April 17 historical events
1362 — Siege of Kaunas (1362)
The siege of Kaunas was laid by the Teutonic Order on the newly built Kaunas Castle in spring 1362. It was the first brick castle built by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. After a month-long siege, the castle was captured and destroyed. Its commander Vaidotas, son of Kęstutis, and 36 others were taken captive.
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1464 — Battle of Haraker
The Battle of Haraker was fought on 17 April 1464 at the village of Haraker, Västmanland, approximately 20 kilometers north of the city of Västerås in Sweden. The Swedish separatist army, under the command of the Bishop of Linköping, Kettil Karlsson, defeated King Christian I's Danish army.
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1492 — The Spanish monarchs and Columbus sign the Capitulations of Santa Fe
Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon reached an agreement with Christopher Columbus at Santa Fe near Granada. It set the terms for his planned voyage across the Atlantic.
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1577 — Battle of Lubieszów
The Battle of Lubieszów (Battle of Lubieszów Lake), occurred on April 17, 1577, was the most important battle in the two-year Danzig Rebellion fought between the forces loyal to the newly elected king Stefan Batory of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Commonwealth's richest city Danzig (Gdańsk), following the city's refusal to accept the election of Batory as monarch of the Commonwealth which had taken place on December 15, 1575. The battle took place to the west of the town of Tczew (Dirschau), southeast of Gdansk on the left bank of the Vistula river, near the Lubieszów Lake (present name Lubiszewo Lake) and the modern village of Lubiszewo Tczewskie (German: Lübschau).
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1644 — Attack on Saint Martin
The Attack on Saint Martin was a failed attempt by the Dutch Republic to recapture the island and former base of the Dutch West India Company (WIC) from the Spanish. In 1633 the Spanish had invaded Saint-Martin (Sint Maarten) and Anguilla, driving off the French and Dutch inhabitants.
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1754 — Oxfordshire in the 1754 British general election
The Oxfordshire Election of 1754, part of the British general election of that year and involving the selection of two Members of Parliament (MPs) to represent the Oxfordshire constituency, was probably the most notorious English county election of the 18th century. It was depicted in Hogarth's famous series of paintings and engravings, The Humours of an Election.
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1780 — Battle of Martinique (1780)
The Battle of Martinique, also known as the Combat de la Dominique, took place on 17 April 1780 during the Anglo-French War in the West Indies between the British Royal Navy and the French Navy.
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1783 — Battle of Arkansas Post (1783)
The Battle of Arkansas Post (also known as the Colbert Raid or Colbert Incident) was a battle of the Anglo-Spanish War fought at Arkansas Post on April 17, 1783. It was a part of a series of small battles fought between Spanish and British forces in the Lower Mississippi region from 1779, when Spain entered the war on the side of the United States, to the war's end. The battle consisted of an attack on the Spanish-controlled post by British partisans led by James Colbert. The battle's primary engagement was a six-hour siege of the post's fort and a subsequent sortie by the Spanish defenders, causing the British forces to rout.
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1797 — Veronese Easter
The Veronese Easter (Italian: Pasque Veronesi, or singular Pasqua Veronese; French: Pâques véronaises) was a rebellion during the Italian campaign of 1797, in which inhabitants of Verona and the surrounding areas revolted against the French occupying forces under Antoine Balland, while Napoleon Bonaparte (the French supreme commander in the Italian campaign) was fighting in Austria. The uprising received its name through association with the anti-French uprising of the Sicilian Vespers of the 13th century.
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1797 — British forces begin their operation against San Juan
On 17 April 1797, the fleet carrying Ralph Abercromby’s British invasion force appeared off Puerto Rico, and two frigates blocked San Juan harbor. This began the operation against the Spanish-held city. The later fighting and unsuccessful siege continued into the end of April.
April 17 marks the opening of the British operation; the article lists April 21–30 for the subsequent battle phase.
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1809 — British ships capture the French warship D’Hautpoul
On April 17, 1809, British warships captured the French ship of the line D’Hautpoul off Puerto Rico. The capture ended a pursuit that began when the French squadron sailed from the Îles des Saintes.
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1816 — Appin massacre
The Appin massacre was the mass murder of Aboriginal men, women and children in the New South Wales settlement of Appin, South Western Sydney, on 17 April 1816 by members of the 46th Regiment. The massacre resulted in the loss of a large number of the local Dharug and Gundungurra population, mainly due to displacement. The event was the first military ordered massacre of Aboriginal people in Australia.
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1816 — 1816 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
The 1816 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 17, 1816. Incumbent Federalist Governor William Jones won re-election to a sixth term, defeating Democratic-Republican nominee Nehemiah R. Knight.
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1822 — 1822 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
The 1822 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was an uncontested election held on April 17, 1822, to elect the governor of Rhode Island. William C. Gibbs, the Democratic-Republican nominee, was the only candidate and so won with 100% of the vote.
