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October 17 is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common October 2007 is the tenth month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. October 2006 was a month that began on a Sunday The month was marked by a nuclear test by North Korea that prompted that passing of Resolution 1718 PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. October 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October 17, 2003 October 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date headerhi October 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 75 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost 70 years of exile and making the first Human Rights Declaration. Events By Place Byzantine Empire Ravenna becomes an Exarchate of the Byzantine Empire. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Babylon was a City-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which can be found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq PLEASE TAKE NOTE************
• 1091 - T8/F4 tornado strikes the heart of London. The London Tornado of 1091 Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ? not in excerpt Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 1091-->is reckoned by modern assessment of the reports as possibly
• 1244 - Battle of La Forbie: Crusaders are defeated by Khwarezmians and Egyptians. The Battle of La Forbie, also known as the Battle of Harbiyah, was fought October 17, 1244 &ndash October 18, 1244 between the allied The Crusades were a series of military campaigns of a religious character waged by much of Christian Europe against external and internal opponents Khwarezm were a series of States centered on the Amu Darya River delta of the This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.
• 1346 - Battle of Neville's Cross: King David II of Scotland is captured by Edward III of England at Calais, and imprisoned in the Tower of London for eleven years. The Battle of Neville's Cross took place near Durham, England on October 17, 1346. Daibhidh a Briuis ( Modern Gaelic: Dàibhidh Bruis) anglicised as David II ( 5 March 1324 &ndash 22 February Edward III (13 November 1312 &ndash 21 June 1377 was one of the most successful English monarchs of the Middle Ages. Calais (kaˈlɛ in English often kæˈleɪ traditional English pronunciation /ˈkælɨs/ Kales is a town in northern France. Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London (and historically as The Tower) is a historic monument in central London
• 1448 - Second Battle of Kosovo, where the mainly Hungarian army led by John Hunyadi were defeated by an Ottoman army led by Sultan Murad II. For the other Battles of Kosovo see Battle of Kosovo (disambiguation The Second Battle of Kosovo ( Hungarian: második rigómezei Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic John Hunyadi ( Medieval Latin: Ioannes Corvinus, Hungarian: Hunyadi János, (c The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Murad II ( June 1404 Amasya February 3, 1451, Edirne) ( Ottoman Turkish: مراد ثانى Murād-ı sānī
• 1456 - The University of Greifswald is established, making it the second oldest university in northern Europe (also for a period the oldest in Sweden, and Prussia)
• 1604 - Kepler's Star: German astronomer Johannes Kepler observes that an exceptionally bright star had suddenly appeared in the constellation. The University of Greifswald (full name Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald is located in Greifswald, Northern Europe is a term for the northern part of Europe. The United Nations defines Northern Europe as (Finland "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state Supernova 1604, also known as Kepler's Supernova, Kepler's Nova or Kepler's Star, was a Supernova which occurred in the Milky Way, Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Historically Astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky while Astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena Johannes Kepler (ˈkɛplɚ ( December 27 1571 &ndash November 15 1630) was a German Mathematician, Astronomer In common usage a constellation is a group of celestial bodies that are connected together in some arrangement typically stars to form a visible figure or picture Ophiuchus, which turned out to be the last supernova to have been observed in our own galaxy, the Milky Way. Ophiuchus (Ὀφιοῦχος ˌɒfiːˈuːkəs is one of the 88 Constellations and was also one of the 48 listed by Ptolemy. A supernova (plural supernovae or supernovas) is a stellar Explosion. A galaxy is a massive gravitationally bound system consisting of Stars an Interstellar medium of gas and dust, and Dark matter The Milky Way (a translation of the Latin Via Lactea, in turn derived from the Greek Γαλαξίας (Galaxias sometimes referred to simply
• 1610 - French king Louis XIII is crowned in Rheims. For the cognac see Louis XIII de Rémy Martin. Louis XIII ( September 27, 1601 – May 14, 1643) Reims (alternative English spelling Rheims; riːmz in English and /ʁɛ̃s/ in French) is a city of the Champagne-Ardenne région of northern
• 1660 - Nine Regicides, the men who signed the death warrant of Charles I, are hanged, drawn and quartered, another is hanged. The broad definition of regicide is the deliberate killing of a Monarch, or the person responsible for it Charles I, (19 November 1600 &ndash 30 January 1649 was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution. To be hanged drawn and quartered was the penalty once ordained in England for the crime of High treason.
