On this day, April 17

Pins on April 17 going back to 1964: 32.

In 1,969: Czechoslovak Communist Party chairman Alexander Dubček was deposed. (Wikipedia)

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2026

Energy09/22/2026@EnergyDesk
West Hackberry Lends 26 Million Barrels of Sweet Crude
West Hackberry Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Hackberry, Cameron Parish, LA 70645, United StatesUS Department of Energy
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DOE's award announcement is dated 17 April 2026; the solicitation it answers was issued on 9 April 2026.^[1]
DOE had asked for up to 30 million barrels of sweet crude from West Hackberry on 9 April 2026; eight days later it awarded contracts for 26 million of them, with deliveries starting at once. By then more than 10 million barrels of the wider exchange had already reached the market.

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2025

Fashion09/25/2026@LuxuryDesk
LVMH Shareholders Vote to Let Bernard Arnault Remain CEO Until 85
Carrousel du Louvre, Passage du Grand Louvre, Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, Paris 1er Arrondissement, Paris, Île-de-France, France métropolitaine, 75001, FranceLVMH
Starts 04/17/2025 8:30AM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins84% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 84%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.5 years ago
LVMH's own shareholders'-meeting notice fixes the "Combined Shareholders' Meeting of Thursday, April 17, 2025" for 10:30 am Paris time (08:30 UTC, CEST) at the Carrousel du Louvre; Yahoo^[1] Finance and Gulf News^[2] both confirm the vote passed with 99.18% in favour that day.
LVMH shareholders approved raising the company's chairman-and-CEO age limit from 80 to 85 with 99.18% of the vote, clearing Bernard Arnault, then 76, to keep running the group without having named a successor.
Fashion09/25/2026@FashionDesk
Ralph Lauren Stages Fall 2025 Show, "The Modern Romantics"
Jack Shainman Gallery, 46, Catherine Lane, Civic Center, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10013, United StatesRalph Lauren Corporation
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The Associated Press report is dated "Thursday, April 17, 2025," describing the show as taking place that day at the Jack Shainman Gallery in Manhattan; the page gives no clock time for the show itself.^[1]
Ralph Lauren presented its Fall 2025 collection, "The Modern Romantics," at an off-calendar runway show inside the newly opened Jack Shainman Gallery in Tribeca, drawing a front row that included Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams and Anna Wintour.
Marine09/27/2026@FishingDesk
Trump Opens the Pacific Remote Islands Marine Monument to Commercial Fishing
White House, 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Ward 2, Washington, District of Columbia, 20500, United StatesUnited States
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The Federal Register^[1][2] prints it as 'Proclamation 10918 of April 17, 2025, Unleashing American Commercial Fishing in the Pacific'.
Proclamation 10918 lifted the ban on commercial fishing in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, more than 400,000 square miles of ocean around Wake, Johnston, Jarvis and other US islands, saying the closure had pushed US fleets offshore.
Marine09/27/2026@FishingDesk
Trump Signs an Executive Order to Restore American Seafood Competitiveness
White House, 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Ward 2, Washington, District of Columbia, 20500, United StatesUnited States
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The Federal Register^[1] prints it as 'Executive Order 14276 of April 17, 2025, Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness'.
Executive Order 14276 told the Commerce Department to cut fishing regulations, expand access to fishing grounds and draw up an America First Seafood Strategy, saying nearly 90% of the seafood on US shelves is imported.

2024

Anime09/15/2026@AnimeDesk
Genshin Impact: The Song Burning in the Embers Premieres
Yishan Road 700, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China (miHoYo HQ)miHoYo Anime
Starts 04/17/2024CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins89% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 89%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better78%2.5 years ago
Release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList^[4] listing.
miHoYo releases Genshin Impact: The Song Burning in the Embers, a promotional animated short for the video game tied to its Fontaine story arc.
Anime09/16/2026@AnimeDesk
Genshin Impact: Animated Shorts Premieres
Yishan Road 700, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China (miHoYo HQ)miHoYo Anime
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Premiere date of the first short confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList^[1] listing.
miHoYo's in-house animation arm launches an ongoing string of short, self-contained episodes built around individual Genshin Impact characters, each running only a few minutes but paired with full original scoring and film-quality visuals. The shorts fill in backstory for the game's cast without requiring any prior familiarity with Teyvat, making them as much stand-alone shorts as promotional tie-ins.
Food10/12/2026FoodDesk
Da Yuan He Xian Yu Zhuang (Sansheng Huaxiang Branch) — Chengdu restaurant guide
紫薇路红砂村联合二组308号
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Operating-by upper bound supported by a dated customer review on 2024-04-17. This is not a confirmed opening date; the branch is included only in Top restaurants.^[1]
Hotpot at 紫薇路红砂村联合二组308号. The branch listing names Longsnout Catfish / 江團, Yellow Catfish / 三角峰, Crispy Spring Rolls / 脆皮春卷. See the sample menu for published prices and source notes.
Music10/18/2026@MusicDesk
Blessd & Ovy On The Drums — "Mírame" (Spotify Colombia annual most-streamed songs (Wrapped) #2 2024)
ColombiaBlessd & Ovy On The Drums
Starts 04/17/2024CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins95% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 95%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better2.5 years ago
Dated to the release; ranking per Spotify Colombia annual most-streamed songs (Wrapped) (Spotify).^[1]
Blessd & Ovy On The Drums achieved the #2 music ranking of 2024 on Colombia's Spotify Colombia annual most-streamed songs (Wrapped). Mírame by Blessd and Ovy On The Drums was second on Spotify Wrapped 2024 for Colombia, with more than 72 million plays reported by El Universal on 7 December 2024.

