What Day of the Week

October 17, 2019 is the 290^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 75 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Mokuyōbi.

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Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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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• 539 BC

  Cyrus the Great marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost 70 years of exile. Cyrus allows the Jews to return to Yehud Medinata and rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem.
• 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.
• 1917

  First British bombing of Germany in World War I.
• 1941

  For the first time in World War II, a German submarine attacks an American ship.
• 1941

  German troops execute the male population of the villages Kerdyllia in Serres, Greece.
• 1945

  Archbishop Damaskinos of Athens becomes Prime Minister of Greece between the pull-out of the German occupation force in 1944 and the return of King Georgios II to Greece.
• 1956

  The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield,in Cumbria, England.
• 1979

  Mother Teresa awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
• 1980

  As part of the Holy See – United Kingdom relations a British monarch makes the first state visit to the Vatican

• 1912

  Jack Owens, American singer/songwriter (d. 1982)
• 1912

  Theodore Marier, KCSG, American composer, founder of the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (d. 2001)
• 1918

  Ralph Wilson, American pro football team owner
• 1946

  Michael Hossack, American musician (The Doobie Brothers)
• 1956

  Mae Jemison, American astronaut and physician
• 1970

  Anil Kumble, Indian cricketer
• 1970

  Blues Saraceno, American guitarist
• 1974

  Janne Puurtinen, Finnish keyboardist (HIM)
• 1988

  Christina Crawford, American dancer and professional wrestler
• 1990

  Paolo Campinoti, Italian footballer

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