This is our day guide for Saturday October 17th 2015 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on October 17th 2015
Estonia: Ethnicity day
day dedicated to the Estonian unique language and cultural identityGo to Today | October 18th 2015
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| General Information for October 17th 2015 | |
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| There are 1 public holidays today. | |
| Day 290 of 2015 | |
| 75 days left in 2015 | |
| Week 42 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1966 – Botswana and Lesotho join the United Nations. | |
| 1956 – Donald Byrne and Bobby Fischer play a famous chess game called The Game of the Century. Fischer beat Byrne and wins a Brilliancy prize. | |
| 1800 - Britain takes control of the Dutch colony of Curaçao. | |
| 539 BC - Cyrus the Great marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost 70 years of exile. Cyrus allows the Jews to return to Yehud Medinata and rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem. |
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