| General Information for July 7th 2017 |
| There are 3 public holidays today. |
| Day 188 of 2017 |
| 177 days left in 2017 |
| Week 27 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 2006 - Syd Barrett, original songwriter, guitarist and vocalist in the band Pink Floyd, dies (b. 1946). |
| 2005 - Influenced by Live 8, leaders of the G8 group of nations pledge to double 2004 levels of aid to Africa from $25 billion to $50 billion by 2010. |
| 2005 - Three bombs explode almost simultaneously on the London Underground, with a fourth following on a bus an hour later. |
| 1940 - The Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr is born Richard Starkey in Liverpool, England. |