Death and funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
The funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, takes place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
What happened on April 17
32 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1080 to 2022.
Standout on April 17
2014
NASA
NASA announced the discovery of Kepler-186f, the first exoplanet with a radius similar to Earth's discovered in the habitable zone of another star.
About April 17
April 17 is the 107th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 107 of 365 (108 in leap years)258 days left in the year (258 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Friday in 2026, Saturday in 2027, Monday in 2028, Tuesday in 2029, Wednesday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 16 of 2026 · Q2
- Zodiac sign
- ♈ Aries (March 21 – April 19)
- Season
- Spring in the north · Autumn in the south
- April birthstone
- Diamondstrength, eternity and clarity
- April birth flower
- Daisy / Sweet peainnocence and blissful pleasure
- Next occurrence
- In 172 days
- Roman numerals
- XVII.IVday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 80thIndependence Day (Syria)1946
- 75thPeak District1951
- 40thIsles of Scilly1986
- 40thRomain Grosjean1986
- 40thThree Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War1986
- 30thCaitlin Parker1996
- 30thHelene Spilling Ødegaard1996
- 30thLorna Fitzgerald1996
April 17 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Chyna · Doris Roberts
- 25 years ago2001
- Ryujin (rapper) · Violette Dorange
- 50 years ago1976
- Nothing recorded
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on April 17 — ages this year
- 2005Antonio Nusaturns 21
- 2001Ryujin (rapper)turns 25
- 2001Violette Dorangeturns 25
- 1998Anna Odine Strømturns 28
- 1998Suppapong Udomkaewkanjanaturns 28
- 1996Helene Spilling Ødegaardturns 30
Historical events 32
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
NASA
NASA announced the discovery of Kepler-186f, the first exoplanet with a radius similar to Earth's discovered in the habitable zone of another star.
West Fertilizer Company explosion
An ammonium nitrate explosion occurred at a fertilizer company facility in West, Texas, U.S., killing 15 people and injuring 160 others.
Death and funeral of Margaret Thatcher
The ceremonial funeral of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher takes place at St Paul's Cathedral.
Palestinians
A Palestinian suicide bomber detonates an explosive device in a Tel Aviv restaurant, killing 11 people and injuring 70.
Palestinian suicide attacks
A Palestinian suicide bomber detonated explosives in a restaurant in Tel Aviv, Israel, killing 11 people and injuring 70 others.
Anneli Jäätteenmäki
Anneli Jäätteenmäki takes office as the first female prime minister of Finland.
Space Shuttle Columbia
Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-90, the final Spacelab mission.
Katina P
The Katina P is deliberately run aground off Maputo, Mozambique, and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean.
Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War
An alleged state of war lasting 335 years between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly is declared over.
Isles of Scilly
The Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly declared peace, having hypothetically been at war for 335 years without a single shot being fired and no casualties incurred.
Metropolitan Police
Metropolitan Police officer Yvonne Fletcher was shot and killed while on duty during a protest outside the Libyan embassy in London, resulting in an 11-day police siege of the building and a breakdown of Libya–United Kingdom relations.
Constitution Act, 1982
Constitution Act, 1982 Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.
Mir Akbar Khyber
Mir Akbar Khyber is assassinated, provoking the Saur Revolution in Afghanistan.
Khmer Rouge
The Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh, the capital of the Khmer Republic, ending the Cambodian Civil War and establishing the socialist state of Democratic Kampuchea.
Cambodian Civil War
The Cambodian Civil War ends and the Cambodian Genocide begins. The Khmer Rouge captures the capital Phnom Penh and Cambodian government forces surrender.
George Lucas
George Lucas began writing a 13-page film treatment that later formed the basis of Star Wars.
Provisional Government of Bangladesh
The Provisional Government of Bangladesh is formed.
Apollo program
Apollo program: The damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely.
Sirhan Sirhan
Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of the assassination of U.S. senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovak Communist Party chairman Alexander Dubček was deposed.
Jerrie Mock
Jerrie Mock completes the first around-the-world airplane flight by a woman. Her solo flight in the Spirit of Columbus, which took 29+1⁄2 days, took off and landed at the Port Columbus International Airport in Ohio.
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro.
Peak District
The Peak District was designated the first national park in the United Kingdom.
Independence Day (Syria)
The last French troops are withdrawn from Syria.
World War II
World War II: Captured French general Henri Giraud escaped from German captivity in the Königstein Castle.
Brazilian battleship Minas Geraes
Minas Geraes (pictured), the first of three Brazilian dreadnought battleships, was laid down, sparking a vastly expensive South American naval arms race with Argentina and Chile.
Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic Wars: After a three-day chase, the French ship D'Hautpoul was captured off Puerto Rico by a British squadron under Alexander Cochrane.
French Revolutionary Wars
French Revolutionary Wars: British forces commanded by Lieutenant-General Ralph Abercromby invaded the Spanish colonial port of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Mechanical Turk
The Mechanical Turk (pictured), a fraudulent chess-playing "machine" by Wolfgang von Kempelen that was secretly controlled by a hidden human, began a tour of Europe.
Lithuanian Crusade
Lithuanian Crusade: After a month-long siege, the Teutonic Order captured and destroyed Kaunas Castle, which was defended by troops of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
Canute IV of Denmark
Canute IV became King of Denmark upon the death of his brother Harald III.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Alan García
Alan García, Peruvian lawyer and politician, twice President of Peru (born 1949)
Barbara Bush
Barbara Bush, American political matriarch and literacy advocate, First Lady of the United States (1989–1993), and Second Lady of the United States (1981–1989) (born 1925)
Robert P. Griffin
Robert P. Griffin, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1923)
A. Alfred Taubman
A. Alfred Taubman, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1924)
Wojciech Leśnikowski
Wojciech Leśnikowski, Polish–American architect and academic (born 1938)
Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez, Colombian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1927)
Carlos Graça
Carlos Graça, São Toméan politician, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (born 1931)
V. S. Ramadevi
V. S. Ramadevi, Indian politician, 13th Governor of Karnataka (born 1934)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
April 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: April 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Public holidays in Iraq
FAO Day (Iraq)
Robert of Molesme
Christian feast day: Robert of Molesme
Shemon bar Sabbae
Christian feast day: Shemon bar Sabbae
Donnán of Eigg
Christian feast day: Donnán of Eigg
Kateri Tekakwitha
Christian feast day: Kateri Tekakwitha (Canada)
Independence Day (Syria)
Evacuation Day (Syria), celebrates the recognition of the independence of Syria from France in 1946.
Henry Heath (martyr)
Christian feast day: Henry Heath
Spread across the centuries
- 11th century1
- 14th century1
- 18th century2
- 19th century1
- 20th century37
- 21st century30
Earliest: Canute IV of Denmark (1080). Most recent: Radu Lupu (2022).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
Nearby and related
Questions about April 17
What day of the year is April 17?
April 17 is the 107th day of the year, with 258 days left after it.
What star sign is April 17?
April 17 falls under Aries (March 21 – April 19), a fire sign ruled by Mars. The birthstone for the month is Diamond.
How many things happened on April 17?
We record 80 entries for April 17: 32 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1080 to 2022.
Who was born on April 17?
Antonio Nusa (2005) is among the notable births on April 17. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the April 17 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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