April 17th (2006) was a Monday. It's the 106th day of the year (107th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 259 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 17th April, 2006
» Sami Hammad, a Palestinian people known as Palestinian suicide bomber, detonates an explosive device in Tel Aviv, killing 11 people and injuring 70.
April 17th Famous Deaths for 2006
» Jean Bernard (physician) known as Jean Bernard, French physician and haematologist (b. 1907)
» Scott Brazil, American director and producer (b. 1955)
April 17th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints named Feast Day:
» Benedict Joseph Labre
» Kateri Tekakwitha (Canada)
» Stephen Harding
» April 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Earliest day on which Store Bededag or General Prayer Day can fall, while May 13 is the latest; observed on the 4th Friday after Easter. (Denmark)
» Evacuation Day (Syria) called Evacuation Day, celebrates the recognition of the independence of Syria from France in 1946.