In American English date representation, the month comes before the day, followed by the year. In British English the day comes before the month, followed by the year.
American English (US)
07-04-2017 = July 4th, 2017
Convert and Write Out the Date, in Words:
July the fourth, twenty seventeen
or: July the fourth, two thousand seventeen
In American English the month is said first, followed by the day.
* The definite article 'the' can be left out:
July fourth, twenty seventeen
or: July fourth, two thousand seventeen
British English (UK)
04-07-2017 = 4th July, 2017
Convert and Spell Out the Date, in Words:
the fourth of July, twenty seventeen
or: the fourth of July, two thousand and seventeen
In British English the day is said first, followed by the month.