This is our day guide for Monday July 17th 2017 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on July 17th 2017
Botswana: President's Day
The current president of Botswana is Dumo Boko. He has been president since November 2024.Regional
India (regional): U Tirot Sing Day
Birthday of Tirot Singh, a freedom fighter from Meghalaya who led a revolt against the British
Japan: Marine Day
Established to express gratitude for the gifts of the sea and honour its importance to the prosperity of Japan as a maritime nationNot a Public Holiday
South Korea: Constitution Day
Celebrates the declaration of the Constitution of the Republic of Korea in 1948| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for July 17th 2017 | |
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| There are 4 public holidays today. | |
| Day 198 of 2017 | |
| 167 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 29 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1959 - Billie Holiday, jazz singer - probably the greatest of them all - was arrested on her death bed in hospital for possession of narcotics. She died later that day. | |
| 1889 - Erle Stanley Gardner, US author and lawyer who created Perry Mason, was born. | |
| 1415 - Philipa of Lancaster dies of the plague. | |
| 1203 - The Fourth Crusade captures Constantinople. The Byzantine emperor Alexius III Angelus flees into exile. |
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