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1830 — Battle of Lircay
The Battle of Lircay was the last battle of the Chilean Civil War of 1829–1830 and ended with the Pipiolos (Liberals) being decisively defeated by the conservative faction of Chile politics. Pipiolo leader Ramon Freire was exiled to Peru and the Pipiolos defeated to end the war, beginning a 30-year dominance of the Government of Chile by the Conservatives.
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1837 — Action of April 17, 1837
The Battle of the Brazos River was an engagement fought in the Brazos River on April 17, 1837, between the Mexican Navy and the Texian Navy.
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1839 — 1839 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
The 1839 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 17, 1839. Incumbent Whig governor William Sprague ran for re-election for a second term against Democratic nominee Nathaniel Bullock and Liberal nominee Tristram Burges. Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, the senior senator, Samuel Ward King, acted as governor for the term.
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1849 — Battle of El Número
The Battle of El Número (Spanish: Batalla del Número) was a battle during the years after the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on 17 April 1849, nearby Azua de Compostela, Azua Province. A force of 300 Dominican troops, a portion of the Army of the South, led by General Francisco Domínguez and General Antonio Duvergé defeated an outnumbering force of 10,000 Haitian troops led by General Jean Francois Jeannot.
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1863 — Battle of Vermilion Bayou
The Battle of Vermilion Bayou or Battle of Pinhook Bridge was fought on April 17, 1863, the third battle in a series of running battles between Union Major General Nathaniel Prentice Banks and Confederate Major General Richard Taylor. The battle was fought after both the Battle of Fort Bisland and the Battle of Irish Bend. On October 9, 1863 a skirmish with Confederate & Federal cavalry occurred at the same location.
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1863 — Grierson's Raid
Grierson's Raid was a Union cavalry raid during the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. It ran from April 17 to May 2, 1863, as a diversion from Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's main attack plan on Vicksburg, Mississippi.
American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi.
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1864 — Battle of Plymouth (1864)
The Battle of Plymouth was an engagement during the American Civil War that was fought from April 17 through April 20, 1864, in the city of Plymouth and surrounding Washington County, North Carolina.
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1866 — Battle of Laguna Sirena
The Battle of Laguna Sirena took place in the Paraguayan War, on April 17, 1866, close to Paso de Patria, between Brazilians and Paraguayans.
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1866 — Battle of Itapirú
The Battle of Itapirú took place during the Paraguayan War on April 17, 1866, after Brazil's capture of Purutué Bank a week earlier. The battle marked the beginning of the Triple Alliance's invasion of Paraguay.
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1869 — Morelos is established as a Mexican state
A federal decree established Morelos from five districts that had formed part of the State of Mexico.
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1873 — Second Battle of the Stronghold
The Second Battle of the Stronghold (a.k.a. Lava Beds) was a battle during the Modoc War between a band of the Native American Modoc tribe and the Army of the United States, in northeastern California. The battle began on April 15, 1873, and ended on April 17, 1873. The Army succeeded in forcing the Modoc to abandon their fortified position at Captain Jack's Stronghold in the Lava Beds, but failed to capture the band.
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1876 — The Catalpa rescue begins in Western Australia
Six Irish prisoners escaped from the Fremantle Convict Establishment and were rowed out from Rockingham. A storm delayed their transfer to the American whaling ship Catalpa until the following day.
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1888 — 1888 Louisiana gubernatorial election
The 1888 Louisiana gubernatorial election was the second election to take place under the Louisiana Constitution of 1879. As a result of this election Francis T. Nicholls was re-elected Governor of Louisiana. The election saw widespread intimidation of African Americans which guaranteed the election of the Democratic nominee.
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1888 — Establishment of English Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from its foundation until 1992, when the top 22 clubs split from it to form the Premier League.
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1895 — Treaty of Shimonoseki
The Treaty of Shimonoseki (Japanese: 下関条約 Hepburn: Shimonoseki Jōyaku) was a treaty signed at the Shunpanrō hall, Shimonoseki, Japan on April 17, 1895, between the Empire of Japan and the Qing Empire, ending the First Sino-Japanese War. The peace conference took place from March 20 to April 17, 1895. This treaty followed and superseded the Sino-Japanese Friendship and Trade Treaty of 1871.
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1895 — First Sino-Japanese War
The First Sino-Japanese War (25 July 1894 – 17 April 1895) was a conflict between the Qing dynasty of China and the Empire of Japan primarily for influence over Korea. In China it is commonly known as the Jiawu War. After roughly 7 months of sustained military gains by Japanese land and naval forces and the loss of the ports of Lüshunkou (Port Arthur) and Weihaiwei, the Qing government sued for peace in February 1895 and signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki two months later, ending the war.
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1897 — The Aurora, Texas, UFO incident reportedly occurred on April 17, 1897, when, according to locals, a UFO crashed on a farm near Aurora, Texas
The Aurora, Texas, UFO incident reportedly occurred on April 17, 1897, when, according to locals, a UFO crashed on a farm near Aurora, Texas. The incident, similar to the more famous Roswell UFO incident 50 years later, is claimed to have resulted in the fatality of the pilot. The pilot was "not of this world" and was said to be an alien.
