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April 17

This year marks the 75th anniversary of Peak District — April 17 carries the weight of round numbers. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

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Aries is the sign for April 17 — read more on the Aries page, or see April's birthstone & birth flower.

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What happened on April 17?

April 17 is the 107th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1492 and 2014. Famous people born on April 17 include Joan Lorring, Alain Poher and Victoria Beckham.

Released on April 17

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Pragmata
  • TV Matka King
  • TV Absolute Value of Romance

2025

  • Game Bionic Bay
  • Game Gorn 2
  • Game Tempopo
  • Game Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree
  • Game Chasmal Fear

2024

  • Game Kingsgrave

2023

  • Game ArcRunner

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1492

    Christopher Columbus

  2. 1797

    Verona

  3. 1861

    Virginia

  4. 1863

    American Civil War

  5. 1941

    World War II

  6. 1951

    Peak District

  7. 1969

    Sirhan Sirhan

  8. 1969

    Communist Party of Czechoslovakia

  9. 2013

    West Fertilizer Company explosion

  10. 2014

    NASA

Famous birthday twins

Born on April 17

Joan Lorring

b. 1926

Alain Poher

b. 1909

Victoria Beckham

b. 1974

Alexander Cartwright

b. 1820

Michael IX Palaiologos

b. 1277

J. P. Morgan

b. 1837

Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria

b. 1573

James Last

b. 1929

Deaths

  • 2014Gabriel García Márquez
  • 1988Louise Nevelson
  • 1960Eddie Cochran
  • 1790Benjamin Franklin
  • 1680Kateri Tekakwitha
  • 1574Joachim Camerarius

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Donnán of Eigg
  • —Christian feast day: Henry Heath
  • —Christian feast day: Kateri Tekakwitha (Canada)
  • —Christian feast day: Robert of Molesme
  • —Christian feast day: Shemon bar Sabbae
  • —Christian feast day: April 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —Evacuation Day (Syria), celebrates the recognition of the independence of Syria from France in 1946.
  • —FAO Day (Iraq)

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