April 17th is officially Blah Blah Blah Day and Haiku Day.
We are now on day 107 out of 365, and have 258 days left of the year.
Those of you who were born on April 17 share the Aries star sign.
Conspiracy, slavery, exiles, and assassinations… are you intrigued yet? Well, you should be as you’re about to dig up the details right here as we discover what events happened on this day in history.
Did you know that on this day in 2011, Game of Thrones was aired for the first time on HBO? This was also lead actor Sean Bean’s birthday.
Keep reading for more facts about April 17th in history!
What Happened On April 17 In History?
2021
The Johns Hopkins University announced that the number of people who died worldwide due to the Covid-19 pandemic had reached three million.
Source
CNN
2019
Eight babies suffering with “bubble boy disease” were cured in Memphis, Tennessee using gene therapy.
Bubble Boy Disease is when a child has such a weak immune system, that common, everyday bacteria and other microbes become deadly to them. So in order for them to survive, they must spend their entire lives in a bubble.
Source
Bloomberg
2011
The movie “Thor” premiered in cinemas in Sydney, Australia.
It was released in the United States on May 6, and earned $449.3 million USD worldwide.
Source
Wikipedia
2007
Jazz composer and musician John Coltrane received the Special Citation Pulitzer Prize after his death.
Source
Pulitzer.org
1973
FedEx officially began its operations and flew 186 packages to 25 cities on the East Coast, US.
Source
FedEx
1969
Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of killing US Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
The Palestinian immigrant was sentenced to death by gas chamber.
Source
ABA Journal
1961
1,400 Cuban exiles failed to overthrow Fidel Castro after landing in Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba.
Source
JFK Library
1865
American boarding house owner, Mary Surratt was arrested for taking part in President Lincoln’s assassination.
Surratt was later hanged for her crime, becoming the first woman to be executed by the US government.
Source
Wikipedia
1492
Explorer Christopher Columbus was given funding for his first journey.
He signed the contract in Santa Fe near Granada, Spain and set sail to find the Indies on August 3.
Source
Surinenglish.com
