Andrei Aleksandrovich Fursenko (Russian: Андрей Александрович Фурсенко; born July 17, 1949 in Leningrad) is a Russian politician. He was appointed Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation on March 9, 2004. July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...