April 17th is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). There are 258 days remaining.
Events
- 1961 - Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba begins
- 1970 - Apollo 13 spacecraft returns with all crew aboard and safe.
Births
- 1852 - Cap Anson, Baseball Hall of Famer.
- 1882 - Artur Schnabel, pianist
- 1885 - Tania Blixen, author (+ 1962).
- 1894 - Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev, Soviet politician and Premier 1958-1964 (+ 1971).
- 1897 - Thornton Wilder, dramatist and narrator (+ 1981).
- 1918 - William Holden, actor (+ 1981).
- 1929 - James Last, band leader.
- 1940 - Anja Silja, soprano.
- 1954 - Blackbyrd McKnight, musician (P Funk)
- 1954 - Riccardo Patrese, racing driver.
- 1967 - Marquis Grissom, baseball player.
Deaths
'Holidays and Observances
See Also:
April 16 - April 18 - March 17 - May 17 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December