• 1662 - Charles II of England sells Dunkirk to France for 40,000 pounds. Charles II (Charles Stuart 29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685 was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Dunkirk ( French: Dunkerque, dœ̃kɛʀk or; Dutch:; is a harbour city and a commune in the northernmost part of France, in the
• 1777 - American troops defeat the British in the Battle of Saratoga. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Background See also Saratoga campaign The British plan and Howe's blunder The original conception of the campaign had been for Burgoyne with some eight
• 1781 - General Charles Cornwallis offers his surrender to the American revolutionists at Yorktown, Virginia. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess Cornwallis ( 31 December 1738 &ndash 5 October 1805) was a British military commander and colonial The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Yorktown is a Census-designated place (CDP in York County, Virginia, United States.
• 1797 - Treaty of Campo Formio is signed between France and Austria. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Treaty of Campo Formio was signed on October 17, 1797 (26 Vendémiaire Year VI of the French Republic by Napoleon Bonaparte and Count Ludwig This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich
• 1800 - England takes control of the Dutch colony of Curaçao. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Curaçao (ˈkjuːrəsaʊ in English Dutch: Curaçao, Papiamento: Kòrsou) is an Island in the southern Caribbean Sea,
• 1806 - Former leader of the Haitian Revolution, Emperor Jacques I of Haiti was assassinated after an oppressive rule. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Revolution (1791–1804 was the most successful of African Slave rebellions in the Western Hemisphere An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of Jean-Jacques Dessalines ( September 20, 1758 – 17 October 1806 was a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of an independent Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media.
• 1860 - First The Open Championship (referred to in North America as the British Open). Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships
• 1888 - Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie). Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
• 1907 - Guglielmo Marconi's company begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service between Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and Clifden, Ireland. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Marchese Guglielmo Marconi mar'koni (25 April 1874 – 20 July 1937 was an Italian inventor best known for his development of a Radiotelegraph system Wireless communication is the transfer of information over a distance without the use of electrical conductors or " Wires quot Glace Bay (2001 pop 16984 is a community in the eastern part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Clifden (An Clochán meaning "bee-hive cell" is a town on the coast of County Galway, Ireland and being Connemara 's largest town it is often Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
• 1912 - Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE! The Balkan Wars were two wars in South-eastern Europe in 1912–1913 in the course of which the Balkan League ( Bulgaria, Montenegro, Greece
• 1917 - First British bombing of Germany in World War I. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All
• 1931 - Al Capone convicted of income tax evasion. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone (January 17 1899 &ndash January 25 1947 commonly nicknamed Scarface, was an Italian American Gangster who Tax avoidance is the legal utilization of the Tax regime to one's own advantage in order to reduce the amount of tax that is payable by means that are within the law
• 1933 - Albert Einstein, fleeing Nazi Germany, moves to the US. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Albert Einstein ( German: ˈalbɐt ˈaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯n; English: ˈælbɝt ˈaɪnstaɪn (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955 was a German -born theoretical Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers
• 1941 - For the first time in World War II, a German submarine attacks an American ship. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability
• 1945 - A massive number of people, headed by CGT and Evita, gather in the Plaza de Mayo in Argentina to demand Juan Peron's release. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The General Confederation of Labour ( Confederación General del Trabajo de la República Argentina, CGT is a national trade union center of Argentina founded María Eva Duarte de Perón' ( May 7 1919 &ndash July 26 1952) was the second wife of President Juan Domingo Perón Plaza_de_la_Victoriapng|thumb|225px|1867 view of the Plaza de la Victoria For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Juan Domingo Perón (October 8 1895 &ndash July 1 1974 was an Argentine Colonel and Politician, elected three times as President of Argentina This is known to the Peronists as the Día de la lealtad (day of loyalty). Peronism (Peronismo or Justicialism (Spanish Justicialismo) is an Argentine political movement based on the ideas and programs associated with It's considered the birthday of Peronism.
