This is our day guide for Sunday October 15th 2017 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?
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| General Information for October 15th 2017 | |
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 288 of 2017 | |
| 77 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 41 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2001 - NASA's Galileo spacecraft passes within 112 miles of Jupiter's moon Io. | |
| 1997 – The first supersonic land speed record is set by Andy Green in ThrustSSC (United Kingdom), exactly 50 years and 1 day after Chuck Yeager first broke thesound barrier in the Earth's atmosphere. | |
| 1990 – Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to lessen Cold War tensions and open up his nation. | |
| 1066 - Edgar the Ætheling proclaimed King of England, but never crowned. Reigned until 10 December 1066. |