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1900 — Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1900
The Louisiana gubernatorial election of 1900 was held on April 17, 1900. Like most Southern states between Reconstruction and the civil rights era, Louisiana's Republican Party had virtually no electoral support. As Louisiana had not yet adopted party primaries, this meant that the Democratic Party convention nomination vote was the real contest over who would be governor. However, Donelson Caffery, Jr. ran a strong third party campaign. The election resulted in the election of Democrat William Wright Heard as governor of Louisiana.
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1905 — Lochner v. New York
Lochner v. New York, 198 U.S. 45 (1905), was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court holding that a New York State statute that prescribed maximum working hours for bakers violated the bakers' right to freedom of contract under the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The decision has since been effectively overturned.
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1907 — Belfast North by-election, 1907
The Belfast North by-election of 1907 was held on 17 April 1907. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Irish Unionist MP, Daniel Dixon. It was won by the Irish Unionist candidate George Smith Clark. North Belfast had previously been a marginal seat with the Labour candidate, William Walker, coming within 500 votes of winning on the two previous occasions.
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1907 — 1907 United States Senate special election in Wisconsin
The 1907 United States Senate special election in Wisconsin was held in the 48th Wisconsin Legislature between April 17, 1907, and May 17, 1907. The special election was necessary to complete the unexpired term of U.S. Senator John Coit Spooner, who announced his resignation in March 1907 and left office April 30. Republican former U.S. representative Isaac Stephenson was elected on the 22nd ballot after a month of voting and negotiation.
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1919 — Battle of Lida (1919)
The Battle of Lida took place on 16 and 17 April 1919 around the city of Lida during the Polish–Soviet War of 1919–20. During World War I Lida was occupied by the German troops. In 1919 the Red Army briefly established Soviet power here. Polish troops under General Józef Adam Lasocki reached the outskirts of the town, which was an important railroad junction, in early March 1919. On April 15 they resumed their advance and on April 17 they captured Lida, as a screening operation to the taking of Vilnius, which was the main target of Polish operation.
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1925 — The Communist Party of Korea (CPK) was founded in Japanese-ruled Korea (Chōsen) in Keijō (now Seoul) by Kim Yong-bom and Pak Hon-yong
The Communist Party of Korea (Korean: 조선공산당; Hanja: 朝鮮共產黨; MR: Chosŏn Kongsandang) was a communist party in Korea founded during a secret meeting in Seoul in 1925. The Governor-General of Korea had banned communist and socialist parties under the Peace Preservation Law so the party had to operate in a clandestine manner. The leaders of the party were Kim Yong-bom and Pak Hon-yong.
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1931 — After negotiations between Catalan and Spanish provisional governments, the Catalan Republic proclaimed in April 14 becomes the Generalitat de Catalunya, the autonomous government of Catalonia within the Spanish Republic
The Catalan Republic (Catalan: República Catalana, IPA: [rəˈpubːlikə kətəˈlanə]) was a state proclaimed in 1931 by Francesc Macià as the "Catalan Republic within the Iberian Federation", in the context of the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic. It was proclaimed on 14 April 1931, and superseded three days later, on 17 April, by the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Catalan institution of self-government within the Spanish Republic.
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1932 — Birth of Chen Shujing
On 17 April 1932, Chen Shujing, an educator, was born.
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1942 — Augsburg raid
The Augsburg Raid, also referred to as Operation Margin, was an attack by the Royal Air Force (RAF) on the Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg (MAN) U-boat engine plant in Augsburg during the daylight hours of 17 April 1942. It was carried out by No. 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron and No. 97 Squadron, both of which were equipped with the new Avro Lancaster.
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1944 — Uman–Botoșani offensive
The Uman–Botoșani offensive or Uman–Botoshany offensive (Russian: Уманско-ботошанская наступательная операция), known on the German side as the Defensive battle at Uman and retreat battles over the Bug and Dniester (German: Abwehrschlacht bei Uman und Rückzugskämpfe über Bug und Dnestr), was a part of the Dnieper–Carpathian offensive, carried out by the Red Army in the western Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic against the German 8th Army of Army Group South during World War II.
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1945 — Battle of Montese
The Battle of Montese was fought from 14 to 17 April 1945 in the Italian commune of Montese, at the end of World War II, as part of the final Allied offensive in the Italian campaign. It pitted the 1st Division of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force (FEB), reinforced by tanks from the American 1st Armored Division, against German troops of the Wehrmacht's 14th Army.
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1945 — Battle of Otterlo
The Battle of Otterlo was fought in the Netherlands on 16-17 April 1945. German soldiers were encircled on the De Hoge Veluwe National Park and unexpectedly attacked the already liberated Dutch village Otterlo, leading to fierce fighting in hand-to-hand combat. It resulted in an Allied victory, thanks to the deployment of flamethrower tanks, and considerable German losses.
