This is our day guide for Wednesday October 17th 2018 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 2018
International: Chung Yeung Festival
The festival, otherwise known as Autumn Remembrance, has been celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth moon for millennia
Haiti: Dessalines Day
Commemorates the death of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haiti's first ruler, in 1806Regional
India (regional): Durga Ashtami
Durgastami or Mahastami is the eighth day of the Durga Puja festival
Nepal: Maha Ashtami
The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and RavanaGo to Today | October 18th 2018
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| General Information for October 17th 2018 | |
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| There are 4 public holidays today. | |
| Day 290 of 2018 | |
| 75 days left in 2018 | |
| 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. | |
| 1966 – Botswana and Lesotho join the United Nations. | |
| 1912 - Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War. | |
| 1806 – Former leader of the Haitian Revolution, Emperor Jacques I of Haiti is assassinated after an oppressive rule. |
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