April 17th, 1973

Born on April 17th, 1973

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What happened on April 17th, 1973?

April 17th, 1973

George Lucas began writing a 13-page film treatment that later formed the basis of Star Wars.

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What else 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, 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, 1973

51

Theo Ratliff

American basketball player

*April 17th, 1973, Demopolis

51

Kenneth Carlsen

Danish tennis player

*April 17th, 1973, Copenhagen

51

Brett Maher

Australian basketball player

*April 17th, 1973, Adelaide

51

Doug Ast

Canadian ice hockey and roller hockey player

*April 17th, 1973, Chilliwack

51

Ross Aloisi

Australian association football player

*April 17th, 1973, Adelaide

51

Kenneth Moraleda

American actor

*April 17th, 1973, Cambridge

51

Mark Mallouk

American film producer

*April 17th, 1973, Kansas City

51

Eddy Riva

French athlete

*April 17th, 1973, Thionville

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 17th?

57

Timothy Gibbs

American actor

*April 17th, 1967, Calabasas

63

Pete Shelley

British singer-songwriter (1955–2018)

*April 17th, 1955, Leigh †December 6th, 2018, Tallinn

52

Jennifer Garner

American actress

*April 17th, 1972, Houston

50

Victoria Beckham

English businesswoman, fashion designer and singer

*April 17th, 1974, Harlow

73

Horst Hrubesch

German association football player and manager

*April 17th, 1951, Hamm

54

Pascale Arbillot

French actress

*April 17th, 1970, France

65

Sean Bean

English actor

*April 17th, 1959, Handsworth

67

Nick Hornby

English novelist

*April 17th, 1957, Redhill

37

Medhi Benatia

Moroccan footballer

*April 17th, 1987, Courcouronnes

43

Chris Thompson

British long-distance runner

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

48

Peter Aumer

German politician

*April 17th, 1976, Regensburg

61

Roddy Piper

Canadian professional wrestler (1954-2015)

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

62

Nancy Hogshead-Makar

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, lawyer, professor

*April 17th, 1962, Iowa City

32

Jasper Stuyven

Belgian cyclist

*April 17th, 1992, Leuven

49

Stefano Fiore

Italian association football player

*April 17th, 1975, Cosenza

59

Rebecca Luker

American actress, singer and recording artist

*April 17th, 1961, Helena †December 23rd, 2020, Manhattan

42

Josie Long

British comedian

*April 17th, 1982, Sidcup

82

David Bradley

British actor

*April 17th, 1942, York

52

Gary Bennett

American baseball player

*April 17th, 1972, Waukegan

48

Maïwenn

French actress, film director and screenwriter

*April 17th, 1976, Les Lilas

Same year
Born in 1973

51

Marika Carlsson

Swedish comedian

*March 19th, 1973, Ethiopia

51

Lutz Bachmann

German political activist; founder of Pegida

*January 26th, 1973, Dresden

51

Simon Archer

Badminton player

*June 27th, 1973, Royal Leamington Spa

50

S. Antonius Budi Ariantho

Badminton player

*October 3rd, 1973, Pekalongan

51

Maren Meinert

German association football player and manager

*August 5th, 1973, Duisburg

51

Niels Annen

German politician (SPD)

*April 6th, 1973, Eimsbüttel

50

Sven Beuckert

German association football player and manager

*December 12th, 1973, Stollberg

50

Stefanie von Pfetten

Actress

*November 25th, 1973, Vancouver

51

Roar Uthaug

Norwegian film director

*August 25th, 1973, Lørenskog

51

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

51

Andreas Bausewein

German politician

*May 5th, 1973, Erfurt

50

Ryan Giggs

Welsh association football player and coach (born 1973)

*November 29th, 1973, Cardiff

51

Qin Yiyuan

Chinese badminton player

*February 14th, 1973, Guangxi

51

Dong Jiong

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1973, Beijing

51

Ben Falcone

American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer

*August 25th, 1973, Carbondale

51

Peng Xingyong

Chinese badminton player

*January 20th, 1973, Shandong

51

Eliza Nathanael

Indonesian badminton player

*May 27th, 1973, Surabaya

50

Kerry Godliman

English comedian and actor

*November 17th, 1973, Perivale

51

Tey Seu Bock

Malaysian badminton coach

*February 21st, 1973, Alor Gajah

44

Demetri Betts

American singer

*April 26th, 1973, North Carolina †May 21st, 2017

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No: With 365 days 1973 is a normal year and no leap year.

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