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1945 — Trần Trọng Kim forms a government in Huế
Trần Trọng Kim, a historian and educator, formed the cabinet of the short-lived Empire of Vietnam under Emperor Bảo Đại. The new government took office during the final months of the Second World War.
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1946 — Independence Day (Syria)
Independence Day is Syria's National Day commemorating the evacuation of the last French soldier at the end of the French mandate of Syria on 17 April 1946 after Syria's proclamation of full independence on 27 September 1941.
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1951 — 1951 San Diego mayoral election
The 1951 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 17, 1951 to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor Harley E. Knox did not stand for reelection. In the primary election, Gerald C. Crary and John D. Butler received the most votes and advanced to a runoff election. Butler was then elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the runoff.
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1951 — The Peak District becomes Britain's first national park
The Peak District was designated a national park under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act. The designation was the first of its kind in Britain.
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1954 — 1954 DFB-Pokal final
The 1954 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 1953–54 DFB-Pokal, the 11th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 17 April 1954 at the Südweststadion in Ludwigshafen. VfB Stuttgart won the match 1–0 after extra time against 1. FC Köln, to claim their 1st cup title.
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1956 — 1956 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 1956 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on April 17, 1956, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Louisiana. Democratic nominee and former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Lether Edward Frazar defeated Republican nominee Harry R. Hill.
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1956 — Cominform is dissolved
On April 17, 1956, Cominform was formally dissolved under a decision by the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party. It had served as a coordination body for several European communist parties since 1947.
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1961 — Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion (Spanish: Invasión de Playa Girón or Invasión de Bahía de Cochinos or Batalla de Girón) was a failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group Brigade 2506 on 17 April 1961. A counter-revolutionary military, trained and funded by the United States government's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Brigade 2506 fronted the armed wing of the Democratic Revolutionary Front (DRF) and intended to overthrow the increasingly communist government of Fidel Castro. Launched from Guatemala & Nicaragua, the invading force was defeated within three days by the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, under the direct command of Prime Minister Fidel Castro.
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1963 — 1963 Hokkaido gubernatorial election
A gubernatorial election was held on 17 April 1963 to elect the Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture.
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1963 — 1963 Saga gubernatorial election
A gubernatorial election was held on 17 April 1963 to elect the Governor of Saga Prefecture. Incumbent Sunao Ikeda won the election uncontested.
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1964 — Jerrie Mock completes the first solo flight around the world by a woman
Jerrie Mock landed her Cessna 180 at Port Columbus Airport in Ohio, completing the first round-the-world solo flight by a woman.
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1967 — Operation Guitar Boy
Operation Guitar Boy was the code-name for an attempted coup d'état on 17 April 1967 in Ghana, by a group of junior officers of the Ghana Armed Forces. Although unsuccessful, the coup resulted in the assassination of Lieutenant General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka, Ghana's Chief of the Defence Staff.
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1969 — Mid Ulster by-election, 1969
The Mid Ulster by-election was held on 17 April 1969 following the death of George Forrest, the Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament for Mid Ulster. The two-way contest was unusual in featuring two female candidates. Forrest had held the seat since 1956, initially winning it as an Independent Unionist, but joining the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) immediately on his election. The seat had been created six years earlier, and during that period had been held by two Nationalist Party members, one Sinn Féin member, and an Ulster Unionist.
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1969 — Accession of Gustáv Husák
Gustáv Husák (UK: HOO-sak, US: HOO-sahk, HEW-; Slovak: [ˈɡustaːw ˈɦusaːk]; born Augustin Husák; 10 January 1913 – 18 November 1991) was a Slovak politician who served as the long-time First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia from 1969 to 1987 and the President of Czechoslovakia from 1975 to 1989. Trained as a lawyer, Husák rose through the ranks of the prewar and wartime Communist Party of Czechoslovakia and played a leading role in the abortive Slovak National Uprising.
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1970 — Apollo 13 splashes down safely in the Pacific
Apollo 13's command module returned Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise to Earth after an onboard explosion forced NASA to abandon the planned Moon landing.
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1971 — Malawian general election, 1971
General elections were due to be held in Malawi on 17 April 1971, the first since the pre-independence elections in 1964. The Malawi Congress Party had been the only legally permitted party in the country since 1966. Each of the 60 constituencies had three to five candidates nominated by party committees. These candidates were then submitted to President Hastings Banda, who selected a single candidate for each seat. As there was only one candidate for each constituency, no voting actually took place on election day, as there was no opposition.
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1971 — 1971 Kew state by-election
A by-election for the seat of Kew was held on 17 April 1971 following the resignation of then Deputy Premier, Arthur Rylah. The by-election was won by Liberal candidate, Rupert Hamer, he won with a 64.8% primary vote and a swing of 23.1% in his primary vote.
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1971 — Operation Panga
Operation Panga was a military operation launched by the Rhodesian Security Forces (RSF) against a camp belonging to the communist insurgent group, ZIPRA. The cadres camp was located on the Mushenshi River in Zambia.
