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: April 17
April 17, 2024 is the 108th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 258 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Wednesday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Aries is your zodiac sign. Diamond is your modern birthstone. Opal is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: April 17
- 1080 –King of Denmark Harald III dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the first Dane to be canonized.
- 1521 –Martin Luther speaks to the assembly at the Diet of Worms, refusing to recant his teachings.
- 1524 –Giovanni da Verrazzano reaches New York harbor.
- 1555 –After 18 months of siege, Siena surrenders to the Florentine-Imperial army. The Republic of Siena is incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
- 1797 –Citizens of Verona, Italy, begin an eight-day rebellion against the French occupying forces, which will end unsuccessfully.
- 1864 –American Civil War: The Battle of Plymouth begins – Confederate forces attack Plymouth, North Carolina.
- 1905 –The Supreme Court of the United States decides Lochner v. New York which holds that the “right to free contract” is implicit in the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.
- 1951 –The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom’s first National Park.
- 1969 –Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.
- 1982 –Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.
Who were born on April 17?
- 1710 –Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, British Freemason (d. 1767)
- 1750 –François de Neufchâteau, French statesman and intellectual figure (d. 1828)
- 1852 –Cap Anson, American Baseball Hall of Famer
- 1878 –Emil Fuchs, German-born American attorney and baseball owner (d. 1961)
- 1882 –Artur Schnabel, Polish pianist (d. 1951)
- 1926 –Gerry McNeil, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2004)
- 1928 –Cynthia Ozick, American writer
- 1940 –Billy Fury, British singer (d. 1983)
- 1978 –Lindsay Hartley, American actress
- 1980 –Curtis Woodhouse, English footballer/boxer
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