Historical Events
Event of Interest
Abdelaziz Bouteflika wins a fourth term as President of Algeria
Music Concert
Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, Elton John, James Taylor, Rosanne Cash, Vince Gill, Bruno Mars, Jennifer Hudson, and Bryn Terfel
Famous Deaths
Gabriel García Márquez (1927-2014)
Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist (1982 Nobel Prize in Literature), dies of pneumonia at 87
Died in 2014 2014 Highlights
About April 17, 2014
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 10 years and 12 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Aries
Music Charts
#1 Song: Happy - Pharrell Williams
#1 Song: Nobody To Love - Sigma
