Wednesday, April 19, 2017 is a Wednesday. It is day 109 of 2017 (29.9% through the year), ISO week 16, in Q2.
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2020: A series of attacks in Nova Scotia, Canada, ended when the perpetrator was killed by police, leaving 22 victims dead.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to April 19.
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Historical Milestones
A series of attacks in Nova Scotia, Canada, ended when the perpetrator was killed by police, leaving 22 victims dead.
2020 Nova Scotia attacks →Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African American, died of injuries sustained while in the custody of the Baltimore Police Department.
Killing of Freddie Gray →Joseph Alois Ratzinger was elected Pope Benedict XVI on the second day of the papal conclave.
2005 conclave →Air Philippines Flight 541 crashed in Samal, Davao del Norte, killing all 131 people on board.
Air Philippines Flight 541 →A truck bombing destroyed much of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (aftermath pictured) in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and injuring more than 680 others.
Oklahoma City bombing →A gun turret exploded on board the United States Navy battleship Iowa, killing 47 sailors.
Gun turret →The fictional Simpson family made their first appearance in the short "Good Night", aired in a segment of the The Tracey Ullman Show.
Simpson family →"Advance Australia Fair", written by Scottish-born composer Peter Dodds McCormick, officially replaced "God Save the Queen" as Australia's national anthem.
Advance Australia Fair →Aryabhata (pictured), India's first satellite, was launched from Kapustin Yar in the Soviet Union.
Aryabhata (satellite) →Salyut 1, the first space station, was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome near Tyuratam in the Soviet Union.
Salyut 1 →The Doors (pictured) released L.A. Woman, their final album during their lead vocalist Jim Morrison's lifetime.
The Doors →American actress Grace Kelly (pictured) became the princess consort of Monaco upon her marriage to Rainier III.
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Questions & Answers
Wednesday, April 19, 2017 falls on a Wednesday.
3,434 days ago (9 years, 4 months, 24 days ago). It is day 109 of 2017 with 256 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Wednesday, April 19, 2017 is written as XIX.IV.MMXVII (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is Last Quarter (approx. 44% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Aries.