• 1961 - Scores of Algerian protesters (some claim up to 400) are massacred by the Paris police at the instigation of Nazi collaborator Maurice Papon, then chief of the Prefecture of Police. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's The Paris massacre of 1961 refers to a massacre in Paris on 17 October 1961, during the Algerian War (1954–62 Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Maurice Papon ( September 3 1910 &ndash February 17 2007) was a French civil servant industrial leader and Gaullist politician The Prefecture of Police (Préfecture de Police headed by the Prefect of Police ( Préfet de Police) is an agency of the Government of France (and
• 1965 - The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair closes after a two year run. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The 1964/1965 New York World's Fair was the third major World's Fair to be held in New York City More than 51 million people had attended the two-year event.
• 1966 - A fire at a building in New York, New York kills 12 firefighters, the New York City Fire Department's deadliest day until the September 11, 2001 attacks. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The New York City Fire Department or the Fire Department City of New York ( FDNY) has the responsibility for protecting the citizens and property of New York City
• 1970 - Montreal, Quebec: Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte murdered by members of the FLQ terrorist group. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec A premier is a title for the Head of government in some countries Pierre Laporte ( 25 February, 1921 &ndash 17 October, 1970) was a Canadian politician who was the Vice-Premier and The Front de libération du Québec ( Québec Liberation Front commonly known as the FLQ, and sometimes referred to as Front de libération Québécois
• 1973 - OPEC starts an oil embargo against a number of western countries, considered to have helped Israel in its war against Syria. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC) is a Cartel of thirteen countries made up of Algeria, Angola, Ecuador Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية
• 1977 - German Autumn: Four days after it was hijacked, Lufthansa Flight 181 lands in Mogadishu, Somalia, where a team of German GSG 9 commandos later rescues all remaining hostages on board. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The German Autumn ( Deutscher Herbst) was a set of events in late 1977 revolving around the Kidnapping and murder of former Nazi party member and Hijacking (also known as skyjacking and aircraft piracy) is the take over of an Aircraft, by a person or group usually armed Lufthansa Flight 181, commonly known as The Landshut (ˈlants Mogadishu ( Somali: Muqdisho, popularly Xamar, Hamar; مقديشو Maqadīshū Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The GSG 9 der Bundespolizei (originally the German abbreviation of Grenzschutzgruppe 9 or Border Guard Group 9 is the elite Counter-terrorism and special In Military science, the term commando can refer to an individual a Military unit, or a raiding style of military operation. A hostage is a person or entity which is held by a captor The original definition meant that this was handed over by one of two belligerent parties to the other or seized as security
• 1979 - Mother Teresa awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Mother Teresa, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, (born August 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997) was an Albanian ref>Spink The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor
• 1979 - The Department of Education Organization Act is signed into law creating the US Department of Education and US Department of Health and Human Services. The Department of Education Organization Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1980 The United States Department of Education (also referred to as ED, for Education Department is a Cabinet -level department of the United States The United States Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS) is a Cabinet department of the United States government with the goal of protecting Both replace the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
