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World Hemophilia Day needs 3rd party refs
1555 – After 18 months of resistance, Siena surrendered to Florence and was annexed into the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. unreferenced section
1797 – Citizens of Verona, Italy, began an unsuccessful eight-day rebellion against the French occupying forces. refimprove section, empty sections
1869 – The Free and Sovereign State of Morelos, named after José María Morelos, the hero of the Siege of Cuautla, was admitted as the 27th state of Mexico. referencing, recentism
1876 – Six Irish Fenians imprisoned in the Convict Establishment in Western Australia escaped and fled to the U.S. primary sources
1895 – The Empire of Japan and the Qing Empire of China signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki to end the First Sino-Japanese War. refimprove
1912 – Soldiers of the Russian Empire's army fired upon striking gold miners in northeast Siberia near the Lena River, killing at least 150 people. refimprove
1937Daffy Duck made his debut in a short cartoon by the Warner Bros. Studio. refimprove
1942World War II: Captured French general Henri Giraud escaped from German captivity in the Königstein Castle. many CN tags (5)
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. page numbers needed
1969Czechoslovak Communist Party chairman Alexander Dubček was deposed. refimprove section
1971 – Headed by Prime Minister Tajuddin Ahmad, the Provisional Government of Bangladesh was founded. multiple issues
1982 – A new patriated Constitution of Canada, including the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, a bill of rights intended to protect certain political and civil rights of people in Canada, was signed into law by Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada. refimprove
2013 – An ammonium nitrate explosion occurred at a fertilizer company facility in West, Texas, U.S., killing 15 people and injuring 160 others. outdated
Sean Bean |b|1959 refimprove section

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April 17: Evacuation Day in Syria (1946)

Modern reconstruction of Kaunas Castle
Modern reconstruction of Kaunas Castle
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