On this day: April 17
Events
Founding of Prague Stock ExchangeApril 17, 1871 · Companies
Greco-Turkish War of 1897April 17, 1897 – May 20, 1897 · Wars & Conflicts
Founding of Metro-Goldwyn-MayerApril 17, 1924 · Companies
Expo 58April 17, 1958 – November 19, 1958 · Culture
Release of Greed in the SunApril 17, 1964 · Film- Release of McCartneyApril 17, 1970 · Music
Founding of Arla FoodsApril 17, 2000 · Companies
Founding of Thomson ReutersApril 17, 2008 · Companies- Release of VirungaApril 17, 2014 · Film
Release of PragmataApril 17, 2026 · Gaming
Born on this day
Giovanni Battista RiccioliApril 17, 1598 – June 25, 1671 · Science
Jan Davidsz. de HeemApril 17, 1606 – April 26, 1684 · Art- Johann David HeinichenApril 17, 1683 – July 16, 1729 · Music
Andrija Kačić MiošićApril 17, 1704 – December 15, 1760 · Culture
Giovanni Domenico MaraldiApril 17, 1709 – November 14, 1788 · Science
Johann Gottlieb NaumannApril 17, 1741 – October 23, 1801 · Music
Charles BlagdenApril 17, 1748 – March 26, 1820 · Science
Carl Friedrich Philipp von MartiusApril 17, 1794 – December 13, 1868 · Exploration
Camillo SitteApril 17, 1843 – November 1903 · Culture
Arthur Moritz SchoenfliesApril 17, 1853 – May 27, 1928 · Science
Benjamin TuckerApril 17, 1854 – June 22, 1939 · Culture
Artur SchnabelApril 17, 1882 – August 15, 1951 · Music
Harald SæverudApril 17, 1897 – March 27, 1992 · Music
Gregor PiatigorskyApril 17, 1903 – August 6, 1976 · Music
Alain PoherApril 17, 1909 – December 9, 1996 · Politics
George SeatonApril 17, 1911 – July 28, 1979 · Film- Regina GhazaryanApril 17, 1915 – November 6, 1999 · Art
William HoldenApril 17, 1918 – November 1981 · Film- Lindsay AndersonApril 17, 1923 – August 30, 1994 · Film
Donald RichieApril 17, 1924 – February 19, 2013 · Music
James LastApril 17, 1929 – June 9, 2015 · Music
Chris BarberApril 17, 1930 – March 2, 2021 · Music
Ferdinand PiëchApril 17, 1937 – August 25, 2019 · Technology
Georges J. F. KöhlerApril 17, 1946 – March 1, 1995 · Science
John N. GrayApril 17, 1948 – present · Culture
Jan HammerApril 17, 1948 – present · Music- Joe AlaskeyApril 17, 1952 – February 3, 2016 · Film
Michael SembelloApril 17, 1954 – present · Music
Majid MajidiApril 17, 1959 – present · Film
Peter DoigApril 17, 1959 – present · Art
Maynard James KeenanApril 17, 1964 – present · Music
Andrey BorisenkoApril 17, 1964 – present · Space
Liz PhairApril 17, 1967 – present · Film
Adam McKayApril 17, 1968 – present · Film
Jennifer GarnerApril 17, 1972 – present · Film
Victoria BeckhamApril 17, 1974 – present · Music
MaïwennApril 17, 1976 – present · Film
Frederik MagleApril 17, 1977 – present · Music
Lee Si-youngApril 17, 1982 – present · Film
Takahiro MoriuchiApril 17, 1988 – present · Music