This is our day guide for Friday October 17th 2025 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 2025
Haiti: Dessalines Day
Commemorates the death of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haiti's first ruler, in 1806
Kenya: Public Holiday
A public holiday has been declared in honour of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.Public sector only
USA (regional): Alaska Day
Marks the official transfer of Alaska from Russia to USA on October 18th 1867October 16th 2025 | Go to Today | October 18th 2025
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| General Information for October 17th 2025 | |
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 290 of 2025 | |
| 75 days left in 2025 | |
| Week 42 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1917 – First British bombing of Germany in World War I. | |
| 1907 - Guglielmo Marconi's company begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service between Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and Clifden, Ireland. | |
| 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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