Forces of the Communist-controlled Greek People's Liberation Army attack the smaller National and Social Liberation resistance group, which surrenders. Its leader Dimitrios Psarros is murdered. Date: April 17, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)
Historian Tran Trong Kim is appointed the Prime Minister of the Empire of Vietnam. Date: April 17, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Montese, Italy, is liberated from Nazi forces. Date: April 17, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
The last French troops are withdrawn from Syria. Date: April 17, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park. Date: April 17, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)
Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro. Date: April 17, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This…
Jerrie Mock completes the first around-the-world airplane flight by a woman. Her solo flight in the Spirit of Columbus, which took 29+1⁄2 days, took off and landed at the Port Columbus International Airport in Ohio. Date: April 17, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day…
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia chairman Alexander Dubček is deposed. Date: April 17, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy. Date: April 17, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
Apollo program: The damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely. Date: April 17, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today)