What Day of the Week

October 17, 2021 is the 290^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 75 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Sunday.

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

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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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• 1091

  London Tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London.
• 1660

  Nine Regicides, the men who signed the death warrant of Charles I, are hanged, drawn and quartered.
• 1781

  American Revolutionary War: British General Lord Charles Cornwallis surrenders at the Siege of Yorktown.
• 1814

  London Beer Flood occurs in London, killing nine.
• 1912

  Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War.
• 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.
• 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

  The Department of Education Organization Act is signed into law creating the US Department of Education and US Department of Health and Human Services.

• 1920

  Miguel Delibes, Spanish novelist (d. 2010)
• 1925

  Harry Carpenter, English sports commentator (d. 2010)
• 1933

  Jeanine Deckers, Belgian nun (d. 1985)
• 1938

  Les Murray, Australian poet
• 1946

  Michael Hossack, American musician (The Doobie Brothers)
• 1946

  Sir Cameron Mackintosh, British stage producer
• 1960

  Guy Henry, English actor
• 1960

  Rob Marshall, American director
• 1980

  Yekaterina Gamova, Russian volleyball player
• 1984

  Randall Munroe, American cartoonist

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