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1850 - 176 years ago
1April 17, 1850 THE TICK 2016 TV SeriesDates19th Century and earlierDeath Dates

THE TICK
April 17, 1850
Bri Chesler dies, per headstone visible during The Tick's opening monologue.



1874 - 152 years ago
2April 17, 1874 AMERICAN MCGEE'S ALICE 2000 Video GamesDates19th Century and earlierJournal Entries

AMERICAN MCGEE'S ALICE
April 17, 1874
Date of entry in Dr. Wilson's casebook: Months pass and still nothing. Nurse D-, having lost patience with my treatments, insists on trying a "cure" of her own. She stitched the rabbit together and tucked it into bed with Alice.



1908 - 118 years ago
3April 17, 1908THE DIARY OF ALONZO TYPER 1938 LiteratureDates20th Century: 1st HalfEvents

THE DIARY OF ALONZO TYPER
April 17, 1908
Date that Alonzo Hasbrouck Typer of Kingston, N.Y., was last seen, around noon, at the Hotel Richmond in Batavia. After walking all the way from Attica, Alonzo Typer arrives at the van der Heyl mansion, becoming aware of an appallingly evil and non-human presence.


1965 - 61 years ago
4April 17, 1965FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON 1958 LiteratureDates20th Century: 60sEvents

FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON
April 17, 1965
Charlie writes in his journal about looking up words in the dictionary.


1967 - 59 years ago
5April 17, 1967 THE A-TEAM 1983 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 60sEvents

THE A-TEAM
April 17, 1967
Entry Date for Active Duty on Hannibal's U.S. Army Special Forces personnel file.



1970 - 56 years ago
6April 17, 1970 THE PRETENDER 1996 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 70sEvents

THE PRETENDER
April 17, 1970
Date of Centre video showing Mr. Igor watching Jarod and Sydney talking.



1973 - 53 years ago
7April 17, 1973 THE NIGHT STRANGLER 1973 FilmDates20th Century: 70sEvents

THE NIGHT STRANGLER
April 17, 1973
The third of four nights that Kolchak convinces belly dancer Louise Harper to act as bait in an attempt to attract the Night Strangler. No luck.



1975 - 51 years ago
8April 17, 1975 CAPTIVE STATE 2019 FilmDates20th Century: 70sBirth Dates

CAPTIVE STATE
April 17, 1975
Birthdate of Patrick F. Vebancic, tracked outside Soldier Field following the Unity Rally bombing by the police's implant recognition program.



9April 17, 1975 SOURCE CODE 2011 FilmDates20th Century: 70sBirth Dates

SOURCE CODE
April 17, 1975
Date of Birth on train passenger Corry Tibbits' Illinois driver license.



1978 - 48 years ago
10April 17, 1978 LIMITLESS 2015 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 70sBirth Dates

LIMITLESS
April 17, 1978
Andre Hannan born - the man that FBI profiler David Englander caught while hunting the serial killer Mr. Butter Pecan. He confessed to the crime and believes he is the killer, but Brian sets out to prove he is actually innocent and had his memories tampered with by his psychiatrist Dr. Howard Gilroy.



1979 - 47 years ago
11April 17, 1979 LARS AND THE REAL GIRL 2007 FilmDates20th Century: 70sDeath Dates

LARS AND THE REAL GIRL
April 17, 1979
Lars and Gus' mother Elinor Lindstrom dies.



1980 - 46 years ago
12April 17, 1980 THE GODFATHER PART III 1990 FilmDates20th Century: 80sEvents

THE GODFATHER PART III
April 17, 1980
Michael Corleone's son Anthony stars as Turiddu in a production of "Cavalleria Rusticana".



1981 - 45 years ago
13April 17, 1981 BEST SELLER 1987 FilmDates20th Century: 80sEvents

BEST SELLER
April 17, 1981
Police officer Dennis Meechum receives a medal of Valor for conduct above and beyond the call of duty while participating in an undercover arrest.



1982 - 44 years ago
14April 17, 1982 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 80sBirth Dates

PERSON OF INTEREST
April 17, 1982
Date of Birth on machine number John James Rollins' New York State Driver License.



1983 - 43 years ago
15April 17, 1983 RESERVOIR DOGS 1992 FilmDates20th Century: 80sEvents

RESERVOIR DOGS
April 17, 1983
Lawrence Dimick, also known as Mr. White, receives a citation for interfering with an officer, misdemeanor conviction $300 fine.



