April 17: Great Friday (Eastern Christianity, 2009)
* 1797 – French Revolutionary Wars: British Lieutenant General Ralph Abercromby and a force of over 6,000 men invaded Spanish-controlled Puerto Rico.
* 1895 – The Empire of Japan and the Qing Empire of China signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki to end the First Sino-Japanese War, with China agreeing to renounce its claims on Korea; cede the Liaodong Peninsula, Penghu and Taiwan to Japan; open various ports and rivers to Japanese trade; and pay Japan a war indemnity of 200 million Kuping taels.
* 1961 – Armed Cuban exiles backed by the CIA invaded Cuba, landing in the Bay of Pigs, with the aim of overthrowing the Cuban government under Fidel Castro.
* 1975 – The Khmer Rouge under Pol Pot captured Phnom Penh, ending the Cambodian
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* 1797 – French Revolutionary Wars: British Lieutenant General Ralph Abercromby and a force of over 6,000 men invaded Spanish-controlled Puerto Rico.
* 1895 – The Empire of Japan and the Qing Empire of China signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki to end the First Sino-Japanese War, with China agreeing to renounce its claims on Korea; cede the Liaodong Peninsula, Penghu and Taiwan to Japan; open various ports and rivers to Japanese trade; and pay Japan a war indemnity of 200 million Kuping taels.
* 1961 – Armed Cuban exiles backed by the CIA invaded Cuba, landing in the Bay of Pigs, with the aim of overthrowing the Cuban government under Fidel Castro.
* 1975 – The Khmer Rouge under Pol Pot captured Phnom Penh, ending the Cambodian
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* 1797 – French Revolutionary Wars: British Lieutenant General Ralph Abercromby and a force of over 6,000 men invaded Spanish-controlled Puerto Rico.
* 1895 – The Empire of Japan and the Qing Empire of China signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki to end the First Sino-Japanese War, with China agreeing to renounce its claims on Korea; cede the Liaodong Peninsula, Penghu and Taiwan to Japan; open various ports and rivers to Japanese trade; and pay Japan a war indemnity of 200 million Kuping taels.
* 1961 – Armed Cuban exiles backed by the CIA invaded Cuba, landing in the Bay of Pigs, with the aim of overthrowing the Cuban government under Fidel Castro.
* 1975 – The Khmer Rouge under Pol Pot captured Phnom Penh, ending the Cambodian Civil War, and established the Democratic Kampuchea.
* 1982 – A new patriated Constitution of Canada, including the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (pictured), a bill of rights intended to protect certain political and civil rights of people in Canada from the policies and actions of all levels of government, was signed into law by Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada. More events: April 17 – April 17 – April 17 It is now [[ 30]] 2018 (UTC) – Refresh this page
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