October 17

Events

 * BC - King The Great of  marches into the city of, releasing the  from almost 70 years of exile and making the first Human Rights Declaration.
 * - : rs are defeated by ns and ians.
 * - : King is captured by  at, and imprisoned in the  for eleven years.
 * -, where the mainly army led by  were defeated by an  army led by Sultan.
 * - The is established, making it the second oldest university in  (also for a period the oldest in, and )
 * - :   observes that an exceptionally bright star had suddenly appeared in the ., which turned out to be the last  to have been observed in our own , the.
 * - French king is crowned in.
 * - Nine s, the men who signed the death warrant of, are , another is hanged.
 * - sells  to France for 40,000 pounds.
 * - American troops defeat the British in the.
 * - General offers his surrender to the  revolutionists at.
 * - is signed between  and.
 * - takes control of the Dutch colony of.
 * - Former leader of the,  of  was ated after an oppressive rule.
 * - First (referred to in North America as the British Open).
 * - files a patent for the  (the first movie).
 * - 's company begins first regular commercial trans-Atlantic service between,  and ,.
 * -, and  declare war on the , joining  in the.
 * - First British bombing of in.
 * - convicted of.
 * -, fleeing , moves to the US.
 * -, 's three almost identical s, first appear in a.
 * - For the first time in, a German attacks an American ship.
 * - A massive number of people, headed by and, gather in the  in  to demand 's release. This is known to the  as the Día de la lealtad (day of loyalty). It's considered the birthday of Peronism.
 * - Scores of n protesters (some claim up to 400) are by the  police at the instigation of  collaborator, then chief of the.
 * - The closes after a two year run. More than 51 million people had attended the two-year event.
 * - A fire at a building in, kills 12 firefighters, the 's deadliest day until the.
 * - The musical opens at the  on.
 * - The  is performed by  and.
 * - : Quebec and Minister of Labour  murdered by members of the  terrorist group.
 * - starts an  embargo against a number of western countries, considered to have helped  in its war against.
 * - : Four days after it was,  lands in , , where a team of    later rescues all remaining s on board.
 * - awarded the.
 * 1979  - The  is signed into law creating the  and . Both replace the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
 * - (7.1 on the ) hits the  and causes 57 deaths directly (and 6 indirectly).
 * - The General Assembly declares October 17 as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, to be observed beginning in 1993. Resolution 47/196 of 22 December 1992.
 * - at, north of London, leading to collapse of.
 * - The pinnacle was fitted on the roof of, a 101-floor in , allowing it to surpass the  in  by 50 meters (165 feet) and become the.
 * 2003  -  in the n state of  float the.
 * - The population reaches 300 million.
 * - The population reaches 300 million.

