What Day of the Week

April 17, 2020 was the 108^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 258 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Friday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kin'yōbi.

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Here’s the April calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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• 1492

  Spain and Christopher Columbus sign the Capitulations of Santa Fe for his voyage to Asia to acquire spices.
• 1555

  After 18 months of siege, Siena surrenders to the Florentine-Imperial army. The Republic of Siena is incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
• 1797

  Sir Ralph Abercromby attacks San Juan, Puerto Rico in what would be one of the largest invasions of the Spanish territories in America.
• 1864

  American Civil War: The Battle of Plymouth begins – Confederate forces attack Plymouth, North Carolina.
• 1907

  The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day.
• 1912

  Russian troops open fire on striking goldfield workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150.
• 1941

  World War II: The Kingdom of Yugoslavia surrenders to Germany.
• 1946

  Syria obtains its Independence from the French occupation.
• 1961

  Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of CIA financed and trained Cuban exiles lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro.
• 1984

  Police Constable Yvonne Fletcher is killed by gunfire from the Libyan People’s Bureau in London during a small demonstration outside the embassy. Ten others are wounded. The events lead to an 11-day siege of the building.

• 1586

  John Ford, English dramatist
• 1798

  Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (d. 1840)
• 1891

  George Adamski, Polish-American author and ufologist (d. 1965)
• 1926

  Gerry McNeil, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2004)
• 1929

  James Last, German band leader
• 1938

  Ben Barnes, American politician
• 1947

  Linda Martin, Irish singer
• 1950

  L. Scott Caldwell, American actress
• 1979

  Siddharth Narayan, Indian actor
• 1990

  Jonathan Brown, Welsh footballer

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