April 17th, 1475

Born on April 17th, 1475

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What happened on April 17th?

April 17th, 2014

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.

April 17th, 1986

Having supposedly been at war for 335 years without a single shot having been fired and no casualties incurred, the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly declared peace.

April 17th, 1984

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.

April 17th, 1975

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.

April 17th, 1973

George Lucas began writing a 13-page film treatment that later formed the basis of Star Wars.

April 17th, 1969

Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of the assassination of United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

April 17th, 1951

The Peak District was designated the first national park in the United Kingdom.

April 17th, 1907

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.

April 17th, 1809

Napoleonic Wars: After a three-day chase, the French ship D'Hautpoul was captured off Puerto Rico by a British squadron under Alexander Cochrane.

April 17th, 1797

French Revolutionary Wars: British forces commanded by Lieutenant-General Ralph Abercromby invaded the Spanish colonial port of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

April 17th, 1783

The Mechanical Turk, a fraudulent chess-playing "machine" by Wolfgang von Kempelen that was secretly controlled by a hidden human, began a tour of Europe.

April 17th, 1362

Lithuanian Crusade: After a month-long siege, forces of the Teutonic Order captured and destroyed Kaunas Castle (reconstruction pictured), which was defended by troops of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

April 17th, 1080

Canute IV became King of Denmark upon the death of his brother Harald III.

April 17th, 2021

The funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, takes place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

April 17th, 2014

NASA's Kepler space telescope confirms the discovery of the first Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of another star.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 17th

Born on April 17th, 1475

54

Jean de Selve

French diplomat

*April 17th, 1475, Limousin †December 10th, 1529, Paris

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 17th?

63

Pete Shelley

British singer-songwriter (1955–2018)

*April 17th, 1955, Leigh †December 6th, 2018, Tallinn

57

Timothy Gibbs

American actor

*April 17th, 1967, Calabasas

73

Horst Hrubesch

German association football player and manager

*April 17th, 1951, Hamm

65

Sean Bean

English actor

*April 17th, 1959, Handsworth

67

Nick Hornby

English novelist

*April 17th, 1957, Redhill

87

Alain Poher

French politician (1909-1996)

*April 17th, 1909, Ablon-sur-Seine †December 9th, 1996, Paris

37

Medhi Benatia

Moroccan and French footballer

*April 17th, 1987, Courcouronnes

61

Roddy Piper

Canadian professional wrestler (1954-2015)

*April 17th, 1954, Saskatoon †July 31st, 2015, Hollywood

82

David Bradley

British actor

*April 17th, 1942, York

52

Jennifer Garner

American actress

*April 17th, 1972, Houston

32

Jasper Stuyven

Belgian cyclist

*April 17th, 1992, Leuven

50

Victoria Beckham

English businesswoman, fashion designer and singer

*April 17th, 1974, Harlow

43

Chris Thompson

British long-distance runner

*April 17th, 1981, Barrow-in-Furness

83

Andrea Gritti

Doge of Venice (1455-1539)

*April 17th, 1455, Bardolino †December 28th, 1538, Venice

54

Pascale Arbillot

French actress

*April 17th, 1970, France

78

Thornton Wilder

American playwright and novelist (1897–1975)

*April 17th, 1897, Madison †December 7th, 1975, Hamden

84

Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000

*April 17th, 1916, Baḷangoḍa †October 10th, 2000, Colombo

63

William Holden

American actor (1918–1981)

*April 17th, 1918, O'Fallon †November 12th, 1981, Santa Monica

83

Lagle Parek

Estonian politician

*April 17th, 1941, Pärnu

59

Rebecca Luker

American actress, singer and recording artist

*April 17th, 1961, Helena †December 23rd, 2020, Manhattan

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Born in 1475

88

Michelangelo

Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet (1475–1564)

*March 6th, 1475, Caprese Michelangelo †February 18th, 1564, Rome

45

Leo X

Son of Lorenzo de' Medici fia, pope from 1513 to 1521

*December 11th, 1475, Florence †December 1st, 1521, Rome

78

Sebastiano Serlio

Italian architect and painter (1475-1554)

*September 6th, 1475, Bologna †November 30th, 1553, Fontainebleau

60

Thomas Murner

German writer

*December 24th, 1475, Obernai †November 30th, 1536, Obernai

49

Giovanni di Bernardo Rucellai

Renaissance humanist, grandson of Giovanni di Paolo Rucellai

*October 20th, 1475, Florence †April 3rd, 1525, Rome

31

Cesare Borgia

Duke of Romagna and former Catholic cardinal

*September 13th, 1475, Subiaco †March 12th, 1507, Viana

81

Sebastian Cabot

Venetian explorer and mapmaker in the service of Spain and England

*November 30th, 1475, Venice †November 30th, 1556, London

61

Clemens Sender

German historian

*November 23rd, 1475, Lauingen †February 26th, 1537, Augsburg

21

Beatrice d’Este

Duchess of Milan and Bari, virago and woman of state

*June 29th, 1475, Ferrara †January 3rd, 1497, Milan

32

Crinitus

Italian humanist

*January 9th, 1475, Florence †July 5th, 1507, Florence

65

Jean de Witte

Bishop in the 16th century

*August 6th, 1475, Bruges †August 15th, 1540, Bruges

43

Artus Gouffier, Lord of Boissy

French nobleman and politician

*September 6th, 1475, Haute-Savoie †May 13th, 1519, Montpellier

62

Giovanni Piccolomini

Catholic cardinal

*October 9th, 1475, Siena †November 21st, 1537, Siena

79

Giuliano Bugiardini

Italian painter

*January 29th, 1475, Florence †February 17th, 1554, Florence

16

Afonso, Prince of Portugal

Prince heir apparent, son of John II of Portugal

*May 18th, 1475, Lisbon †July 13th, 1491, Tagus River

24

Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick

English Earl

*February 25th, 1475, Warwick Castle †November 28th, 1499, Tower Hill

36

Anne of York

Fifth daughter of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville

*November 2nd, 1475, Palace of Westminster †November 23rd, 1511

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1475 is a normal year and no leap year.

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