| General Information for April 17th 2016 |
| There are 3 public holidays today. |
| Day 108 of 2016 |
| 258 days left in 2016 |
| Week 15 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1963 - Baseball legend Mickey Mantle hits the record-breaking 'tape measure' home run. |
| 1961 - John F Kennedy - 35th President of the United States - authorises the Bay of Pigs invasion, and incident noted in the song 'We Didn't Start the Fire'. |
| 1957 - Nick Hornby, the English author, is born. |
| 1492 - Christopher Columbus signs a deal with Spain to finance his travels. |