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1971 — England v President's Overseas XV
England v President's Overseas XV was a 1971 rugby union match between England and a President's Overseas XV. The match was played to celebrate the centenary of the Rugby Football Union. The President's Overseas XV featured players from Australia, Fiji, France, New Zealand and South Africa and was effectively a World XV. The President's Overseas XV won 28-11.
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1971 — Bangladesh's provisional government takes its oath at Mujibnagar
Members of Bangladesh's provisional government took their oaths at Baidyanathtala in Meherpur, now known as Mujibnagar.
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1972 — Operation Simba
Operation Simba, and the subsequent fighting around high ground near Sarfait, was the longest running conflict of the Dhofar Rebellion. On 17 April 1972, a battalion of the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces (SAF) landed by helicopter to establish a position on a dominating ridge at Sarfait, near the border with the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY).
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1973 — Federal Express begins overnight deliveries from Memphis
Federal Express launched its overnight parcel operation at Memphis International Airport. Its 14 aircraft carried 186 packages to 25 U.S. cities on the first night.
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1975 — Fall of Phnom Penh
The Fall of Phnom Penh was the capture of Phnom Penh, capital of the Khmer Republic (in present-day Cambodia), by the Khmer Rouge on 17 April 1975, effectively ending the Cambodian Civil War. At the beginning of the month, Phnom Penh, one of the last remaining strongholds of the Khmer Republic, was surrounded by the Khmer Rouge and totally dependent on aerial resupply through Pochentong Airport.
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1975 — Cambodian Civil War
The Cambodian Civil War (Khmer: សង្គ្រាមស៊ីវិលកម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: Sângkréam Sĭvĭl Kâmpŭchéa) was a civil war in Cambodia fought between the Khmer Rouge against the government of the Kingdom of Cambodia. Following the March 1970 coup, the conflict shifted as the Khmer Rouge and forces loyal to Norodom Sihanouk, now supported by North Vietnam and China, fought against the Khmer Republic, which was supported by the United States and South Vietnam.
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1975 — Establishment of Democratic Kampuchea
Democratic Kampuchea was the official name of the Cambodian state from 1975 to 1979, under the general secretaryship of Pol Pot and the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK), commonly known as the Khmer Rouge. The Khmer Rouge's capture of the capital Phnom Penh in 1975 effectively ended the United States-backed Khmer Republic under Prime Minister and later President Lon Nol.
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1977 — Belgian general election, 1977
General elections were held in Belgium on 17 April 1977. The result was a victory for the Christian People's Party, which won 56 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 28 of the 106 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 95.1%. Elections were also held for the nine provincial councils and for the Council of the German Cultural Community.
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1978 — Mir Akbar Khyber is assassinated, provoking the Saur Revolution in Afghanistan
Mir Akbar Khyber (January 11, 1925 – April 17, 1978) was an Afghan left-wing intellectual and a leader of the Parcham faction of People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA). His assassination by an unidentified person or people led to the overthrow of Mohammed Daoud Khan's republic, and to the advent of a socialist regime in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
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1982 — Constitution Act, 1982
The Constitution Act, 1982 (French: Loi constitutionnelle de 1982) is a part of the Constitution of Canada. The Act was introduced as part of Canada's process of patriating the constitution, introducing several amendments to the British North America Act, 1867, including renaming it the Constitution Act, 1867. In addition to patriating the Constitution, the Constitution Act, 1982 enacted the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; guaranteed rights of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada; entrenched provincial jurisdiction over natural resources; provided for future constitutional conferences; and set out the procedures for amending the Constitution in the future. This process was necessary because, after the Statute of Westminster, 1931, Canada allowed the British Parliament to retain the power to amend Canada's constitution, until Canadian governments could agree on an all-in-Canada amending formula. In 1981, following substantial agreement on a new amending formula, the two houses of the Parliament of Canada requested that the Parliament of the United Kingdom give up its power to amend the Constitution of Canada. The enactment of the Canada Act 1982 by the British Parliament in March 1982 confirmed the Patriation of the Constitution and transferred to Canada the power of amending its own Constitution. On April 17, 1982, Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, as well as the Minister of Justice, Jean Chrétien, and André Ouellet, the Registrar General, signed the Proclamation which brought the Constitution Act, 1982 into force.
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1982 — Birth of Ding Dang
On 17 April 1982, Ding Dang, a singer, was born.
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1984 — 1984 Antiguan general election
General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 17 April 1984, the first after the country had become an independent Commonwealth realm in 1981. The result was a victory for the governing Antigua Labour Party (ALP), whose leader Vere Bird was reelected as Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda.
