17 April

Events which occurred on the 17th of April.

Events[]

1194: Richard I of England is re-crowned king.
1570: A landing party from the time-displaced Federation space station Deep Space Station K-13 visits 20 Draconis III to collect supplies and are observed by the developing Draconians, which Chief Engineer Meredith Nichols notes as a Prime Directive concern in her log entry. (STO - Agents of Yesterday short story: "Tales from K13")
1790: Inventor Benjamin Franklin dies.
1912: Cosmic rays are discovered.
1951: In Major League Baseball, Mickey Mantle plays his first game for the New York Yankees.
1970: NASA's Apollo 13 returns safely to Earth.
1998: Earth's space shuttle Columbia launches for mission STS-90.
2163: USS Endeavour orbits Gamma Vertis IV to pick up released prisoners from the "Mute" homeworld. Captain T'Pol hopes diplomatic discussions will continue. (ENT - Rise of the Federation novel: A Choice of Futures)

2248: William Thorvaldsen and Bennings are killed by the Shark. (TOS novel: Best Destiny)

1971: TOS comic: "Key Witness" begins with the 1st installment, in TV21 Weekly #82.
1973: TOS reference: The World of Star Trek is published by Ballantine Books.
1978: TOS comic: "When Planets Collide" is released in Portuguese in O Caminho das Estrela, issue 6.
1980: The 40th installment of TOS comic: "The Real McCoy" is published in daily newspapers by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
1981: The 27th installment of TOS comic: "It's a Living" is published.
1982: The 48th installment of TOS comic: "The Wristwatch Plantation" is published.
1995: DS9 episode: "Through the Looking Glass" airs (week of).
2018: TOS omnibus: The New Adventures, Volume 5 is released by IDW Publishing.