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 | |
| 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. | |
| 1800 - Britain takes control of the Dutch colony of Curaçao. |
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