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1986 — An alleged state of war lasting 335 years between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly is declared over
The Three Hundred and Thirty-Five Years' War (Dutch: Driehonderdvijfendertigjarige Oorlog [driˌɦɔndərtˌfɛifɛnˌdɛrtəxˈjaːrəɣə ˈʔoːrlɔx]; Cornish: Bell a dri hans pymthek warn ugens) was an alleged state of war between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly (located off the southwest coast of Great Britain). It is said to have been extended by the lack of a peace treaty for 335 years without a single shot being fired, which would make it one of the world's longest wars, and a bloodless war.
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1992 — Battle of Foča
The Battle of Foča was an armed conflict between the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and Bosnian Serb forces against the Territorial Defence Force of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (TORBiH) for control of the town of Foča in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Lasting from 8 to 17 April 1992, it was one of the opening engagements of the Bosnian War.
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1992 — The tanker Katina P is damaged off Mozambique and spills oil
A wave damaged the tanker Katina P in the Mozambique Channel, releasing fuel oil. The ship was deliberately grounded near Maputo Bay to keep it from sinking.
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1993 — Tauranga by-election, 1993
The Tauranga by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of Tauranga, a city in New Zealand's North Island. It took place on 17 April 1993, and was precipitated by the resignation from parliament of sitting MP Winston Peters. Peters, who had been increasingly at odds with his National Party colleagues, had resigned both from his party and from Parliament. He contested the seat as an independent.
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1993 — 1993 Dickson supplementary election
The 1993 Dickson supplementary election was held on 17 April 1993 to elect the next member for Dickson in the Australian House of Representatives, following the death of a candidate during the 1993 federal election campaign. Dickson was formed in 1992 and had not previously been contested, however it was notionally held by the Labor Party.
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1994 — Spring Stampede (1994)
The 1994 Spring Stampede was the inaugural Spring Stampede pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on April 17, 1994, from the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois (though it was billed as Chicago). The main event was a standard wrestling match between Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
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1998 — Columbia launches on the final Spacelab mission
Space Shuttle Columbia launched from Kennedy Space Center carrying Neurolab, a Spacelab mission devoted to research on the nervous system in space.
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2000 — Yukon general election, 2000
The Yukon general election of 2000 was held on April 17, 2000 to elect members of the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the Yukon Territory in Canada.
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2000 — 2000 Prince Edward Island general election
The 2000 Prince Edward Island general election was held on April 17, 2000, to elect the 27 members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Premier Pat Binns' Progressive Conservative Party was elected to its second straight majority, winning every seat but one. This was an increase of eight seats from the previous election.
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2001 — 2001 Mississippi flag referendum
The 2001 Mississippi flag referendum was a legislatively referred state statute in the U.S. state, appearing on an April 17, 2001 special election ballot, an election held specifically for this referendum. Voters were asked to choose between two propositions relating to the Flag of Mississippi. Proposition A would keep the then current flag, which featured the Confederate battle flag in the canton.
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2002 — Tarnak Farm incident
On the night of April 17, 2002, a United States F-16 fighter jet piloted by Air National Guard Major William Umbach and Major Harry Schmidt dropped a laser-guided, 500-pound (230 kg) bomb on a Canadian training camp in Tarnak Farms, Afghanistan, killing four Canadian soldiers and injuring eight members of the 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group (3PPCLIBG) in what is known as the Tarnak Farm incident.
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2003 — Anneli Jäätteenmäki takes office as the first female prime minister of Finland
Anneli Tuulikki Jäätteenmäki (born 11 February 1955) is a Finnish politician who was the first female and 39th prime minister of Finland from 17 April 2003 to 24 June 2003. From 2004 until 2019, she served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Finland.
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2004 — 2004 Coupe de la Ligue final
The 2004 Coupe de la Ligue final was a football match held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis on 17 April 2004, that saw Sochaux defeat Nantes in a penalty shoot-out.
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2004 — Battle of Husaybah (2004)
The Battle of Husaybah was fought in the spring of 2004 at the same time as the First Battle of Fallujah. In April 2004, Fallujah was under siege by United States Marines, and insurgents were looking to relieve pressure on the city by attempting an offensive of their own. Ten days before, the highway connecting Al Anbar to Baghdad was cut and the insurgents attacked the capital of the province, Ramadi.
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2004 — 2004 North Carolina Democratic presidential caucuses
The 2004 North Carolina Democratic presidential caucuses were held on April 17 in the U.S. state of North Carolina as one of the Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 2004 presidential election.
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2004 — 2004 Slovak presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Slovakia on 3 April 2004, with a second round on 17 April. Although former Prime Minister Vladimír Mečiar received the most votes in the first round, he was defeated by Ivan Gašparovič in the run-off. Eduard Kukan, who had led the opinion polling prior to the elections, was surprisingly eliminated in the first round, narrowly beaten into third place by Gašparovič.
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2005 — 2005 Basque regional election
A regional election was held in the Basque Country on 17 April 2005 to elect the 8th Parliament of the autonomous community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The electoral alliance Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA) won 29 seats, the Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE) came second with 18 seats, the People's Party (PP) came in third with 15 seats.
