

According to Gregory calendar, on April 17, the day number in a year is 108 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 109. April 17 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.

Event Year	Incident/Event
1080	After the death of his brother Harald III, CANUT IV, who later became the first Dane to prescribe, became the king of Denmark.
1524	Giovanni Verajano discovered New York Bay.
1704	First American newspaper; Published by John Campbell in Boston.
1711	Charles IV became Emperor of Roman after his brother Joseph died.
1747	French troops captured Zeeves-Flanders, Netherlands.
1758	Francis Williams the first US Black College graduate) published his poems.
1774	The first explicitly Unitarian mandala of the Ascest Street Chapel in London was established by Theophilus Lindsey.
1797	Citizens of Verona, Italy began a failed eight-day rebellion against the French occupied forces.
1861	American Civil War: Virginia seceded from the United States.
1875	Sir Neville Chamberlin invented snooker.
1876	Friends Academy was founded by Gideon Frost in Locust Valley New York.
1895	Shimonoseki reached an agreement between Japan and China.
1899	Calcutta now Kolkata) got hydroelectricity.
1907	Brazil became the third country in the world to start construction on a dreaded warship, which gave rise to a very expensive South American naval weapons race.
1912	Army soldiers of the Russian Empire opened fire on striking goldsmiths in the northeast Siberia near the Leena River, killing at least 150 people.
1941	Yugoslavia surrendered to Germany during World War II.
1942	The World War II escaped from German captivity at French General Henry Zirud Constin Castle.
1946	Syria gained independence from France.
1946	Syria was given freedom from France's rule.
1951	Peak district was named the first National Park in the United Kingdom.
1961	The armed Cuba of the Cuba, supported by the CIA, was infiltrating the Gulf of Cuba, with the aim of overthrowing Castro excluded by Cuba.
1969	Sarhan Sarhan was convicted of killing Unitedstates Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
1971	Egypt, Libya and Syria together formed the Union to form the United Arab State.
1971	The People's Republic of Bangladesh was formed in 1971. This movement was led by Sheikh Mujib Ur-Rehman.
1973	George Lucas began writing a 13-pest film treatment called The Star Wars.
1975	Under the Pol Pot, Khmer Rouge captured Nom Penh, ending the Cambodian Civil War and established the Democratic Computia.
1982	A new patriotic constitution in Canada, including Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedom, was signed in the law by Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, with the intention of protecting some political and civil rights in Canada.
1984	British police officer Yvonne Fletcher was shot dead during a protests outside the Libyan Embassy in London's Stjames '
1993	The spacecraft STS-56 Discovery returned to Earth.
1994	Little Peacock Magic was locked in Belasko Theater in New York City. It lasted houseful for 30 days.
1994	The Godhuli was released at the Cort Theater in New York City. It lasted houseful for 72 days.
1995	Murder of Iqbal Christ, a young activist who abolished child labor in Pakistan.
2000	Tuanku Syed Siraj-ud-din became king of Perlis.
2003	Formation of Indo-UK Parliamentary Forum after 55 years.
2009	The 5th Summit of America took place in Port of Spain. Heads of about 4 governments participated in the session.
2012	Warren Buffet announced that he had prostate cancer.
2013	An ammonium nitrate explosion occurred in a fertilizer companyfility in West, Texas, USA, killing 15 people and 160 others.
2014	Famous Colombian novelist Grabiel Marquez passed away.
2014	Stem cells were successfully made from adult human cells. The first stem cell lines were taken from embryos and infants.

Event Year	Incident/Event
1975	Second President of India Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan passed away.
1983	India launched SLV-3 rocket.
1983	The SLV rocket or satellite launch vehicle was launched by Bharat. It started the space age in India. The project was chaired by APJ Abdul Kalam.
1990	A passenger train exploded in a gas cylinder in a passenger train in Kumarhar, India. About 80 people lost their lives.

Day/Observance	Level
World Hemophilia Day	International Day
Syria Evacuation Day	National Day

Birth Year	Name/Category/Country
1916	Sirimavo Bandaranaike / Politician / Sri Lanka
1756	Dheeran Chinnamalai / Commander / India
1897	Nisargadatta Maharaj / Philosopher / India
1900	Binodananda Jha / Politician / India
1954	Mukul Roy / Politician / India
1961	Geet Sethi / Player / India

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