Historical Events
- 10 babies with "bubble boy disease" cured using a gene therapy made from HIV at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, according to new study
Homecoming
Beyoncé releases a live album of her 2018 Coachella performance on the same day as her Netflix documentary "Homecoming"
- Research showing pigs brains partially brought back to life at Yale University, published in "Nature"
- Terror alert closes schools in Denver, Colorado, due to 18-year-old woman obsessed with Columbine massacre, who is then found dead
Famous Deaths
- Alan García, President of Peru (Peruvian Aprista Party: 1985-90, 2006-11), commits suicide by shooting himself as police try to arrest him on corruption charges at 69
Died in 2019 2019 Highlights
About April 17, 2019
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 5 years and 22 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Aries
Music Charts
#1 Song: Old Town Road - Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
#1 Song: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