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2005 — 2005 Northern Cypriot presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Northern Cyprus on Sunday 17 April 2005. They followed parliamentary elections on 20 February, which had been won by the pro-unification Republican Turkish Party (CTP). The CTP nominated its leader, Mehmet Ali Talat, who emerged as the clear winner with a 56% share of the vote. The notable absence in this election was the first and at that point only president of Northern Cyprus, Rauf Denktaş.
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2006 — 2nd Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing
The 2nd Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing was a Palestinian suicide bombing on 17 April 2006 at Rosh Ha'ir shawarma restaurant in Tel Aviv, Israel. Eleven Israeli civilians were killed in the attack and 70 were injured, in the deadliest attack in Israel in nearly two years. The Palestinian militant organization Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the terror attack, the seventh suicide bombing in Israel since Palestinian groups had agreed to a ceasefire in February 2005.
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2008 — Death of Ng Wong-wing
On 17 April 2008, Ng Wong-wing, a sports journalist and journalist, died.
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2010 — Strikeforce: Nashville
Strikeforce: Nashville was a mixed martial arts event held on April 17, 2010 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and broadcast domestically on CBS.
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2011 — Lockdown (2011)
Lockdown (2011) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion, that took place on April 17, 2011 at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was the seventh event under the Lockdown chronology and the fourth event of the 2011 TNA PPV schedule. In the tradition of Lockdown events, every match was booked to take place inside a steel cage.
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2011 — Guerra Revolucionaria (2011)
Guerra Revolucionaria (2011) (Spanish for "Revolutionary War") was a major professional wrestling event produced by Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), which took place on April 17, 2011 in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. The main event of the show was a 20-man Battle Royal where the eliminated wrestlers would all remain at ringside and act as "Lumberjacks" to ensure none of the participants left the ring. Each lumberjack would be given a leather straps they were allowed to use on the still-active competitors. There was no official prize for winning the match other than the increased public profile of the winning wrestler.
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2011 — Finnish parliamentary election, 2011
Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 17 April 2011 after the termination of the previous parliamentary term. Advance voting, which included voting by Finnish expatriates, was held between 6 and 12 April with a turnout of 31.2%. The importance of the election was magnified due to Finland's capacity to influence the European Union's decision in regard to affecting a bailout for Portugal via the European Financial Stability Facility, as part of financial support systems for debt-laden European countries, and the fall of the Portuguese government.
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2011 — 2011 British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership election
The British Columbia New Democratic Party held a leadership election in 2011 to replace departing leader Carole James. The election was prompted by James' announcement on December 6, 2010 that she would be resigning as leader of the party. The convention was held on April 17, 2011 at the Vancouver Convention Centre with voting occurring by telephone and via internet on that date and through advance voting.
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2012 — Agok skirmish
The Agok Skirmish was an armed confrontation between South Sudanese and Sudanese soldiers during the Heglig Crisis. The incident raised tensions of the possibility of an all-out war between South Sudan and Sudan.
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2013 — West Fertilizer Company explosion
On April 17, 2013, an ammonium nitrate explosion occurred at the West Fertilizer Company storage and distribution facility in West, Texas, eighteen miles (29 km) north of Waco, while emergency services personnel were responding to a fire at the facility. Fifteen people were killed, more than 160 were injured, and more than 150 buildings were damaged or destroyed. Investigators have confirmed that ammonium nitrate was the material that exploded. On May 11, 2016, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said that the fire had been deliberately set.
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2013 — Death of Sita Chan
On 17 April 2013, Sita Chan, a singer, died.
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2014 — Algerian presidential election, 2014
Presidential elections were held in Algeria on 17 April 2014. Incumbent President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was re-elected with 82% of the vote. Issues in the campaign included a desire for domestic stability after the bloody civil war of the 1990s, the state of the economy (30% unemployment), the frail health of the 15 year incumbent and 77-year-old president whose speech was "slurred and inaudible" in his only public outing during the campaign, and the less-than-wholehearted support given the president by normally united and discrete ruling class.
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2014 — 2014 Indian general election in Odisha
The 2014 Indian general election polls in Odisha for 21 Lok Sabha seats were held in two phases on 10 and 17 April 2014. The major contenders in the state were Biju Janata Dal, Indian National Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party. The assembly elections were held simultaneously with the general elections in the state.
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2014 — NASA announces the discovery of the exoplanet Kepler-186f
Using data from the Kepler Space Telescope, researchers identified an Earth-size planet in its star's habitable zone. NASA announced the finding alongside the publication of the research.
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2014 — Inner Manipur votes in India’s 2014 general election
Voters in Inner Manipur cast ballots for their representative in the Lok Sabha. Outer Manipur had voted on April 9. This was the second and final polling day in the state.
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2014 — Four West Bengal constituencies vote in India’s 2014 general election
Voting began in West Bengal with four constituencies going to the polls: Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling. The state elected 42 Lok Sabha members over five polling days.
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2014 — Karnataka votes in India’s 2014 general election
Voters across Karnataka cast ballots for all 28 of the state’s seats in the Lok Sabha. Polling took place in a single round.