Births

 * -, French saint (d. )
 * -, Flemish cartographer (d. )
 * -, Italian painter (d. )
 * -, German Lutheran leader (d. )
 * -, Swiss theologian (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, American writer
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, Dutch/American religious leader (d. )
 * -, German playwright (d. )
 * -, Indian Muslim intellectual (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, British writer (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * -, English Composer (d. )
 * -, Japanese violin teacher (d. )
 * 1898  -, Dutch writer (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * 1912  -, American singer/songwriter (d. )
 * -, American cartoonist, co-creator of (d. )
 * -, American playwright (d. )
 * -, Australian (later American) novelist (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Russian physicist
 * -, Spanish writer
 * 1920  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American actor and comedian (d. )
 * 1921  -, Soviet gymnast (d. )
 * -, Canadian film and broadcast executive
 * 1922  -, Brazilian composer (d. )
 * -, American football coach (d. )
 * 1923  -, American musician (d. )
 * -, English sports commentator
 * -, American film actress
 * -, American nutritionist (d. )
 * 1930  -, American writer
 * 1930  -, American welterweight boxer and long distance runner
 * -, Austrian writer
 * -, Belgian nun (d. )
 * -, English footballer (d. )
 * -, Japanese seismologist
 * -, American daredevil
 * -, British owner
 * -, English footballer and manager.
 * -, American singer
 * 1941  -  American singer
 * -, American musician
 * - Sir, British stage producer
 * 1946  -, Polish activist
 * 1946  -, American athlete
 * 1946  -, American musician
 * -, American politician
 * 1947  -, American actor
 * -, Canadian actress
 * 1948  -, American actor
 * 1948  -, American novelist (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American astronaut
 * 1956  -, American politician and Mayor of
 * -, American film producer
 * 1957  -, American football player
 * -, American singer and songwriter
 * -, American writer
 * 1959  -, Australian historian and academic
 * 1959  -, American film critic
 * 1959  -, Australian comedian
 * -, American director
 * 1960  -, English actor
 * -, Ecuadoran-born cartoonist
 * -, Argentine footballer
 * 1963  -, Canadian comedian
 * -, Sri Lankan cricketer
 * -, English actor
 * -, Danish musician
 * -, Jamaican musician
 * -, African American actor
 * -, South African golfer
 * 1969  -, Canadian comedian
 * -, Indian cricketer
 * 1970  -, American baseball player
 * -, American singer
 * -, American rapper
 * 1972  -, Turkish singer
 * 1972  -, Haitian-born singer
 * 1972  -, American baseball player
 * -, British actor
 * 1974  -, American baseball player
 * -, American hockey player
 * -, Uruguayan footballer
 * -, Israeli footballer
 * -, Mexican singer and violinist
 * 1979  -, Finnish race car driver
 * 1979  -, Greek basketball player
 * -, Russian volleyball player
 * -, Australian rules footballer
 * -, American actor
 * 1983  -, Russian football player
 * 1984  -, Dutch darts player
 * 1984  -, American actor
 * -, Polish footballer
 * -, Stand-Up Comic
 * -, British operatic singer
 * -, Filipino performer and actor
 * -, American triplets and actresses

Deaths

 * - Queen (b. )
 * -, English courtier, soldier, and writer (killed in battle) (b. )
 * -, Catholic scholar and writer. (b. )
 * -, English regicide (b. )
 * -, English statesman (b. )
 * -, French scientist (b. )
 * -, French theologian (b. )
 * -, English chemist (b. )
 * -, Swiss artist (b. )
 * -, Haitian independence leader (b. )
 * -, Russian painter (b. )
 * -, Austrian virtuoso pianist and composer (b. )
 * -, Polish-French musician and composer (b. )
 * -, Canadian heroine of the war of 1812 (b. )
 * -, German physicist (b. )
 * -, Russian philosopher (b. )
 * -, American composer and abolitionist (b. )
 * -, German neurologist (b. )
 * -, Spanish histologist and neuroscientist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, Marxist theoretician (b. )
 * -, Polish politician (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * 1958  -, American photographer (b. )
 * -, Russian painter (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, er (b. )
 * -, German stage director (b. )
 * -, last (b. )
 * -, Vice-Premier of Quebec (assassinated) (b. )
 * 1970  -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )
 * 1972  -  (b. )
 * 1972  -, American singer (b. )
 * -, Austrian writer (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * 1979  -, Scottish actor (b. )
 * -, Swiss author (b. )
 * -, French philosopher (b. )
 * -, American singer and television performer (b. )
 * -, Indonesian professor, scientist and politician (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, English drummer (b. )
 * -, British actress (b. )
 * 1998  -, Pakistani scholar and
 * -, Greek-American mathematician, physicist and computer scientist (b. )
 * -, wrestler (b. )
 * -, American songwriter (b. )
 * 2001  -, Israeli politician (b. )
 * -, Irish harpist (b. )
 * 2002  -, American swimmer (b. )
 * -, Israeli singer (b. )
 * -, Chinese writer (b. )
 * 2005  -, European techno artist (b. )
 * -, French actor (b. )
 * 2006  -, American newscaster (b. )
 * -, American entertainer, member of the (b. )
 * 2007  -, American pop and jazz singer (b. )
 * 2007  -,  at
 * 2007  -,  at

Holidays and observances

 * - Saint ; translation of Saint Audrey ; Saint ; Saint ; Saint
 * - Death of, State holiday
 * - Day, twenty-sixth day in the