Day Guide for Saturday October 17th 2020 What are the holidays on October 17th 2020?

This is our day guide for Saturday October 17th 2020 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 2020

Estonia: Ethnicity day

day dedicated to the Estonian unique language and cultural identity

Haiti: Dessalines Day

Commemorates the death of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haiti's first ruler, in 1806

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India (regional): Bathukamma Starting Day

Bathukamma is floral festival celebrated by the Hindu women of Telangana

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India (regional): Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti

Maharaja Agrasen was a legendary Indian king of Agroha, from whom the Agrawal and Agrahari communities are descended

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India (regional): Kati Bihu

An important Assamese festival to ensure strong growth and healthy crops that begins at the start of the month of Kati.

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India (regional): Mera Chaoren Houba

Mera Chaoren Houba is a traditional festival of Manipur celebrated on the first day of Mera, the seventh month of Meetei Lunar calendar.

Iran: Martyrdom of Imam Reza

Imam Reza was a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad and the eighth Shi'ite Imam

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General Information for October 17th 2020
There are 7 public holidays today.
Day 291 of 2020
75 days left in 2020
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.
1800 - Britain takes control of the Dutch colony of Curaçao.
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.
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.