April 17th, 1652

Born on April 17th, 1652

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

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

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

74

Johann Meinrad Guggenbichler

Painter from Switzerland (1649-1723)

*April 17th, 1649, Einsiedeln †May 10th, 1723, Mondsee

63

Edward Stillingfleet

British bishop (1635-1699)

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

83

Lagle Parek

Estonian politician

*April 17th, 1941, Pärnu

Same year
Born in 1652

33

Thomas Otway

English writer and dramatist (1652-1685)

*March 3rd, 1652, Trotton with Chithurst †April 14th, 1685, London

87

Clement XII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1730 to 1740

*April 7th, 1652, Florence †February 6th, 1740, Rome

77

Samuel Sewall

Salem witch trial judge; early abolitionist; chief justice of Massachusetts

*March 28th, 1652, Hampshire †January 1st, 1730, Boston

77

Johann Heinrich Ernesti

Philosopher and theologian

*March 12th, 1652, Königsfeld †October 16th, 1729, Leipzig

71

Augustus Quirinus Rivinus

German physician and botanist (1652-1723)

*December 9th, 1652, Leipzig †December 20th, 1723, Leipzig

55

Karolina of Legnica-Brieg

Silesian noblewoman

*December 2nd, 1652, Brzeg †December 24th, 1707, Wrocław

76

Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard

Marshal of France (1652-1728)

*February 14th, 1652, Dauphiné †March 20th, 1728, Paris

63

Andreas Wolff

German painter (1652-1716)

*December 11th, 1652, Munich †April 9th, 1716, Munich

69

Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine

German princess; wife of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans

*May 27th, 1652, Heidelberg †December 8th, 1721, Saint-Cloud

67

Michel Rolle

French mathematician

*April 21st, 1652, Ambert †November 8th, 1719, Paris

79

Johann Ernst Kregel

German jurist

*August 13th, 1652, Magdeburg †December 26th, 1731, Leipzig

60

Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt

Regent of the Duchy of Württemberg and hymn lyricist (1652-1712)

*April 28th, 1652, Darmstadt †August 11th, 1712, Kirchheim unter Teck

60

Archibald Pitcairne

Scottish physician

*December 25th, 1652, Edinburgh †October 20th, 1713, Edinburgh

51

Johann Philipp d'Arco

Austrian army commander (1652-1704)

*May 11th, 1652, Arco †February 18th, 1704, Bregenz

78

Benedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate

German princess

*March 14th, 1652, Paris †August 12th, 1730, Asnières-sur-Seine

74

Anton Domenico Gabbiani

Italian painter (1652-1726)

*February 13th, 1652, Florence †November 22nd, 1726, Florence

61

Livio Odescalchi

Italian noble

*March 10th, 1652, Rome †September 8th, 1713, Rome

51

Christian Ulrich I, Duke of Württemberg-Oels

Duke of Württemberg-Bernstadt and Duke of Württemberg-Oels

*April 9th, 1652, Oleśnica †April 5th, 1704, Oleśnica

66

Karl, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1652-1718)

*October 16th, 1652, Zerbst †November 3rd, 1718, Zerbst

45

Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental

Regent of Württemberg

*September 12th, 1652, Stuttgart †December 20th, 1697, Stuttgart

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Leap year

Yes: 1652 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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