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October 17: Day of the Week
October 17, 2024 is the 291st day of the year 2024 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 Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is jueves.
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Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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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.
October 17 Historical Event(s)
1662
Charles II of England sells Dunkirk to France for 40,000 pounds.
1777
American Revolutionary War: British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army at Saratoga, New York.
1933
Albert Einstein flees Nazi Germany and moves to the United States.
1941
For the first time in World War II, a German submarine attacks an American ship.
1943
Burma Railway (Burma-Thailand Railway) is completed.
1956
The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield,in Cumbria, England.
1965
The 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair closes after a two year run. More than 51 million people had attended the two-year event.
1977
German Autumn: Four days after it is hijacked, Lufthansa Flight 181 lands in Mogadishu, Somalia, where a team of German GSG 9 commandos later rescues all remaining hostages on board.
1994
Russian journalist Dmitry Kholodov is assassinated while investigating corruption in the armed forces.
2003
The pinnacle is fitted on the roof of Taipei 101, a 101-floor skyscraper in Taipei, allowing it to surpass the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur by 56 m and become the World’s tallest highrise.
Who were born on October 17?
1853
Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (d. 1920)
1865
James Rudolph Garfield, American politician (d. 1950)
1920
Montgomery Clift, American actor (d. 1966)
1941
Earl Thomas Conley, American singer
1948
Margot Kidder, Canadian actress
1958
Alan Jackson, American singer and songwriter
1969
Wood Harris, American actor
1977
Bryan Bertino, American film director and screenwriter
1987
Jarosław Fojut, Polish footballer
1992
Sam Concepcion, Filipino performer and actor
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