What Day of the Week
April 17, 1961: Day of the Week
April 17, 1961 was the 107th day of the year 1961 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 258 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Getsuyōbi.
A person born on this day will be 62 years old today. If that same person saved a Nickel every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $1,012.30 today.
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Here’s the April 1961 calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly 1961 calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
Ox is the mythical animal and Metal is the element for a person born on this day if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology (or Chinese zodiac).
April 17, 1961 Historical Event(s)
- 1961Bay 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.
Who were born on April 17, 1961?
- 1961Boomer Esiason, American football player and commentator
- 1961Frank J. Christensen, American labor leader
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