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| - | * [[326]] - [[Alexander of Alexandria]], [[Patriarch of Alexandria]] | ||
| - | * [[485]] - [[Proclus]], Greek philosopher (b. [[412]]) | ||
| - | * [[617]] - [[Donnán of Eigg]], Celtic Christian martyr, patron saint of Eigg | ||
| - | *[[1080]] - King [[Harald III of Denmark]] (b. [[1041]]) | ||
| - | *[[1427]] - [[John IV, Duke of Brabant]] (b. [[1403]]) | ||
| - | *[[1539]] - [[George, Duke of Saxony]] (b. [[1471]]) | ||
| - | *[[1574]] - [[Joachim Camerarius]], German classical scholar (b. [[1500]]) | ||
| - | *[[1680]] - [[Kateri Tekakwitha]], first American Indian to receive beatification (b. [[1656]]) | ||
| - | *[[1695]] - [[Sor Juana]], Mexican writer | ||
| - | *[[1696]] - [[Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné|Marie de Rabutin-Chantal]], French writer (b. [[1626]]) | ||
| - | *[[1711]] - [[Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor]] (b. [[1678]]) | ||
| - | *[[1713]] - [[David Hollatz (dogmatician)|David Hollatz]], Pomeranian dogmatician (b. [[1648]]) | ||
| - | *[[1742]] - [[Arvid Horn]], Swedish statesman (b. [[1664]]) | ||
| - | *[[1761]] - [[Thomas Bayes]], English mathematician | ||
| - | *[[1764]] - [[Johann Mattheson]], German composer (b. [[1681]]) | ||
| *[[1790]] - [[Benjamin Franklin]], American inventor, diplomat, and printer (b. [[1706]]) | *[[1790]] - [[Benjamin Franklin]], American inventor, diplomat, and printer (b. [[1706]]) | ||
| - | *[[1799]] - [[Richard Jupp]], English architect (b. [[1728]]) | ||
| - | *[[1843]] - [[Samuel Morey]], American inventor (b. [[1762]]) | ||
| - | *[[1873]] - [[Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy]], Russian painter (b. [[1783]]) | ||
| - | *[[1882]] - [[George Jennings]] Sanitary engineer (b. [[1810]]) | ||
| - | *[[1892]] - [[Alexander Mackenzie]], 2nd [[Prime Minister of Canada]] (b. [[1822]]) | ||
| - | *[[1902]] - [[Francis of Spain|Francis of Assisi of Bourbon]], King Consort of Spain (b. [[1822]]) | ||
| - | *[[1930]] - [[Alexander Golovin]], Russian painter (b. [[1863]]) | ||
| - | *[[1936]] - [[Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck]], Dutch prime minister (b. [[1873]]) | ||
| - | *[[1937]] - [[Yi Sang]], Korean Poet (b. [[1910]]) | ||
| - | *[[1941]] - [[Al Bowlly]], British dance band vocalist (b. [[1899]]) | ||
| - | *[[1942]] - [[Jean Perrin]], French physicist, [[Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1870]]) | ||
| - | *[[1944]] - [[Jack Hearne (John Thomas Hearne)|J.T. Hearne]], English cricketer (b. [[1867]]) | ||
| - | *[[1954]] - [[Lucreţiu Pătrăşcanu]], Romanian communist activist (b. [[1900]]) | ||
| *[[1960]] - [[Eddie Cochran]], American musician (b. [[1938]]) | *[[1960]] - [[Eddie Cochran]], American musician (b. [[1938]]) | ||
| - | *[[1967]] - [[Red Allen]], American jazz trumpeter (b. [[1908]]) | ||
| - | *[[1975]] - [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]], Indian philosopher (b. [[1888]]) | ||
| - | *[[1976]] - [[Henrik Dam]], Danish biochemist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel]] laureate (b. [[1895]]) | ||
| - | *[[1977]] - [[William Cardinal Conway]], Northern Irish clergyman (b. [[1913]]) | ||
| - | *[[1983]] - [[Felix Pappalardi]], American musician and recording producer (b. [[1939]]) ([[Mountain (band)|Mountain]]) | ||
| - | *[[1984]] - [[Claude Provost]], French Canadian ice hockey player (b. [[1933]]) | ||
| - | *[[1987]] - [[Cecil Harmsworth King]], owner of Mirror Group Newspapers (b. [[1901]]) | ||
| *[[1988]] - [[Louise Nevelson]], American sculptor (b. [[1900]]) | *[[1988]] - [[Louise Nevelson]], American sculptor (b. [[1900]]) | ||
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| *[[1990]] - [[Ralph Abernathy]], American civil rights activist (b. [[1936]]) | *[[1990]] - [[Ralph Abernathy]], American civil rights activist (b. [[1936]]) | ||
| *[[1993]] - [[Turgut Ozal]], 8th president of Turkey (b. [[1927]]) | *[[1993]] - [[Turgut Ozal]], 8th president of Turkey (b. [[1927]]) | ||
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- 1397 - Geoffrey Chaucer tells the Canterbury Tales for the first time at the court of Richard II. Chaucer scholars have also identified this date (in 1387) as when the book's pilgrimage to Canterbury starts.
