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  1. Born on April 17th, 1717 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on April 17th?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on April 17th
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (April 1717)

Born on April 17th, 1717

Weekday

Saturday

April 17th, 1717 was a Saturday.

Age

307

People born on April 17th, 1717 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 307 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

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Aries (The Ram)

March 21st, 1717 - April 20th, 1717

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 112,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 860 days, exactly on September 4th, 2026, people who were born on April 17th, 1717 will be 113,000 days old!

112,140 Days

16,020 Weeks

3,684 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on April 17th?

NASA 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.
Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War 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.
Metropolitan Police 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.
Khmer Rouge 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.
George Lucas April 17th, 1973

George Lucas began writing a 13-page film treatment that later formed the basis of Star Wars.
Sirhan Sirhan April 17th, 1969

Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of the assassination of United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Peak District April 17th, 1951

The Peak District was designated the first national park in the United Kingdom.
Brazilian battleship Minas Geraes 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.
Napoleonic Wars 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.
French Revolutionary Wars April 17th, 1797

French Revolutionary Wars: British forces commanded by Lieutenant-General Ralph Abercromby invaded the Spanish colonial port of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Mechanical Turk 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.
Lithuanian Crusade 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.
Canute IV of Denmark April 17th, 1080

Canute IV became King of Denmark upon the death of his brother Harald III.
Death and funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh April 17th, 2021

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

Pete Shelley: Age & Birthday 63
Pete Shelley

British singer-songwriter (1955–2018)

*April 17th, 1955, Leigh †December 6th, 2018, Tallinn
Timothy Gibbs: Age & Birthday 57
Timothy Gibbs

American actor

*April 17th, 1967, Calabasas
Horst Hrubesch: Age & Birthday 73
Horst Hrubesch

German association football player and manager

*April 17th, 1951, Hamm
Sean Bean: Age & Birthday 65
Sean Bean

English actor

*April 17th, 1959, Handsworth
Nick Hornby: Age & Birthday 67
Nick Hornby

English novelist

*April 17th, 1957, Redhill
Alain Poher: Age & Birthday 87
Alain Poher

French politician (1909-1996)

*April 17th, 1909, Ablon-sur-Seine †December 9th, 1996, Paris
Roddy Piper: Age & Birthday 61
Roddy Piper

Canadian professional wrestler (1954-2015)

*April 17th, 1954, Saskatoon †July 31st, 2015, Hollywood
Medhi Benatia: Age & Birthday 37
Medhi Benatia

Moroccan and French footballer

*April 17th, 1987, Courcouronnes
79
Antoine Maurice

Genevan pastor (1716-1795)

*April 17th, 1716, Geneva †July 23rd, 1795, Geneva
David Bradley: Age & Birthday 82
David Bradley

British actor

*April 17th, 1942, York
Taksin: Age & Birthday 47
Taksin

King of Siam

*April 17th, 1734, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya †April 7th, 1782, Thon Buri
Jennifer Garner: Age & Birthday 52
Jennifer Garner

American actress

*April 17th, 1972, Houston
Jasper Stuyven: Age & Birthday 32
Jasper Stuyven

Belgian cyclist

*April 17th, 1992, Leuven
Victoria Beckham: Age & Birthday 50
Victoria Beckham

English businesswoman, fashion designer and singer

*April 17th, 1974, Harlow
77
Nicolas Louis François de Neufchâteau

French statesman, poet, politician, agronomist and scientist (1750-1828)

*April 17th, 1750, Saffais †January 10th, 1828, Paris
78
Thornton Wilder

American playwright and novelist (1897–1975)

*April 17th, 1897, Madison †December 7th, 1975, Hamden
Chris Thompson: Age & Birthday 43
Chris Thompson

British long-distance runner

*April 17th, 1981, Barrow-in-Furness
Pascale Arbillot: Age & Birthday 54
Pascale Arbillot

French actress

*April 17th, 1970, France
Sirimavo Bandaranaike: Age & Birthday 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
William Holden: Age & Birthday 63
William Holden

American actor (1918–1981)

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

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Born in 1717

David Garrick: Age & Birthday 61
David Garrick

British actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer (1717–1779)

*February 19th, 1717, Hereford †January 20th, 1779, London
Maria Theresa of Austria: Age & Birthday 63
Maria Theresa of Austria

Ruler of the Habsburg Dominions (1717-1780)

