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April 9, 2017

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 5, 2017, covering April 9, 2017.

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    Album cover for More Life by Drake

    More Life

    Drake

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    Album cover for ÷ (Divide) by Ed Sheeran

    ÷ (Divide)

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    Album cover for Rather You Than Me by Rick Ross

    Rather You Than Me

    Rick Ross

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    Album cover for Beauty And The Beast (2017) by Soundtrack

    Beauty And The Beast (2017)

    Soundtrack

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    Album cover for Spirit by Depeche Mode

    Spirit

    Depeche Mode

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Notable Deaths

John Clarke (satirist)

2017John Clarke, New Zealand-Australian comedian, writer, and satirist (born 1948)[†]

John Morrison Clarke was a New Zealand comedian, writer and satirist who lived and worked in Australia from the late 1970s. He was a highly regarded actor and writer whose work appeared on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in both radio and television and also in print. He is principally known for his character Fred Dagg and his long-running collaboration with fellow satirist Bryan Dawe, which lasted from 1989 to his death in 2017, as well as for his success as a comic actor in Australian and New Zealand film and television.

Historical Events

2017The Palm Sunday church bombings at Coptic churches in Tanta and Alexandria, Egypt, take place.[†]

On Palm Sunday, 9 April 2017, twin suicide bombings took place at St. George's Church in the northern Egyptian city of Tanta on the Nile delta, and Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, the principal church in Alexandria, seat of the Coptic papacy. At least 43 people were reported killed and 789 injured. The attacks were carried out by a security detachment of ISIS.

United Express

2017After refusing to give up his seat on an overbooked United Express flight, Dr. David Dao Duy Anh is forcibly dragged off the flight by aviation security officers, leading to major criticism of United Airlines.[†]

United Express is a regional airline network that supports United Airlines operations, primarily by serving smaller cities and connecting traffic to United's main hubs. Representing six percent of United's total capacity for 2024, United Express operates through partnerships with regional carriers, including CommuteAir, GoJet, Mesa Airlines, Republic Airways, and SkyWest. These carriers operate under capacity purchase agreements, where United contracts for flight services, pays fixed and performance-based fees, and covers additional costs like fuel and landing fees. The regional carriers operate United-branded flights following schedules set by the airline, while United manages pricing, revenue, and loyalty programs for passengers.

Historical Context for April 9, 2017

In 2017, the world population was approximately 7,645,617,954 people[†]