October 17

The October 17 is the 290th day of the Gregorian Calendar ( 291st in leap years), thus remaining 75 days of the year.

  • 2.1 Before the 19th century
  • 2.2 19th century
  • 2.3 20th century 2.3.1 1901-1950
  • 2.3.2 1951-2000
  • 3.1 Before the 20th century
  • 3.2 20th century
  • 3.3 21st century

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Economy

Science and Technology

Culture

Society

  • 2006: According to a calculation of the population of the United States exceeds 300 million people.
  • 2012: In New York City, the U.S. FBI prevents terrorist attack of a 21 -year-olds against the local Federal Reserve Bank and arrests him.

Religion

  • 2010: Mary MacKillop is from Pope Benedict XVI. canonized as the first saint of Australia and Oceania.

Disasters

Minor accidents are listed in the sub- items of disaster.

Sports

Entries of Athletics world records are located under the respective discipline under Athletics.

Born

Before the 19th century

19th century

20th century

1901-1950

1951-2000

Died

Before the 20th century

  • 0532: Boniface II, Pope
  • 0866: al- Musta'in bi- llāh, Abbasid Caliph
  • 1456: Nicholas Grenon, frankoflämischer composer, singer, music teacher and cleric
  • 1478: Ruprecht of Pfalz- simmering, Bishop of Strasbourg
  • 1552: Andreas Osiander, German theologian and reformer

20th century

21st Century

  • 2001: Jay Livingston, American composer
  • 2001: Werner Winter, German -Swiss animal trainer
  • 2002: Derek Bell, Irish musician
  • 2004: Robert Alexander Bohnke, German pianist and pedagogue
  • 2004: Georg Kossack, German prehistory researchers
  • 2004: Andreas Sassen, German football player
  • 2005: Ba Jin, Chinese writer
  • 2006: Mario Francesco Cardinal Pompedda, Italian Cardinal
  • 2007: Joey Bishop, American actor and entertainer
  • 2008: Ludger Gerdes, German visual artist
  • 2008: Dieter Stappert, Austrian journalist and team manager in motorsport
  • 2010: Bruno Heinrich Schubert, German entrepreneur, Consul and patron
  • 2011: Manfred Gerlach, German politician, Chairman of Council of State of the GDR
  • 2012: Emile Allais, a French alpine skier
  • 2012: Sylvia Kristel, Dutch actress
  • 2012: Wolfgang Menge, German writer and journalist
  • 2012: Karin Stoltenberg, Norwegian politician
  • 2013: Günter Willumeit, German humorist, parodist, entertainers and dentist
  • 2013: Rene Simpson, Canadian tennis player

Holidays and observances

  • Religious observances St. Ignatius of Antioch, Roman martyr, theologian and Bishop ( Anglican, Protestant, Catholic)
  • Nicholas Ridley, English martyr, Bishop of London (Protestant, Anglican feast day is October 16 )
  • Anniversaries of international organizations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty ( UN) (since 1992)

More entries contains the list of commemorative and action days.

  • Day
  • Day in October

Pictures of October 17

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