Benjamin Lorr

April 17 is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 258 days remain until the end of the year. == Events == === Pre-1600 === 1080 – Harald III of Denmark dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the first Dane to be canonized. 1349 – The rule of the Bavand dynasty in Mazandaran is brought to an end by the murder of Hasan II. 1362 – Kaunas Castle falls to the Teutonic Order after a month-long siege. 1492 – Spain and Christopher Columbus sign t…