• 1989 - Loma Prieta earthquake (7. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Loma Prieta earthquake, also known as the Quake of '89 and the World Series Quake, was a major Earthquake that struck the San Francisco Bay 1 on the Richter scale) hits the San Francisco Bay Area and causes 57 deaths directly (and 6 indirectly). The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, or the Bay, is a geographically and ethnically diverse metropolitan region that surrounds the
• 1998 - At Jesse, in the Niger Delta, Nigeria, a petroleum pipeline explodes killing about 1200 villagers, some of whom are scavenging gasoline. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal
• 2000 - Train crash at Hatfield, north of London, leading to collapse of Railtrack. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Hatfield rail crash was a Railway accident on 17 October 2000, at Hatfield Hertfordshire, UK. Hatfield, originally Bishop's Hatfield, is in the Welwyn Hatfield district of Hertfordshire, in the south of England. For the generic term see Rail tracks. Railtrack was a group of companies that owned the track, signalling, Tunnels
• 2003 - The pinnacle was 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 50 meters (165 feet) and become the World's tallest highrise. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Taipei 101 ( POJ: Tai-pak yat-leng-yat is a 101-floor Landmark Skyscraper located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable Building. There is no official definition or a precise cutoff height above which a building may clearly be classified as a skyscraper Taipei ( Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak-chhī Jhuyin Fuhao: ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˋ Hakka: Thòi-pet-sṳ has been the capital of The Petronas Twin Towers (also known as the Petronas Towers or Twin Towers) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia were the world's tallest buildings Kuala Lumpur (ˈkwɑːləlʊmˈpʊər Malay /kwɑlɑlʊmpʊ/ and locally /kwɑləlʊmpɔ/ or even /kɔlɔmpɔ/ or often abbreviated as K While determining the world's tallest structure has generally been straightforward the definition of the world's tallest building or the
• 2003 - Eunuchs in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh float the political party Jiti Jitayi Politics. A eunuch (ˈjuːnək is a Castrated man in particular one castrated early enough to have major hormonal consequences the term usually refers to those castrated in order to India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP) ( Hindī: मध्य प्रदेश pronounced, Translation: Middle Province) often A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral Jiti Jitayi Politics, a Political party floated by Eunuchs in Madhya Pradesh, India, on October 17 2003.
• 2006 - The United States population reaches 300 million. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 2007 - The Dalai Lama receives the United States Congressional Gold Medal. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Dalai Lama is the spiritual and political leader of the Tibetan people according to Tibetan Buddhism. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Not to be confused with the Medal of Honor, sometimes called the "Congressional Medal of Honor" which is the highest military decoration of the United States

Births

• 1253 - Ivo of Kermartin, French saint (d. Saint Ivo of Kermartin ( 17 October, 1253 at Kermartin a manor near Tréguier, Brittany, France - 19 May, 1303 1303)
• 1563 - Jodocus Hondius, Flemish cartographer (d. Jodocus Hondius ( October 14 1563, Wakken &mdash February 12, 1612, Amsterdam) sometimes called Jodocus Hondius 1611)
• 1577 - Cristofano Allori, Italian painter (d. Cristofano Allori ( October 17, 1577 &ndash April 1, 1621) was an Italian portrait painter of the late Florentine Mannerist 1621)
• 1582 - Johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (d. Johann Gerhard ( October 17, 1582 – August 10, 1637) was a Lutheran church leader and theologian 1637)
• 1623 - Francis Turretin, Swiss theologian (d. Francis Turretin (also known as François Turretini) was the grandson of Francesco Turrettini who left his native Lucca in 1574 and settled in Geneva 1687)
• 1688 - Domenico Zipoli, Italian composer (d. Domenico Zipoli (October 17 1688 Prato, Florence (Italy - January 2 1726 Cordoba, Argentina) was an Italian Baroque composer 1726)
• 1711 - Jupiter Hammon, American writer
