April 17th, 1531

Born on April 17th, 1531

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

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

78

Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria

Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and prince-elector (Kurfürst) of the Holy Roman Empire

*April 17th, 1573, Munich †September 27th, 1651, Ingolstadt

43

Chris Thompson

British long-distance runner

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

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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59

Vespasiano I Gonzaga

Italian noble and diplomat (1531-1591)

*December 6th, 1531, Fondi †February 26th, 1591, Sabbioneta

59

Federico Cornaro

Italian cardinal

*June 9th, 1531, Venice †October 4th, 1590, Rome

76

Bernardo Buontalenti

Italian stage designer, architect, theatrical designer, military engineer and artist (1531-1608)

*December 15th, 1531, Florence †June 6th, 1608, Florence

66

Hans Fugger

German businessman (1531-1598)

*September 4th, 1531, Augsburg †April 15th, 1598, Kirchheim in Schwaben

69

Scipione Ammirato

Italian historian (1531-1601)

*October 7th, 1531, Lecce †January 11th, 1601, Florence

58

Philipp Apian

German mathematician and cartographer

*September 14th, 1531, Ingolstadt †November 15th, 1589, Tübingen

81

Johannes Letzner

Protestant priest and historian

*November 29th, 1531, Hardegsen †February 16th, 1613, Strodthagen

64

Francesco Cattani da Diacceto

(1531–1595), Bishop of Fiesole

*September 2nd, 1531, Florence †November 4th, 1595, Florence

64

Leonhard Thurneysser

Scholar and quack at the court of John George, Elector of Brandenburg

*July 22nd, 1531, Basel †July 9th, 1596, Cologne

64

António, Prior of Crato

Portuguese royal

*January 1st, 1531, Lisbon †August 26th, 1595, Paris

50

Archduchess Maria of Austria

Daughter of Emperor Ferdinand I from the House of Habsburg and Anna Jagiello

*May 15th, 1531, Prague †December 11th, 1581, Schloss Hambach

42

Antoine de Créqui Canaples

Roman Catholic cardinal

*July 17th, 1531, France †June 20th, 1574, Amiens

75

Anna of Este

Duchess consort of Nemours

*November 16th, 1531, Ferrara †May 17th, 1607, Paris

42

Catalina Thomás

Spanish religious (1531-1574)

*May 1st, 1531, Valldemossa †April 5th, 1574, Palma de Mallorca

53

Jacques, Duke of Nemours

2nd Duke of Nemours

*October 12th, 1531, Vauluisant Abbey †June 18th, 1585, Piedmont

54

Matthew Wesenbeck

Belgian jurist

*October 25th, 1531, Antwerp †June 5th, 1586, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

52

Thado Minsaw of Ava

Viceroy of Ava

*May 20th, 1531, Taungoo †May 1st, 1584, Putao Township

69

David Chytraeus

German historian and theologian

*January 1st, 1531, Ingelfingen †June 25th, 1600, Rostock

53

Johannes Schütz

German Lutheran theologian (1531-1584)

*March 20th, 1531, Halle (Saale) †July 24th, 1584, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

82

Burkhard Leemann

(1531-1613)

*February 14th, 1531, Zürich †September 12th, 1613, Zürich

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1531 is a normal year and no leap year.

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