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| April 17th |
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| About April 17th is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 258 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. April 17th is the Day of Silence. Births 1837 - J. P. Morgan, financier, banker 1890 - Art Acord, actor, rodeo star 1954 - Rowdy Roddy Piper, professional wrestler 1961 - Boomer Esiason, professional football player 1967 - Liz Phair, singer, songwriter, musician 1967 - Kimberly Elise, actress (Diary of a Mad Black Woman) 1972 - Jennifer Garner, actress (Alias, Juno) 1974 - Victoria Beckham, singer, dancer, model (Posh Spice) 1977 - Chad Hedrick, Olympic gold medalist, speed skater Deaths 1843 - Samuel Morey, inventor (invented the internal combustion engine) 1896 - Ira Gershwin, lyricist (Porgy and Bess) Events 1524 - Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano becomes the first European to reach New York Harbor. 1861 - Virginia secedes from the Union. 1961 - The failed Bay of Pigs invasion begins in an attempt to topple Fidel Castro's communist government. 1964 - The Ford Motor Company debuts the Ford Mustang at the New York World's Fair. 1970 - After a malfunction that threatened its entire crew on its journey to the moon, Apollo 13 safely returns to earth. |
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