April 17th (2013) was a Wednesday. 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, 2013
» West Fertilizer Company explosion called An explosion at a fertilizer plant in the city of West, Texas, kills 15 people and injures 160 others.
April 17th Famous Deaths for 2013
» Sita Chan, Hong Kong singer and actress (b. 1987)
» Carlos Graça, São Toméan politician, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (b. 1931)
» Bi Kidude, Zanzibari-Tanzanian singer (b. 1910)
» Yngve Moe, Norwegian bass player and songwriter (Dance with a Stranger (band) called Dance with a Stranger) (b. 1957)
» V. S. Ramadevi, Indian politician, 13th Governor of Karnataka (b. 1934)
» T. K. Ramamoorthy, Indian composer (b. 1922)
» Paul Ware, English footballer (b. 1970)
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.