1986 - 40 years ago
16April 17, 1986 FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 80sHeadlines

FOR ALL MANKIND
April 17, 1986
Date of headline: RED TIDE Soviets Expand Influence into America's Backyard.



1991 - 35 years ago
17April 17, 1991 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 90sEvents

PERSON OF INTEREST
April 17, 1991
Date of Bishop Sheriff Department Investigation Report for machine number and missing girl Hanna Frey's missing person case.



1993 - 33 years ago
18April 17, 1993 CAUGHT STEALING 2025 FilmDates20th Century: 90sIssued Dates

CAUGHT STEALING
April 17, 1993
Issued Date on former baseball prodigy Hank's friend Russell Miner's United Kingdom passport that Hank uses to leave the country.



1994 - 32 years ago
19April 17, 1994 CHUNGKING EXPRESS 1994 FilmDates20th Century: 90sExpiration Dates

CHUNGKING EXPRESS
April 17, 1994
When Qiwu's girlfriend May breaks up with him on April Fool's Day, he takes it as a joke. Deciding to humor her for a month, every day he buys a can of pineapple with an expiration date of May 1, because May loves pineapple, and because May 1 is his birthday. If May doesn't come back by the time he's bought 30 cans, their love will expire.



20April 17, 1994 MALLRATS 1994 FilmDates20th Century: 90sDeath Dates

MALLRATS
April 17, 1994
According to her calendar, Tricia goes down on a guy and has sex with him inside. (15 year-old Tricia sleeps with a bunch of guys as research for her book about male sexual prowess in the 90s. She codes her research on a calendar: the smiley face is when she goes down on the guy. The smiley face with lashes is for when the goes down on her. The circle is for when they have sex. The circle with an "X" in it is for when she has an orgasm. The little house is for when they do it inside and the grass is for outside.) Since it has been confirmed in the Clerks: The Lost Scene comic that Julie Dwyer dies on April 15, and Mallrats takes place the day before Clerks, that puts this date in the future. So, either Tricia plans ahead or this is a simple continuity error.



21April 17, 1994 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 90sDeath Dates

PERSON OF INTEREST
April 17, 1994
Machine number and criminal prosecutor Matthew Reed's girlfriend Claire Klein dies, sometime after prom.



1996 - 30 years ago
22April 17, 1996 THE SIMPSONS 1989 Animated SeriesDates20th Century: 90sEvents

THE SIMPSONS
April 17, 1996
Principal Skinner spends Spring Break in Hong Kong.



1997 - 29 years ago
23April 17, 1997 EARLY EDITION 1996 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 90sHeadlines

EARLY EDITION
April 17, 1997
When Gary is kidnapped by the angry father he encountered a few nights earlier, Gary'S father and the cat race after them to save him. Chicago Sun-Times headlines: Video store gunman takes hostages, Grudge bomb destroys video store.

 

2000 - 26 years ago
24April 17, 2000 INSIDE MAN 2006 FilmDates21st Century: 00sIssued Dates

INSIDE MAN
April 17, 2000
Date safe deposit box opened for Manhattan Trust Bank customer Max Maurice.



2001 - 25 years ago
25April 17, 2001 FINAL DESTINATION 2 2003 FilmDates21st Century: 00sEvents

FINAL DESTINATION 2
April 17, 2001
Date of note on the bulletin board in Clear's room at Stonybrook Institution: "Unsolved - found a mile from Alex's house!"



2003 - 23 years ago
26April 17, 2003 CAUGHT STEALING 2025 FilmDates21st Century: 00sExpiration Dates

CAUGHT STEALING
April 17, 2003
Expiration Date on former baseball prodigy Hank's friend Russell Miner's United Kingdom passport that Hank uses to leave the country.



27April 17, 2003 TIME CUT 2024 FilmDates21st Century: 00sHeadlines

TIME CUT
April 17, 2003
Date of the Sweetly Times newspaper headline: Three Dead at Sweetly Shopping Mall.



28April 17, 2003 TIME CUT 2024 FilmDates21st Century: 00sDeath Dates

TIME CUT
April 17, 2003
Original timeline. Day 2 of serial killer the Sweetly Slasher's three-day killing spree in Sweetly, Minnesota that leaves 4 students dead.



