What Day of the Week

April 17, 2021 is the 107^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 258 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.

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

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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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• 1080

  King of Denmark Harald III dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the first Dane to be canonized.
• 1521

  Martin Luther speaks to the assembly at the Diet of Worms, refusing to recant his teachings.
• 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

  Citizens of Verona, Italy, begin an eight-day rebellion against the French occupying forces, which will end unsuccessfully.
• 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.
• 1969

  Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.
• 1975

  The Cambodian Civil War ends. The Khmer Rouge captures the capital Phnom Penh and Cambodian government forces surrender.
• 1982

  Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.
• 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.

• 1598

  Giovanni Riccioli, Italian astronomer (d. 1671)
• 1865

  Ursula Julia Ledochowska, Polish-Austrian Catholic saint (d. 1939)
• 1947

  Linda Martin, Irish singer
• 1964

  Lela Rochon, American actress
• 1966

  Vikram, Indian actor
• 1967

  Henry Ian Cusick, Peruvian-born Scottish actor
• 1967

  Liz Phair, American musician/songwriter
• 1977

  Frederik Magle, Danish composer, organist and pianist
• 1979

  Siddharth Narayan, Indian actor
• 1983

  Andrea Marcato, Italian rugby player

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