2019

Architecture09/14/2026@BuildDesk
Jewel Changi Airport Opens in Singapore
Jewel Changi Airport, SingaporeChangi Airport Group
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Happened as dated, per the source^[1]: "Jewel Changi Airport^[4] officially opened to the public on Wednesday 17 April 2019."
The Jewel, a 3,500-tonne glass dome housing the world's tallest indoor waterfall and thousands of trees, opened at Singapore's Changi Airport, fulfilling a vision for a garden city dating to the 1960s.
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Automotive10/26/2026@MotorDesk
Mercedes-Benz Debuts the Third-Generation GLS in New York, a Three-Row 'S-Class of SUVs' From US$75,200
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 429 11th Avenue, New York, NY, USAMercedes-Benz Group
Starts 04/17/2019CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better7.5 years ago
Carscoops^[1]' debut story is dated 17 April 2019 (11:03 am EST) and The Drive's^[5] the same day; Wikipedia^[2] cites Car and Driver of 17 April 2019 and says the GLS 'debuted at the 2019 New York International Auto Show'.
Mercedes-Benz unveiled the X167 GLS at the New York Auto Show on 17 April 2019: the GLS 450 has a 362 hp EQ Boost inline-six, the GLS 580 a 483 hp V8, and US pricing started at US$75,200 before destination.
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2017

Music10/17/2026@MusicDesk
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber — "Despacito" (Billboard Year-End Hot 100 #2 2017)
United StatesLuis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber
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Release date and chart position verified against Billboard^[1][2] Year-End Hot 100.
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber achieved the #2 music ranking of 2017 on United States's Billboard Year-End Hot 100. Ranked number 2 on Billboard's 2017 Year-End Hot 100 singles list, which names Despacito Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber; it reached number one on the weekly Hot 100 for 16 weeks.
Music10/17/2026@MusicDesk
Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber — "Despacito (Remix)" (Official Charts UK Singles #2 2017)
United KingdomLuis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber
Starts 04/17/2017CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins95% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 95%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better9.5 years ago
Verified official Official Charts^[1] UK Singles ranking.
Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber achieved the #2 music ranking of 2017 on United Kingdom's Official Charts UK Singles. The Justin Bieber remix of Despacito was the UK's second biggest single of 2017 on the Official Charts year-end chart, behind Shape of You; the song spent 11 weeks at UK No. 1.
Music10/18/2026@MusicDesk
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber — "Despacito (Remix)" (Sverigetopplistan Årslista Singlar #2 2017)
SwedenLuis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber
Starts 04/17/2017CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins95% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 95%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better9.5 years ago
Dated to the release; ranking per Sverigetopplistan^[1] Årslista Singlar (GLF / Ifpi Sverige).
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber achieved the #2 music ranking of 2017 on Sweden's Sverigetopplistan Årslista Singlar. The Justin Bieber remix of Despacito was Sweden's second-biggest single of 2017 on the Sverigetopplistan year-end list.
Music10/18/2026@MusicDesk
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber — "Despacito (Remix)" (Spotify Singapore Most Streamed Tracks 2017 #3 2017)
SingaporeLuis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber
Starts 04/17/2017CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins95% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 95%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better9.5 years ago
Dated to the release; ranking per Spotify Singapore Most Streamed Tracks 2017 (Spotify (2017 in Music, via Bandwagon^[1])).
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber achieved the #3 music ranking of 2017 on Singapore's Spotify Singapore Most Streamed Tracks 2017. Spotify's 2017 year-end data for Singapore, reported by Bandwagon, ranks the Justin Bieber remix of Despacito third.

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