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2015 — Second Battle of Tikrit
The Second Battle of Tikrit was a battle in which Iraqi Security Forces recaptured the city of Tikrit (the provincial capital of the Saladin Governorate) from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Iraqi forces consisted of the Iraqi Army and the Popular Mobilization Forces (the bulk of the ground forces, consisting of Shia militiamen and also some Sunni tribesmen), receiving assistance from Iran's Quds Force officers on the ground, and air support from the American, British, and French air forces.
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Iraq · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-19
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2016 — Guerra del Golfo (2016)
Guerra del Golfo (2016) (Spanish for "Gulf War") was a major lucha libre, or professional wrestling, event produced by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) that took place on April 17, 2016. The show was the ninth year in a row that IWRG has held a Guerra del Golfo show, which usually takes places in the early spring. The eponymous Guerra del Golfo tournament consists of three matches in total, with two "qualifying matches", multi-man steel cage matches where the last person left in the cage is "punished" by advancing to the main event of the night.
Naucalpan, Mexico · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-09-23
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2016 — 2016 in Rizin Fighting Federation
The year 2016 was the second year in the history of the Rizin Fighting Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. The first event of the year was Rizin 1 on April 17, 2016, in Nagoya. Rizin events are broadcast through a television agreement with Fuji Television.
Japan · Sport · Checked 2026-09-23
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2018 — Copa Nuevos Valores
The Copa Nuevos Valores (Spanish for "New Values Cup") was a professional wrestling tournament promoted by the Mexican lucha libre promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) held between April 3 and April 17, 2018, at Arena México. The tournament was held to give prominence to 16 younger, lower ranked wrestlers who worked for CMLL at the time.
Mexico City, Mexico · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-09-23
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2019 — 2019 Indonesian general election
General elections were held in Indonesia on 17 April 2019. For the first time in the country's history, the president, the vice president, members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), and members of local legislative bodies (DPRD) were elected on the same day with over 190 million eligible voters. Sixteen parties participated in the elections nationally, including four new parties.
Indonesia · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
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2020 — Battle of Danag
On April 17, 2020, militants from Abu Sayyaf ambushed Philippine forces in the jungles near the village of Danag, Patikul, Sulu, Philippines. Twelve Philippine soldiers were killed, and fourteen were injured.
Philippines · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
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2021 — 2021 Damoh Legislative Assembly by-elections
Indian by-elections for the Vidhan Sabha constituency Damoh were held on 17 April 2021.
India · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
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2021 — UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum
UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum (also known as UFC on ESPN 22 and UFC Vegas 24) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 17, 2021, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
Nevada, United States · Sport · Checked 2026-09-24
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2021 — 2021 Copa del Rey final
The 2021 Copa del Rey final was a football match that decided the winner of the 2020–21 Copa del Rey, the 119th edition of Spain's primary football cup (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The match was played on 17 April 2021 at the Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville between Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona. Barcelona won the match 4–0 for a record-extending 31st Copa del Rey title.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
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2021 — 2021 Conservative Party of Quebec leadership election
The 2021 Conservative Party of Quebec leadership election took place on April 17, 2021 to elect a leader to replace Adrien D. Pouliot, who tendered his resignation on October 16, 2020 to focus on his business ventures. The election was won by radio host and columnist Éric Duhaime.
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2022 — 2022 KNVB Cup final
The 2022 KNVB Cup final was a football match between Eredivisie clubs PSV and Ajax, that took place on 17 April 2022 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2021–22 KNVB Cup, the 104th season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition. PSV won the match 2–1 for their tenth title.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
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2022 — Operation Claw-Lock
Operation Claw-Lock (Turkish: Pençe-Kilit Operasyonu) was a military operation of the Turkish Armed Forces in northern Iraq. The operation was taking place in the Duhok Governorate against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), as part of the ongoing Kurdish–Turkish conflict.
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Iraq · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
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2025 — TNA Unbreakable (2025)
The 2025 Unbreakable was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. The event took place on April 17, 2025, at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada, and aired on TNA+ and Triller TV. It was the third event under the Unbreakable chronology. Seven matches were contested at the event.
Las Vegas, United States · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-09-23
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2025 — Progress Chapter 179: Progress Las Vegas
The Chapter 179: Progress Las Vegas was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Progress Wrestling. It took place on 17 April 2025 in Paradise, Nevada, at the Pearl Theater at Palms Casino Resort. The event was streamed live on Triller TV and was held in conjunction with Game Changer Wrestling's (GCW) Collective. Seven matches were contested at the event.
Nevada, United States · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-09-24
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2025 — The Blues win the first Women's Super Rugby Champions Final
The Blues defeated the New South Wales Waratahs 36-5 at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland. The match brought together the reigning champions of New Zealand's Super Rugby Aupiki and Australia's Super Rugby Women's competition.
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland · Sport · Checked 2026-11-06
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