This is our day guide for Tuesday October 17th 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?
Holidays on October 17th 2017
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| General Information for October 17th 2017 | |
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| There are no public holidays today. | |
| Day 290 of 2017 | |
| 75 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 42 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2003 – The pinnacle is fitted on the roof of Taipei 101, a 101-floor skyscraper in Taipei, allowing it to surpass the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur by 56 metres (184 ft) and become the world's tallest highrise. | |
| 1933 - Albert Einstein flees Nazi Germany and moves to the United States. | |
| 1806 – Former leader of the Haitian Revolution, Emperor Jacques I of Haiti is assassinated after an oppressive rule. | |
| 1448 - Second Battle of Kosovo, where the mainly Hungarian army led by John Hunyadi is defeated by an Ottoman army led by Sultan Murad II. |
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