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October 17

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Rehavam Ze'evi — October 17 carries the weight of round numbers. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

♎ZodiacLibra ◈BirthstoneOpal ❀Birth flowerMarigold

Libra is the sign for October 17 — read more on the Libra page, or see October's birthstone & birth flower.

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What happened on October 17?

October 17 is the 290th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1660 and 2001. Famous people born on October 17 include Jared Tallent, Eminem and Kimi Räikkönen.

Released on October 17

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Keeper

2024

  • Game Super Mario Party Jamboree
  • Game MechWarrior 5: Clans
  • Game A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead
  • Game Blazing Strike
  • TV Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage

2023

  • Game Wizard With a Gun
  • TV Chachi No.1

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1660

    List of regicides of Charles I of England

  2. 1771

    Ascanio in Alba

  3. 1777

    American Revolutionary War

  4. 1814

    London Beer Flood

  5. 1860

    The Open Championship

  6. 1931

    Al Capone

  7. 1933

    Albert Einstein

  8. 1941

    World War II

  9. 2000

    Hatfield rail crash

  10. 2001

    Rehavam Ze'evi

Famous birthday twins

Born on October 17

Jared Tallent

b. 1984

Eminem

b. 1972

Kimi Räikkönen

b. 1979

Josep Puig i Cadafalch

b. 1867

Dmitry Pozharsky

b. 1577

William Anders

b. 1933

Burton (musician)

b. 1974

Mae Jemison

b. 1956

Deaths

  • 2012Stanford R. Ovshinsky
  • 2007Suzy Covey
  • 2001Rehavam Ze'evi
  • 1978Giovanni Gronchi
  • 1849Frédéric Chopin

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Andrew of Crete
  • —Christian feast day: Anstrudis
  • —Christian feast day: Catervus
  • —Christian feast day: Ethelred and Ethelberht
  • —Christian feast day: Florentius of Orange
  • —Christian feast day: François-Isidore Gagelin (one of Vietnamese Martyrs)
  • —Christian feast day: Hosea
  • —Christian feast day: Ignatius of Antioch

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