• 1719 - Jacques Cazotte, French writer (d. Year 1726 ( MDCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jupiter Hammon ( October 17, 1711 &ndash 1806 was a Black Poet who became the first published Black writer in America when a Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jacques Cazotte ( October 17, 1719 &ndash September 25, 1792) was a French Author. 1792)
• 1811 - Albertus van Raalte, Dutch/American religious leader (d. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Albertus Christiaan van Raalte ( October 17, 1811, Wanneperveen, Netherlands – July 27, 1876, Holland Michigan 1876)
• 1813 - Georg Büchner, German playwright (d. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Karl Georg Büchner ( October 17, 1813 &ndash February 19, 1837) was a German Dramatist and Writer of prose 1837)
• 1817 - Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, Indian Muslim intellectual (d. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Bahadur, GCSI (also Sayyid Ahmad Khan (سید احمد خان بہا در October 17 1817 – March 27 1898 commonly known as Sir Syed was an 1898)
• 1853 - Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (d. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (later Duchess of Edinburgh and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; 17 October 1853 &ndash 24 1920)
• 1864 - Elinor Glyn, British writer (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Elinor Glyn ( October 17, 1864 - September 23, 1943) born Elinor Sutherland was a British 1943)
• 1865 - James Rudolph Garfield, American politician (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year For his father the 20th President of the United States, see James Abram Garfield. 1950)
• 1886 - Spring Byington, American actress (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common } Spring Byington ( October 17, 1886 – September 7, 1971) was an Oscar -nominated American actress 1971)
• 1890 - Roy Kilner, English cricketer (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Roy Kilner (born October 17, 1890, Low Valley, Wombwell, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England; died April 1928)
• 1892 - Theodor Eicke, Nazi official (d. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Theodor Eicke ( October 17 1892 &ndash February 26, 1943) was a Nazi official SS- Obergruppenführer, commander 1943)
• 1892 - Herbert Howells, English Composer (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Herbert Norman Howells CH (17 October 1892 &ndash 23 February 1983 was an English Composer, organist, and teacher 1983)
• 1898 - Shinichi Suzuki, Japanese violin teacher (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Shin'ichi Suzuki (鈴木 鎮一 Suzuki Shin'ichi October 17, 1898 - January 26, 1998) was the creator of the international 1998)
• 1898 - Simon Vestdijk, Dutch writer (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Simon Vestdijk ( October 17, 1898 - March 23, 1971) was a Dutch writer 1971)
• 1900 - Jean Arthur, American actress (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Jean Arthur ( 17 October &ndash 19 June) was an Oscar -nominated American actress and a major film star of the 1930s and 1940s 1991)
• 1902 - Irene Ryan, American actress (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Irene Ryan ( October 17, 1902 – April 26, 1973) was an Emmy - and Tony Award -nominated actress one of the few entertainers 1973)
• 1903 - Nathanael West, American writer (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Nathanael West (born Nathan von Wallenstein Weinstein, October 17, 1903 – December 22, 1940) was a US author screenwriter and 1940)
• 1906 - Paul Derringer, American baseball player (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Samuel Paul Derringer ( October 17 1906 - November 17 1987) was an American right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball 1987)
• 1908 - Red Rolfe, American baseball player (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Robert Abial "Red" Rolfe ( October 17 1908 – July 8 1969) was an American Third baseman, manager 1969)
• 1912 - Pope John Paul I (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Pope John Paul I ( Latin: Ioannes Paulus PP I, Italian: Giovanni Paolo I) born Albino Luciani, ( October 17 1912 1978)
• 1912 - Jack Owens, The Cruising Crooner, American singer/songwriter (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) John Milton "Jack" Owens ( October 17, 1912, Tulsa Oklahoma - January 26, 1982, Phoenix Arizona) singer/songwriter 1982)
