| General Information for April 24th 2017 |
| There are 9 public holidays today. |
| Day 114 of 2017 |
| 251 days left in 2017 |
| Week 17 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1993 - An IRA London Underground bomb detonates in Bishopsgate, destroying the Undergroud station and wrecking nearby buildings. |
| 1907 - Alfred Packer - the 'Colorado Cannibal', dies on a ranch near Denver. |
| 1816 - Lord Byron leaves England on self-imposed exile. |
| 1494 - Explorer Christopher Columbus leaves the settlement on La Isabella on this day to search for what he thought was the Chinese mainland. |