- 1492 - Spain and Christopher Columbus sign a contract for him to sail to Asia to get spices.
- 1521 - Martin Luther speaks to the assembly at the Diet of Worms, refusing to recant his teachings.
- 1924 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios is formed from a merger of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures, and the Louis B. Mayer Company.
- 1964 - The Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Mustang at the New York World's Fair.
- 1907 - A Dream Play by August Strindberg premieres in Stockholm, Sweden.
Births
John Ford John Ford (baptized April 17, 1586 - c.1640?) was a Caroline playwright and poet. Ford is best known for the tragic play Tis Pity She's a Whore (1633) a ...
Afrika Bambaataa (born Kevin Donovan on April 17 or October 4, 1957 or 1960) is a DJ and community leader from the South Bronx, who was instrumental in the ...
Karen von Blixen-Finecke (April 17, 1885 – September 7, 1962), neé Dinesen, was a Danish author also known under her pen name Isak Dinesen. ...
Jacques Sternberg (Belgium, April 17, 1923 - ) born in 1923 into a well to do Russian Jewish family. He was a poor student in school, ...
Deaths
Births
- 1586 - John Ford, English dramatist
- 1885 - Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen), Danish author (d. 1962)
- 1894 - Nikita Khrushchev, Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 1971)
- 1897 - Thornton Wilder, American dramatist (d. 1975)
- 1923 - Lindsay Anderson, English film director (d. 1994)
- 1930 - Chris Barber, British jazz band leader
- 1935 - Theo Angelopoulos, Greek film director
- 1957 - Nick Hornby, English author
- 1957 - Afrika Bambaataa (born Kevin Donovan), American DJ
Deaths
- 1790 - Benjamin Franklin, American inventor, diplomat, and printer (b. 1706)
- 1960 - Eddie Cochran, American musician (b. 1938)
- 1988 - Louise Nevelson, American sculptor (b. 1900)
- 1990 - Ralph Abernathy, American civil rights activist (b. 1936)
- 1993 - Turgut Ozal, 8th president of Turkey (b. 1927)
- 1994 - Roger Wolcott Sperry, American neurobiologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1913)
- 1995 - Frank E. Resnik, American business executive (b. 1928)
- 1997 - Allan Francovich, American documentarian
- 1997 - Piet Hein, Danish scientist and poet (b. 1905)
- 1998 - Linda McCartney, American-born wife of Paul McCartney (b. 1941)
- 2003 - Robert Atkins, American dietician (b. 1930)
- 2003 - Paul Getty, American-born philanthropist (b. 1932)
- 2003 - Earl King, American musician and songwriter (b. 1934)
- 2003 - Yiannis Latsis, Greek shipping tycoon (b. 1910)
- 2004 - Edmond Pidoux, Swiss writer (b. 1908)
- 2004 - Soundarya, Indian actress (b. 1971)
- 2007 - Kitty Carlisle, American actress and television personality (b. 1910)
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