17 April 1986 April 17, 2013 Author: Staff The 335 Years’ War between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly comes to an end. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh." George Bernard Shaw — Click here for more from George Bernard Shaw Related posts: 17 April 1986 26 April 1986 9 July 1986 5 September 1986 16 October 1986 25 February 1986 23 January 1986 Categories: History Tags: 17 April, 1986