April 17th, 1621

Born on April 17th, 1621

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

Born on April 17th, 1621

74

Henry Vaughan

Welsh author, physician and metaphysical poet

*April 17th, 1621, Llansantffraed †April 23rd, 1695, Monmouthshire

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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

79

Marguerite Bourgeoys

French colonist and foundress

*April 17th, 1620, Troyes †January 12th, 1700, Montreal

87

Alain Poher

French politician (1909-1996)

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

61

Roddy Piper

Canadian professional wrestler (1954-2015)

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

37

Medhi Benatia

Moroccan and French footballer

*April 17th, 1987, Courcouronnes

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

63

Edward Stillingfleet

British bishop (1635-1699)

*April 17th, 1635, Cranborne †March 27th, 1699, Westminster

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

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

64

Frans Luycx

Flemish Baroque painter (1604–1668)

*April 17th, 1604, Antwerp †May 1st, 1668, Vienna

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

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Born in 1621

73

Jean de La Fontaine

French poet, fabulist and writer (1621–1695)

*July 8th, 1621, Château-Thierry †April 13th, 1695, Paris

60

Hildebrand Christoph von Hardenberg

German aristocrat (1621–1682)

*March 14th, 1621, Nörten-Hardenberg †March 2nd, 1682, Nörten-Hardenberg

65

Louis, Grand Condé

Prince of the Condé branch of the House of Bourbon, French general and famous military leader

*September 8th, 1621, Paris †December 11th, 1686, Fontainebleau

54

Jacques Courtois

French painter (1621-1676)

*February 12th, 1621, Saint-Hippolyte †January 1st, 1676, Rome

55

Ernst Friedrich Schröter

Germman law academic

*January 1st, 1621, Jena †January 1st, 1676, Jena

68

Caspar Ziegler

German jurist, poet and composer (1621-1690)

*September 15th, 1621, Leipzig †April 17th, 1690, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

49

William Penn

English admiral and politician (1621-1670)

*April 23rd, 1621, Bristol †September 16th, 1670, Walthamstow

66

Bohuslav Balbín

Czech baroque writer, philosopher, historian, linguist, religion writer, educator, writer, science writer and roman catholic priest

*December 3rd, 1621, Hradec Králové †November 28th, 1688, Prague

17

Sibylla Schwarz

German poet

*February 14th, 1621, Greifswald †July 31st, 1638, Greifswald

56

Daniel Lüdemann

German theologian

*April 10th, 1621, Pasewalk †September 20th, 1677, Stade

35

David Beck

Dutch portrait painter (1621-1656)

*May 25th, 1621, Delft †December 6th, 1656, The Hague

60

Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham

English politician

*December 23rd, 1621, Eastwell †December 18th, 1682, London

66

Maximilian Henry of Bavaria

Roman Catholic bishop (1621-1688)

*December 8th, 1621, Munich †June 5th, 1688, Bonn

57

Andrew Marvell

English poet and politician (1621–1678)

*March 31st, 1621, Winestead †August 16th, 1678, London

56

Edmund Berry Godfrey

English magistrate

*December 23rd, 1621, Sellindge †October 12th, 1678

80

Antonio Petrini

Italian architect

*January 1st, 1621, Calavino †April 8th, 1701, Würzburg

54

Thomas Willis

English physician (1621-1675)

*January 27th, 1621, Great Bedwyn †November 11th, 1675, London

61

Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem

Dutch painter (1622–1683)

*November 30th, 1621, Haarlem †February 18th, 1683, Amsterdam

56

Christian Albert, Burgrave and Count of Dohna

German nobleman and general in the army of Brandenburg (1621-1677)

*December 10th, 1621, Kostrzyn nad Odrą †December 14th, 1677, Gartz

46

John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

*March 24th, 1621, Zerbst †July 4th, 1667, Zerbst

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1621 is a normal year and no leap year.

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