Thursday October 17, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

is the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are until the end of the year. The day of the week is .

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, month, and days ago
  • month since then
  • is in the nd week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • week ago
  • The year is a leap year

Historical Event(s)

1346
Battle of Neville’s Cross: King David II of Scotland is captured by Edward III of England near Durham, and imprisoned in the Tower of London for eleven years.
Britain takes control of the Dutch colony of Curaçao.
Former leader of the Haitian Revolution, Emperor Jacques I of Haiti is assassinated after an oppressive rule.
Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).
The October Manifesto issued by Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
Guglielmo Marconi’s company begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service between Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and Clifden, Ireland.
Albert Einstein flees Nazi Germany and moves to the United States.
The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield,in Cumbria, England.
Mother Teresa awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Mary MacKillop is canonized (in Rome) and becomes the first saint of Australia.

Who were born on ?

Herbert Howells, English composer (d. 1983)
Theodor Eicke, German Nazi official (d. 1943)
Jean Arthur, American actress (d. 1991)
Red Rolfe, American baseball player (d. 1969)
Tom Poston, American actor and comedian (d. 2007)
Adam Michnik, Polish activist
Ronni Chasen, American film publicist (d. 2010)
Wood Harris, American actor
Chris Kirkpatrick, American singer ('N Sync)
Erin Karpluk, Canadian television actress

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