29April 17, 2003 TIME CUT 2024 FilmDates21st Century: 00sEvents

TIME CUT
April 17, 2003
Revised timeline. Lucy and Summer save Emmy from the Sweetly Slasher at the Sweetly Maritime Museum.



2007 - 19 years ago
30April 17, 2007 ANDY BARKER P.I. 2007 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 00sEvents

ANDY BARKER P.I.
April 17, 2007
Andy successfully submits his father-in-law George's tax return with one second left to spare - the email is sent as his laptop falls off a building, from the fire escape where he fights off a credit card thief.



2009 - 17 years ago
31April 17, 2009 SOURCE CODE 2011 FilmDates21st Century: 00sIssued Dates

SOURCE CODE
April 17, 2009
Issued Date on train passenger Corry Tibbits' Illinois driver license.



2010 - 16 years ago
32April 17, 2010 DEXTER 2006 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

DEXTER
April 17, 2010
Date of one of the files containing notes on one of her patients that Dexter discovers on Dr. Evelyn Vogel's computer.



2011 - 15 years ago
33April 17, 2011 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

PERSON OF INTEREST
April 17, 2011
Date of memorial for machine number and Virtanen Pharmaceutical Clinical Research Manager Dana Miller at Our Lady of Lourdes in Providence, Rhode Island.



2012 - 14 years ago
34April 17, 2012 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

PERSON OF INTEREST
April 17, 2012
Date of transactions on Owen Reynolds' One State Bank account statement.



2013 - 13 years ago
35April 17, 2013 COMMUNITY 2009 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

COMMUNITY
April 17, 2013
Greendale Community College Spring Carnival April 17-25 - posted on bulletin board.



36April 17, 2013 LIMITLESS 2015 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

LIMITLESS
April 17, 2013
Date Completed on Susan Epstein's file - one of the patients that was present at the New Springs Recovery Center at the same time as Agent Harris' father.



37April 17, 2013 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

PERSON OF INTEREST
April 17, 2013
Date of charge for Viphocom on Ernest Thornhill's Atlantic Fidelity credit card account.



38April 17, 2013 SOURCE CODE 2011 FilmDates21st Century: 10sExpiration Dates

SOURCE CODE
April 17, 2013
Expiration Date on train passenger Corry Tibbits' Illinois driver license.



2015 - 11 years ago
39April 17, 2015 PEOPLE OF EARTH 2016 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

PEOPLE OF EARTH
April 17, 2015
Date of article about Lester Holt that Ozzie suspects was suppressed by Glint Enterprises.



2016 - 10 years ago
40April 17, 2016 2:22 2017 FilmDates21st Century: 10sEvents

2:22
April 17, 2016
Sarah visits Dylan at his loft, where he tells her what he's learned - that they are Jake Redmond and Evelyn Mills - and that they need to break the pattern. She does not believe him.

 

41April 17, 2016 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sExpiration Dates

PERSON OF INTEREST
April 17, 2016
Expiration Date of antiviral medicine in Saint Teresa's Hospital's Network Inventory Database.



42April 17, 2016 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sExpiration Dates

PERSON OF INTEREST
April 17, 2016
Expiration Date of antiviral medicine in Saint Teresa's Hospital's Network Inventory Database.



2017 - 9 years ago
43April 17, 2017 BOB'S BURGERS 2011 Animated SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

BOB'S BURGERS
April 17, 2017
The first day of what Bob calls Beef Boom - the week after Easter, when everybody who gave up red meat for Lent comes in for a burger. The Belchers wake up to an awful smell, realizing that there must be an egg from their Easter egg hunt that wasn't found.



44April 17, 2017 SEARCHING 2018 FilmDates21st Century: 10sEvents

SEARCHING
April 17, 2017
Date of Venmo charge on Margot's Bank of America account.



2018 - 8 years ago
45April 17, 2018 COUNTERPART 2017 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

COUNTERPART
April 17, 2018
Howard Silk's counterpart takes his place visiting his wife in the hospital to thwart an assassination attempt from the other universe. Afterward, now aware of his increased value, he tells Peter Quayle he wants the promotion he applied for three days earlier, on April 14.



46April 17, 2018 HOMECOMING 2019 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

HOMECOMING
April 17, 2018
Date of Walter Cruz's second session with Heidi - Week 2, Session 2.



