Sunday, July 17, 1988 is a Sunday. It is day 199 of 1988 (54.4% through the year), ISO week 28, in Q3.
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Sunday, July 17, 1988 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2014: Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to July 17.
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Historical Milestones
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 →TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overran the runway at Congonhas Airport in São Paulo, Brazil, killing 199 people.
TAM Airlines Flight 3054 →TWA Flight 800 exploded in mid-air and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York.
TWA Flight 800 →Brazil won the FIFA World Cup final against Italy 3–2 on penalties, following a 0–0 draw after extra time.
Brazil national football team →The Manchester Metrolink, the first modern street-running light-rail system in the United Kingdom, was officially opened.
Manchester Metrolink →Led by Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (pictured), the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party overthrew Iraqi president Abdul Rahman Arif in a bloodless coup.
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr →In Olympia, Greece, the Summer Olympics torch relay, nicknamed the "relay of peace", began.
Olympia, Greece →Laden with munitions for World War II, two ships exploded at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California, killing 320 people and injuring more than 400 others.
Port Chicago disaster →Nationalist military officers launch a coup d'état against the Spanish Republic, beginning the Spanish Civil War
Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War) →RMS Carpathia, which had rescued survivors of the 1912 Titanic sinking, was sunk by a German U-boat with the loss of five crew.
RMS Carpathia →Russian Revolution: Tsar Nicholas II and his family (pictured) were murdered by Bolsheviks at Yekaterinburg.
Russian Revolution →The New Zealand Wars resumed as British forces led by General Duncan Cameron began the invasion of the Waikato.
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Questions & Answers
Sunday, July 17, 1988 falls on a Sunday.
13,941 days ago (38 years, 2 months ago). It is day 199 of 1988 with 167 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Sunday, July 17, 1988 is written as XVII.VII.MCMLXXXVIII (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is Waxing Crescent (approx. 10% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Cancer.