*May 13th, 1717, Vienna †November 29th, 1780, Vienna
Jean le Rond d'Alembert: Age & Birthday 65
Jean le Rond d'Alembert

French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher and music theorist (1717-1783)

*November 16th, 1717, Paris †October 29th, 1783, Paris
Ferdinand Stosch: Age & Birthday 62
Ferdinand Stosch

German theologian (1717–1780)

*December 30th, 1717, Liebenberg †June 3rd, 1780, Detmold
Pedro III of Portugal: Age & Birthday 68
Pedro III of Portugal

King of Portugal

*July 5th, 1717, Lisbon †May 25th, 1786, Sintra
Johann Joachim Winckelmann: Age & Birthday 50
Johann Joachim Winckelmann

German art historian and archaeologist, and conservator of the Vatican Library

*December 9th, 1717, Stendal †June 8th, 1768, Trieste
81
Pius VI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1775 to 1799

*December 25th, 1717, Cesena †August 29th, 1799, Valence
Horace Walpole: Age & Birthday 79
Horace Walpole

English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician (1717-1797)

*September 24th, 1717, London †March 2nd, 1797, London
56
Mustafa III

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757 to 1774

*January 28th, 1717, Constantinople †January 21st, 1774, Constantinople
69
Jean Dugain

French slave hunter and explorer

*February 23rd, 1717, Saint-Denis †January 1st, 1787
Louis François, Prince of Conti: Age & Birthday 58
Louis François, Prince of Conti

French noble and art collector (1717-1776)

*August 13th, 1717, Paris †August 2nd, 1776, Paris
George Augustus Eliott: Age & Birthday 72
George Augustus Eliott

1st Lord Heathfield and Baron of Gibraltar, Army General, Governor of Gibraltar; (1717-1790)

*December 25th, 1717, Roxburghshire †July 6th, 1790, Aachen
Cardinal de Soubise: Age & Birthday 38
Cardinal de Soubise

Catholic cardinal

*December 1st, 1717, Paris †June 28th, 1756, Saverne
Luis de Unzaga: Age & Birthday 76
Luis de Unzaga

Spanish colonial governor and administrator (1717-1793)

*April 6th, 1717, Málaga †June 21st, 1793, Málaga
Richard Owen Cambridge: Age & Birthday 85
Richard Owen Cambridge

British poet

*February 14th, 1717, London †September 17th, 1802, Richmond
Norbert Grund: Age & Birthday 49
Norbert Grund

Czech painter (1717-1767)

*December 4th, 1717, Prague †July 17th, 1767, Prague
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst: Age & Birthday 80
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst

British Army officer (1717-1797)

*January 29th, 1717, Riverhead †August 3rd, 1797, Montreal Park
Philipp Erasmus Reich: Age & Birthday 70
Philipp Erasmus Reich

German publisher

*December 1st, 1717, Laubach †December 3rd, 1787, Leipzig
Johann Augustin Dietelmair: Age & Birthday 68
Johann Augustin Dietelmair
*January 1st, 1717, Nuremberg †January 1st, 1785
39
Johann Stamitz

Czech composer and violinist

*June 19th, 1717, Havlíčkův Brod †March 27th, 1757, Mannheim

Birthdays of famous people

Melanie Martinez: Age & BirthdayChris Adcock: Age & BirthdayLarry Elder: Age & BirthdayJon Cassar: Age & BirthdayElena Prus: Age & BirthdayRobin Tabeling: Age & BirthdaySam Fender: Age & BirthdayAnggun: Age & BirthdayLars Bender: Age & BirthdaySven Bender: Age & Birthday

Public holidays on April 17th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 17th.

Kateri Tekakwitha (Canada)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kateri_Tekakwitha
Stephen Harding
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Harding
April 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_17_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
Evacuation Day (Syria), celebrates the recognition of the independence of Syria from France in 1946.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuation_Day_(Syria)
FAO Day (Iraq)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Iraq
Flag Day (American Samoa)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_American_Samoa
Malbec World Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malbec_World_Day
Women's Day (Gabon)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Gabon
World Hemophilia Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Federation_of_Hemophilia
Donnán of Eigg
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnán_of_Eigg
Henry Heath
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Heath_(martyr)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XVII.IV.MDCCXVII

17.4.1717

Legend

M = 1000D = 500C = 100X = 10V = 5IV = 4I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1717 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
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