• 1914 - Jerry Siegel, American cartoonist (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jerome "Jerry" Siegel (October 17 1914 – January 28 1996 who also used pseudonyms including Joe Carter, Jerry Ess, Siegel was a fan of movies 1996)
• 1915 - Arthur Miller, American playwright (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Arthur Asher Miller (October 17 1915 &ndash February 10 2005 was an American Playwright and Essayist. 2005)
• 1917 - Sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-born American novelist (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sumner Locke Elliott ( 17 October 1917 - 24 June 1991) was an Australian (later American) Novelist Elliott 1991)
• 1918 - Rita Hayworth, American actress (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Rita Hayworth (October 17 1918 &ndash May 14 1987 born Margarita Carmen Cansino was a Spanish-American actress who rose to stardom in the 1940s as the era's leading Sex symbol 1987)
• 1919 - Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov, Russian physicist
• 1920 - Miguel Delibes, Spanish writer
• 1920 - Montgomery Clift, American actor (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov (Исаак Маркович Халатников b Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Miguel Delibes Setién (born 1920 is a Spanish Novelist and member of the Real Academia Española. Edward Montgomery Clift ( October 17, 1920 – July 23, 1966) was an American film actor 1966)
• 1921 - Tom Poston, American actor and comedian (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Tom Poston ( October 17, 1921 – April 30, 2007) was an American television and film Actor. 2007)
• 1921 - Maria Gorokhovskaya, Soviet gymnast (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Maria Kondratyevna Gorokhovskaya (Мария Кондратьевна Гороховская October 17, 1921 in Eupatoria - July 22 2001)
• 1922 - Pierre Juneau, Canadian film and broadcast executive
• 1922 - Luiz Bonfá, Brazilian composer (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Pierre Juneau, PC, OC (born October 17, 1922) is a retired film and broadcast executive and one-time member of the Canadian Cabinet Luiz Floriano Bonfá ( October 17, 1922 - January 12, 2001) was a Brazilian Guitarist and Composer best known 2001)
• 1923 - Charles McClendon, American football coach (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Youmans McClendon (1923&ndash2001 also known as "Charlie" McClendon or "Cholly Mac" was born on October 17, 1923 2001)
• 1923 - Barney Kessel, American musician (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Barney Kessel ( October 17, 1923 &ndash May 6, 2004) was an American Jazz Guitarist born in Muskogee Oklahoma 2004)
• 1925 - Harry Carpenter, English sports commentator
• 1926 - Julie Adams, American film actress
• 1930 - Robert Atkins, American nutritionist (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harry Carpenter (b 17 October, 1925 in London) was a BBC sports Commentator from the early 1950s until his retirement in 1994 Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Julie Adams (born Betty May Adams on October 17, 1926 in Waterloo Iowa) is an American Film Actress, sometimes Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Coleman Atkins MD ( October 17, 1930 &ndash April 17, 2003) was an American physician and Cardiologist, best known 2003)
• 1930 - Jimmy Breslin, American newspaper columnist and author
• 1931 - Ernst Hinterberger, Austrian writer
• 1933 - Jeanine Deckers, Belgian nun (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Jimmy Breslin (born October 17, 1930) is a Pulitzer Prize -winning American Columnist and Author. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ernst Hinterberger (b October 17, 1931 in Vienna) is an Austrian Writer. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeanine Deckers ( October 17, 1933 &ndash March 29, 1985) better known internationally as The Singing Nun, was a Belgian 1985)
• 1934 - Johnny Haynes, English footballer (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Norman Haynes (17 October 1934 - 18 October 2005 better known as Johnny Haynes, was an English footballer who played a club-record 658 games and scored 2005)
• 1936 - Hiroo Kanamori, Japanese seismologist
• 1937 - Paxton Whitehead, English actor
