| General Information for April 26th 2017 |
| There are 2 public holidays today. |
| Day 116 of 2017 |
| 249 days left in 2017 |
| Week 17 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1957 - Sir Patrick Moore begins presenting the monthly television series The Sky At Night which is going to make him, and his monocle, famous. |
| 1953 - Panmunjom peace talks began again - an event referred to in the lyrics of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire'. |
| 1926 - David Coleman, much-loved English TV sports commentator, was born. He was the first quizmaster of the BBC TV sports show, A Question of Sport, and the originator of Colemanballs. |
| 1573 - Marie de Medici is born. |