April 17 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | April 17 Calendar
April 17st Daily Holidays include:
- Bat Appreciation Day
- Blah Blah Blah Day
- Boston Marathon – April 17, 2023 (Third Monday of April)
- Ellis Island Family History Day
- Ford Mustang Day
- Herbalist Day
- Income Tax Pay Day – April 17, 2023
- International Bat Appreciation Day
- Malbec World Day
- National Cheeseball Day
- National Haiku Poetry Day
- National Kickball Day
- Nothing Like a Dame Day
- Orthodox Easter Monday – April 17, 2023
- Patriot’s Day – April 17, 2023 (Massachusetts and Maine) (Third Monday of April)
- Tax Day – April 17, 2023 (April 15 unless it falls on a weekend)
- World Hemophilia Day
April 17: Famous Birthdays
- April 17, 1820 – Alexander Cartwright, American inventor of Baseball (d. 1892)
- April 17, 1837 – J.P. Morgan, American banker who founded J.P. Morgan & Co. (d. 1913)
- April 17, 1918 – William Holden, American actor (d. 1981)
- April 17, 1923 – Harry Reasoner, American journalist (60 Minutes) (d. 1991)
- April 17, 1951 – Olivia Hussey, Argentinian-English actress (played Juliet in the 1968 version of Romeo & Juliet)
- April 17, 1972 – Jennifer Garner, American actress (Alias)
- April 17, 1974 – Victoria Beckham, English singer (Spice Girls)
- April 17, 1984 – Rosanna Davison, Irish model and actress, Miss World 2003
- April 17, 1985 – Rooney Mara, America actress (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
April 17: Historical Events
- April 17, 1817 – 1st US school for the deaf opens in Hartford, Connecticut
- April 17, 1861 – The 8th state to secede from the Union is Virginia
- April 17, 1907 – The Ellis Island immigration center in New York processed the most people in one day 11,747 people
- April 17, 1924 – MGM Studios is formed by merging Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures & Louis B. Mayer Co.
- April 17, 1937 – Daffy Duck, Elmer J. Fudd & Petunia Pig debut
- April 17, 1941 – Yugoslavia surrenders to Germany during World War II
- April 17, 1949 – The Republic of Ireland was formed at midnight with a 21 gun salute when 26 Irish counties officially leave the British Commonwealth
- April 17, 1961 – 1,400 Cuban exiles trained by the CIA land in the Bay of Pigs in Cuba in a failed attempt to overthrow Castrol
- April 17, 1964 – Jerrie Mock because the 1st woman to fly solo around the world
- April 17, 1964 – Ford Mustangs are introduced in North American
- April 17, 1969 – Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Senator Robert F. Kennedy
- April 17, 1973 – The GSG 9, German counter-terrorist unit is founded
- April 17, 1982 – Canada adopts its constitution
- April 17, 2013 – An explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, kills 15 and injuries over 160 more
April 17: Music Events
- April 17, 1970 – Paul McCartney released his 1st solo album “McCartney”
- April 17, 1970 – Johnny Cash plays “A Boy Named Sue”, at the White House, at the invitation of President Richard M. Nixon
- April 17, 1971 – Joy to the World from Three Dog Night hits #1 for six weeks
- April 17, 1971 – Each of the four ex-Beatles has a solo single on the charts in the UK, George Harrison, ‘My Sweet Lord’, Ringo Starr, ‘It Don’t Come Easy’, Paul McCartney with ‘Another Day’, and John Lennon, ‘Power to the People’.
April 17: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for April 17 is Aries.
April Birthstone:
What is the April Birthstone? Diamond
The diamond is the traditional birthstone of April and holds significant meaning for those born in that month, thought to provide the wearer with better relationships and an increase in inner strength. Wearing diamonds is purported to bring other benefits such as balance, clarity and abundance.
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