Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: July 17
July 17, 2024 is the 199th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 167 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Wednesday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Cancer is your zodiac sign. Ruby is your modern birthstone. Ruby is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: July 17
- 1453 –Hundred Years’ War: Battle of Castillon: The French under Jean Bureau defeat the English under the Earl of Shrewsbury, who is killed in the battle in Gascony.
- 1917 –King George V of the United Kingdom issues a Proclamation stating that the male line descendants of the British royal family will bear the surname Windsor.
- 1918 –On the orders of the Bolshevik Party carried out by Cheka, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his immediate family and retainers are murdered at the Ipatiev House in Ekaterinburg, Russia.
- 1936 –Spanish Civil War: An Armed Forces rebellion against the recently-elected leftist Popular Front government of Spain starts the civil war.
- 1976 –The opening of the Summer Olympics in Montreal is marred by 25 African teams boycotting the New Zealand team.
- 1979 –Nicaraguan president General Anastasio Somoza Debayle resigns and flees to Miami, Florida.
- 1981 –The opening of the Humber Bridge by HM The Queen in England.
- 1989 –First flight of the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber.
- 1998 –A diplomatic conference adopts the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, establishing a permanent international court to prosecute individuals for genocide, crime against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
- 2007 –TAM Airlines (TAM Linhas Aéreas) Flight 3054 crashes upon landing during rain in São Paulo. This is Brazil’s deadliest aviation accident to date with an estimated 199 deaths.
Who were born on July 17?
- 1901 –Luigi Chinetti, Italian-American racecar driver and NART team owner (d. 1994)
- 1932 –Hal Riney, American advertising executive (d. 2008)
- 1957 –Fern Britton, British television presenter
- 1960 –Jan Wouters, Dutch football player and manager
- 1973 –Eric Moulds, American football player
- 1975 –Paul Hinojos, American guitarist (At the Drive-In, The Mars Volta)
- 1976 –Eric Winter, American actor
- 1977 –Tiffany Taylor, American model
- 1983 –Brooke Kinsella, British actress
- 1986 –Brando Eaton, American actor
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