October 17th

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The October 17 is the 290th day of the Gregorian calendar (the 291st in leap years ), thus remain 75 days by year end.

Historic anniversaries
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Events

Politics and world events

1346: Battle of Neville's Cross
Louis XIII. 1610
1777: General Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga
1813: Battle of El Roble
Borders in 1912 before the First Balkan War
1930: Thomas Mann: German speech , first printing
1970: FLQ flag

economy

science and technology

1456: Seal of the University of Greifswald
1604: Kepler's drawing showing the position of the supernova

Culture

1825: The young Franz Liszt
1891: Art History Museum

society

2006: United States population clock

religion

2010: Mary MacKillop (portrait from 1869)

Disasters

Minor accidents are listed in the sub-articles of Catastrophe .

Sports

Entries of athletics world records can be found under the respective discipline under athletics .

Born

Before the 18th century

Anna Constantia von Cosel (* 1680)

18th century

19th century

1801 to 1850

Alexandrine Tinné (* 1835)

1851 to 1900

20th century

1901-1925

Rita Hayworth (born 1918)

1926-1950

Evel Knievel (* 1938)

1951-1975

Eminem (* 1972)

1976-2000

Kimi Raikkonen (* 1979)
Tessa James (born 1991)

Died

Before the 17th century

17th and 18th centuries

19th century

Frédéric Chopin († 1849)

20th century

1901 to 1925

1926 to 1950

Karl Kautsky († 1938)

1951 to 1975

1976 to 2000

21st century

Holidays and memorial days

  • Church memorial days
    • St. Ignatius of Antioch , Roman martyr, theologian and bishop (Anglican, Protestant, Catholic)
    • Nicholas Ridley , English martyr, Bishop of London (Protestant, Anglican Memorial Day is October 16 )

The list of days of remembrance and action contains further entries .


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