47April 17, 2018 OZARK 2017 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

OZARK
April 17, 2018
Date of unclaimed money transfer that Ruth sent to Wyatt.



2019 - 7 years ago
48April 17, 2019 SEARCHING 2018 FilmDates21st Century: 10sEvents

SEARCHING
April 17, 2019
Date of text messages between David and Margot.



2023 - 3 years ago
49April 17, 2023 THE BEAR 2022 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 20sEvents

THE BEAR
April 17, 2023
Note on Carmy and team's 90 day calendar for the opening of the new restaurant: "Drywall Begins".



2025 - 1 years ago
50April 17, 2025 WAKE UP DEAD MAN 2025 FilmDates21st Century: 20sEvents

WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY
April 17, 2025
Maundy Thursday. Thursday of Holy Week at the Our Lady of Perpetual Fortitude church in Chimney Rock, New York - the week of special services leading up to Easter.



2027 - 1 years from now
51April 17, 2027 CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD 2025 FilmDates21st Century: 20sEvents

CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD
April 17, 2027
Sidewinder ambushes Sam Wilson while President Thaddeus Thunderbolt Ross attempts to get his Celestial Island treaty back on track.

 
 

52April 17, 2027 NOVOCAINE 2025 FilmDates21st Century: 20sExpiration Dates

NOVOCAINE
April 17, 2027
Expiration Date on San Diego Trust Bank customer Earl James' driver's license, visible on assistant manager Nate Caine's desk.



2038 - 12 years from now
53April 17, 2038ESCAPE FROM VIRTUAL ISLAND 2020 LiteratureDates21st Century: 30s and upEvents

ESCAPE FROM VIRTUAL ISLAND
April 17, 2038
Mr. Wagner, a guest of Pengalaman Island Resort And Virtual Reality Theme Park, is murdered while enjoying a Film Noir simulation.


2039 - 13 years from now
54April 17, 2039 WESTWORLD 2015 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 30s and upEvents

WESTWORLD
April 17, 2039
System initiated, undisclosed location. "Solomon" Build 0.06.



2374 - 348 years from now
55April 17, 2374 STAR TREK: VOYAGER 1995 TV SeriesDates22nd Century and beyondEvents

STAR TREK: VOYAGER
April 17, 2374
The Year of Hell, Day 32. A Krenim attack kills two crew members. Attempts to modify Voyager's shields to protect against the temporal flux of the chroniton torpedoes has thus far proven unsuccessful.



3491 - 1,465 years from now
56April 17, 3491 FUTURE MAN 2017 TV SeriesDates22nd Century and beyondEvents

FUTURE MAN
April 17, 3491
Day 7 of Josh, Tiger and Wolf's stint on The DieCathalon, New Pangea's favorite human-hunting reality competition, where contestants run for their lives and are killed for sport.



Year Unknown
57April 17 BETTER CALL SAUL 2015 TV SeriesDatesNo YearEvents

BETTER CALL SAUL
April 17
Cynthia's birthday, as seen on the calendar in the Los Pollos Hermanos Training Video 10-part digital series celebrating the return of Gustavo Fring for the third season of Better Call Saul.



58April 17 CSI: VEGAS 2021 TV SeriesDatesNo YearEvents

CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION: VEGAS
April 17
Date of Offense on arrest report for Bill Dwyer. Year not visible.



59April 17 FRIENDS 1994 TV SeriesDatesNo YearJournal Entries

FRIENDS
April 17
Date of entry in Mr. Heckles' Big Book of Grievances about Joey: Excessive noise Italian guy comes home with a date.



60April 17 THE LIFE OF CHUCK 2024 FilmDatesNo YearEvents

THE LIFE OF CHUCK
April 17
Date that the middle school swim club starts, according to poster on bulletin board. Year not specified.



61April 17THE PLAGUE 1947 LiteratureDatesNo YearEvents

THE PLAGUE
April 17
The concierge in Dr. Bernard Rieux's apartment building informs him that three more rats were found in the building. Dr. Bernard Rieux sees more rats in the streets as he goes about his rounds visiting patients. His wife leaves for a rest at a sanitorium.


62April 17 SESAME STREET 1969 TV SeriesDatesNo YearEvents

SESAME STREET
April 17
Sherlock Holmes' birthday.




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