EST. DECEMBER 1994 β’ 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com π―
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
April 17
Friday, April 17, 2026
Day 106 of 2026 | Week 16 | 253 days until Christmas π
HISTORIC EVENTS
The funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, takes place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
NASA's Kepler space telescope confirms the discovery of the first Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of another star.
An explosion at a fertilizer plant in the city of West, Texas, kills 15 people and injures 160 others.
A Palestinian suicide bomber detonates an explosive device in a Tel Aviv restaurant, killing 11 people and injuring 70.
Anneli JÀÀtteenmÀki takes office as the first female prime minister of Finland.
Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-90, the final Spacelab mission.
The Katina P is deliberately run aground off Maputo, Mozambique, and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean.
An alleged state of war lasting 335 years between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly declared peace bringing an end to any hypothetical war that may have been legally considered to exist.
Constitution Act, 1982 Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.
Mir Akbar Khyber is assassinated, provoking the Saur Revolution in Afghanistan.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
Icelandic politician
Peruvian-Scottish actor (Desmond Hume-Lost)
American actress (Beloved)
American actress (Maria Tomlinson-Head of the Class)
American actor (In the Bedroom)
Japanese urban planner and Sayako Kuroda's husband
Canadian-American NHL defenseman (NJ Devils)
American actress (Robin Stokes-Waiting to Exhale)
American rock singer-songwriter (Tool; A Perfect Circle)
American bodybuilder (American Gladiators)
American actor (Mad Men)
American swimmer (Olympic gold 1984)
American NFL quarterback (NY Jets
American labor leader
Jamaican cricketer (England fast bowler in 19 Tests 1982-85)
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