April 17th, 1734

Born on April 17th, 1734

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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, 1734

47

Taksin

King of Siam

*April 17th, 1734, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya †April 7th, 1782, Thon Buri

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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

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

77

Nicolas Louis François de Neufchâteau

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

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

37

Medhi Benatia

Moroccan and French footballer

*April 17th, 1987, Courcouronnes

50

Johann Seivert

Transylvanian-Saxon author (1735-1785)

*April 17th, 1735, Sibiu †April 27th, 1785, Gușterița

82

David Bradley

British actor

*April 17th, 1942, York

52

Jennifer Garner

American actress

*April 17th, 1972, Houston

60

Johann Gottlieb Naumann

German opera composer

*April 17th, 1741, Blasewitz †October 23rd, 1801, Dresden

32

Jasper Stuyven

Belgian cyclist

*April 17th, 1992, Leuven

50

Victoria Beckham

English businesswoman, fashion designer and singer

*April 17th, 1974, Harlow

78

Thornton Wilder

American playwright and novelist (1897–1975)

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

43

Chris Thompson

British long-distance runner

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

54

Pascale Arbillot

French actress

*April 17th, 1970, France

75

J. P. Morgan

American financier, banker, and art collector (1837–1913)

*April 17th, 1837, Hartford †March 31st, 1913, Rome

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

Same year
Born in 1734

80

Franz Anton Mesmer

German physician

*May 23rd, 1734, Iznang †March 5th, 1815, Meersburg

62

Joseph Wright of Derby

18th-century British painter (1734-1797)

*September 3rd, 1734, Derby †August 29th, 1797, Derby

62

Hendrik Jan Arntzenius

Dutch librarian and university professor

*April 20th, 1734, Nijmegen †April 7th, 1797, Utrecht

67

George Romney

English painter (1734-1802)

*December 26th, 1734, Dalton-in-Furness †November 15th, 1802, Kendal

75

Jean-Baptiste Rey

French composer and conductor

*December 18th, 1734, Lauzerte †July 15th, 1810, Paris

47

Anna Göldi

Last European to be executed for witchcraft

*October 24th, 1734, Sennwald †June 13th, 1782, Glarus

57

Athanase Auger

French translator

*December 12th, 1734, Paris †February 7th, 1792, Paris

67

Gaetano Gandolfi

Painter (1734-1802)

*August 31st, 1734, San Giovanni in Persiceto †June 20th, 1802, Bologna

66

Maria Teresa Cucchiari

Foundress of the Trinitarian sisters of Rome

*October 10th, 1734, Rome †June 10th, 1801, Avezzano

75

Franz Ignaz Beck

German composer (1734-1809)

*February 20th, 1734, Mannheim †December 31st, 1809, Bordeaux

75

Ueda Akinari

Japanese writer

*July 25th, 1734, Ōsaka †August 8th, 1809, Kyōto

59

François-Armand de Saige

French politician (1734-1793)

*February 20th, 1734, Bordeaux †October 23rd, 1793, place Gambetta

66

Ralph Abercromby

Scottish soldier and politician; (1734-1801)

*October 7th, 1734, Tullibody †March 28th, 1801, Alexandria

87

Tommaso Conca

Italian painter (1734-1822)

*December 22nd, 1734, Gaeta †December 13th, 1822, Rome

88

Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski

Polish noble (1734-1823)

*December 1st, 1734, Gdańsk †March 19th, 1823, Sieniawa

83

Thomas McKean

American Founding Father and politician (1734–1817)

*March 19th, 1734, New London Township †June 24th, 1817, Philadelphia

73

Giuseppe Piermarini

Italian architect (1734-1808)

*July 18th, 1734, Foligno †February 18th, 1808, Foligno

86

William Floyd

American Founding Father and politician (1734–1821)

*December 17th, 1734, Brookhaven †August 4th, 1821, Westernville

57

Karl Josef von Bachmann

Swiss aristocrat and soldier

*December 3rd, 1734, Näfels †September 3rd, 1792, Paris

65

Barthélemy Mercier de Saint-Léger

French bibliographer and abbot

*April 4th, 1734, Lyon †May 13th, 1799

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1734 is a normal year and no leap year.

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