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Day Of The Week: October 17
October 17, 2025 is the 290th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 75 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Libra is your zodiac sign. Opal is your modern birthstone. Jasper is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: October 17
- 1604 –Kepler’s Star: German astronomer Johannes Kepler observes a supernova in the constellation Ophiuchus.
- 1777 –American Revolutionary War: British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army at Saratoga, New York.
- 1814 –London Beer Flood occurs in London, killing nine.
- 1888 –Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).
- 1933 –Albert Einstein flees Nazi Germany and moves to the United States.
- 1945 –A massive number of people, headed by CGT and Evita, gather in the Plaza de Mayo in Argentina to demand Juan Peron’s release. It calls “el día de la lealtad peronista” (peronista loyalty day)
- 1961 –Scores of Algerian protesters (some claim up to 400) are massacred by the Paris police at the instigation of Nazi collaborator Maurice Papon, then chief of the Prefecture of Police.
- 1966 –Botswana and Lesotho join the United Nations.
- 1970 –Montreal, Quebec: Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte murdered by members of the FLQ terrorist group.
- 1979 –Mother Teresa awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Who were born on October 17?
- 1577 –Cristofano Allori, Italian painter (d. 1621)
- 1918 –Rita Hayworth, American actress (d. 1987)
- 1923 –Barney Kessel, American musician (d. 2004)
- 1946 –Drusilla Modjeska, Australian writer and editor
- 1946 –Michael Hossack, American musician (The Doobie Brothers)
- 1957 –Steve McMichael, American football player
- 1969 –Ernie Els, South African golfer
- 1975 –Francis Bouillon, American hockey player
- 1983 –Daniel Booko, American actor
- 1988 –Christina Crawford, American dancer and professional wrestler
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