| General Information for July 17th 2017 |
| 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 |
| 1954 - Groucho Marx marries Eden Hartford. |
| 1948 - A London rail disaster happens when an express train from Edinburgh to King's Cross derails at New Southgate due to a track defect and travelling above speed limit. |
| 1945 - The Potsdam Conference began with world leaders Truman, Stalin and Churchill planning for the future peace at the end of the Second World War. |
| 1889 - Erle Stanley Gardner, US author and lawyer who created Perry Mason, was born. |