Wednesday July 17, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

was the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There were until the end of the year. The day of the week was .

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is miércoles.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, months, and days ago
  • months since then
  • is in the th week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is a leap year

Historical Event(s)

1203
The Fourth Crusade captures Constantinople by assault. The Byzantine emperor Alexius III Angelus flees from his capital into exile.
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.
A meeting takes place at Lüneburg between several Protestant powers in order to discuss the formation of an ‘evangelical’league of defence, called the 'Confederatio Militiae Evangelicae', against the Catholic League.
Catherine II becomes tsar of Russia upon the murder of Peter III of Russia.
The sixteen Carmelite Martyrs of Compiegne are executed 10 days prior to the end of the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror.
Harvard School of Dental Medicine was established in Boston. It was the first dental school in the U.S.
King Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan is deposed by his cousin Mohammed Daoud Khan while in Italy undergoing eye surgery.
Nicaraguan president General Anastasio Somoza Debayle resigns and flees to Miami, Florida.
The opening of the Humber Bridge by HM The Queen in England.
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 ?

Henri Nathansen, Danish writer and stage director (d. 1944)
Erwin Bauer, German racing driver (d. 1958)
František Zvarík, Slovakian actor (d. 2008)
Hal Riney, American advertising executive (d. 2008)
Daryle Lamonica, American football player
Jonathan Potts, Canadian actor
Matti Nykänen, Finnish ski jumper
Konnie Huq, English television presenter
Luke Bryan, American musician
Matthew Holmes, Australian actor

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