• 1938 - Evel Knievel, American motorcycle daredevil (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hiroo Kanamori (金森 博雄 Kanamori Hiroo; October 17, 1936 — is a Japanese Seismologist who has made fundamental contributions Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paxton Whitehead (born October 17, 1937 in Kent England) is an actor who made his professional debut in 1956. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the stunt performer For the wooden roller coaster by the same name see Evel Knievel (roller coaster Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel 2007)
• 1940 - Peter Stringfellow, British nightclub owner
• 1940 - Jim Smith, English footballer and manager
• 1941 - Earl Thomas Conley, American singer
• 1941 - Jim Seals American singer (Seals and Crofts)
• 1942 - Gary Puckett, American musician
• 1946 - Sir Cameron Mackintosh, British stage producer
• 1946 - Adam Michnik, Polish activist
• 1946 - Bob Seagren, American athlete
• 1946 - Michael Hossack, American musician (The Doobie Brothers)
• 1947 - Gene Green, American politician
• 1947 - Michael McKean, American actor
• 1948 - Margot Kidder, Canadian actress
• 1948 - George Wendt, American actor
• 1948 - Robert Jordan, American novelist (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Stringfellow (born 17 October 1940, Sheffield) is an English nightclub owner who has cultivated a "playboy" image in the British popular A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark James Michael "Jim" Smith (born October 17 1940, Sheffield) is a former English football player and manager Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Earl Thomas Conley (born October 17, 1941, in Portsmouth Ohio) is an American Country music Singer and Composer Seals and Crofts are Jim Seals (born James Seals 17 October 1941, Sidney Texas) and Dash Crofts (born Darrell Crofts 14 August Seals and Crofts are Jim Seals (born James Seals 17 October 1941, Sidney Texas) and Dash Crofts (born Darrell Crofts 14 August Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (initially credited as "The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett" was an American Pop rock group in the late 1960s Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Cameron Anthony Mackintosh (born) is a British Theatrical producer notable for his association with many commercially successful musicals Adam Michnik (born October 17 1946 Warsaw, Poland) is the editor-in-chief of Gazeta Wyborcza, where he sometimes writes under the pen-names of Robert ("Bob" Seagren (born October 17, 1946) was an American Pole vaulter the 1968 Olympic champion. Michael Hossack (born 17 October 1946, Paterson, New Jersey) is the Drummer in the band, The Doobie Brothers The Doobie Brothers are an American rock group. They have sold over 22 million albums in the United States from the 1970s to the present Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raymond Eugene "Gene" Green (born October 17, 1947) is a Democratic Politician and a U Michael John McKean (born October 17 1947) is an American actor comedian composer and musician perhaps best known for his portrayal of Squiggy's friend Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Margot Kidder (born October 17, 1948) is a Canadian-American Film and Television actress best known for playing Lois George Robert Wendt (born October 17, 1948) is an American Actor, best known for the role of Norm Peterson on the classic Television Robert Jordan was the Pen name of James Oliver Rigney Jr ( October 17, 1948 &ndash September 16, 2007) under which he 2007)
• 1950 - Howard Rollins, American actor (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Howard Ellsworth Rollins Jr ( October 17 1950 &ndash December 8, 1996) was an American television film and stage Actor 1996)
• 1955 - Georgios Alogoskoufis, Greek politician
• 1956 - Mae Jemison, American astronaut
• 1956 - Patrick McCrory, American politician
• 1957 - Lawrence Bender, American film producer
• 1957 - Steve McMichael, American football player
• 1958 - Alan Jackson, American singer and songwriter
• 1959 - Ron Drummond, American writer
• 1959 - Mark Peel, Australian historian and academic
• 1959 - Richard Roeper, American film critic
• 1959 - Russell Gilbert, Australian comedian
• 1960 - Rob Marshall, American director
• 1960 - Guy Henry, English actor
• 1962 - Mike Judge, Ecuadoran-born cartoonist
• 1963 - Sergio Goycochea, Argentine footballer
• 1963 - Norm MacDonald, Canadian comedian
• 1965 - Aravinda de Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1966 - Mark Gatiss, English actor
