April 17th (1975) was a Thursday. It's the 106th day of the year (107th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 259 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 17th April, 1975
» The Cambodian Civil War ends. The Khmer Rouge captures the capital Phnom Penh and Khmer National Armed Forces named Cambodian government forces surrender.
Famous Birthdays on April 17 in 1975
» Heidi Alexander, English politician
» Gabriel Soto, Mexican actor
» Travis Roy, American ice hockey player
April 17th Famous Deaths for 1975
» Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Indian philosopher and politician, 2nd President of India (b. 1888)
April 17th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints named Feast Day:
» Benedict Joseph Labre
» Kateri Tekakwitha (Canada)
» Stephen Harding
» April 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Earliest day on which Store Bededag or General Prayer Day can fall, while May 13 is the latest; observed on the 4th Friday after Easter. (Denmark)
» Evacuation Day (Syria) called Evacuation Day, celebrates the recognition of the independence of Syria from France in 1946.