• 1966 - Tommy Kendall, American race car driver and television personality
• 1967 - René Dif, Danish musician (Aqua)
• 1968 - Ziggy Marley, Jamaican musician
• 1969 - Wood Harris, American actor
• 1969 - Ernie Els, South African golfer
• 1969 - Rick Mercer, Canadian comedian
• 1970 - Anil Kumble, Indian cricketer
• 1970 - John Mabry, American baseball player
• 1971 - Chris Kirkpatrick, American singer ('N Sync)
• 1972 - Eminem, American rapper
• 1972 - Tarkan, Turkish singer
• 1972 - Wyclef Jean, Haitian-born singer
• 1972 - Joe McEwing, American baseball player
• 1974 - Matthew Macfadyen, British actor
• 1974 - Janne Puurtinen, Finnish keyboarder (HIM)
• 1974 - John Rocker, American baseball player
• 1975 - Francis Bouillon, American hockey player
• 1976 - Sebastián Abreu, Uruguayan footballer
• 1977 - Dudu Aouate, Israeli footballer
• 1977 - Bryan Bertino, American film director and screenwriter
• 1979 - Marcela Bovio, Mexican singer and violinist (Stream of Passion)
• 1979 - Kimi Räikkönen, Finnish race car driver
• 1979 - Kostas Tsartsaris, Greek basketball player
• 1980 - Ekaterina Gamova, Russian volleyball player
• 1980 - Alessandro Piccolo, Italian racing driver
• 1982 - Nick Riewoldt, Australian rules footballer
• 1983 - Daniel Booko, American actor
• 1983 - Ivan Saenko, Russian football player
• 1984 - Jelle Klaasen, Dutch darts player
• 1984 - Chris Lowell, American actor
• 1984 - Randall Munroe, American webcomic author
• 1987 - Bea Alonzo, Filipina actress
• 1987 - Jarosław Fojut, Polish footballer
• 1989 - Phoebe Tonkin, Australian actress
• 1992 - Sam Concepcion, Filipino performer and actor

Deaths

• 532 - Pope Boniface II
• 1174 - Queen Petronila of Aragon (b. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Georgios Alogoskoufis (Γιώργος Αλογοσκούφης (born October 17 1955) is a Greek politician and member of the New Democracy Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1956) is an American Physician and a former NASA Astronaut. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Lawrence Bender (born October 17) is an American Film producer. Steven Douglas McMichael (born October 17, 1957 in Houston Texas) is an American former Football Defensive tackle who played for Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alan Eugene Jackson (born 17 October 1958 in Newnan, Georgia) is an American country Singer-songwriter who has sold over The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ronald Norman Drummond (born 17 October 1959, in Seattle) is an American writer editor and independent scholar Mark Andrew Peel (born October 17, 1959) Australian historian and academic is a member of the School of Historical Studies in the Faculty of Arts Monash University Richard Roeper (born October 17, 1959) is a Columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and from September 2000 through August 2008 Russell Gilbert (born 17 October, 1959) is an Australian comedian and actor from Footscray Victoria. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rob Marshall (born October 17 1960 in Madison, Wisconsin, US) is an American theater and Film director Guy Henry (born 17 October 1960) is a British stage and screen actor best known for his role in Rome. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Craig Judge (born October 17 1962) is an American Animator, Actor, Voice actor, Writer, director Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sergio Javier Goycochea haˈ&betajeɾ gojkoˈʧea (born October 17, 1963 in Lima Buenos Aires) is a famous Argentine former football Norman Gene Macdonald (born October 17, 1963) is a Canadian Comedian and Actor of Scottish heritage Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Pinnaduwage Aravinda de Silva (born 17 October 1965 in Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan Cricketer who is considered one of the Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Mark Gatiss (born 17 October, 1966) is an English Actor, Screenwriter and Novelist. Tommy Kendall (born October 17 1966 in Santa Monica California) is an American race car driver and Television broadcaster Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. René Dif (born 17 October, 1967 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is the male vocalist in pop-dance group Aqua. Aqua is a Danish - Norwegian Dance-pop group, perhaps best known for their 1997 breakthrough single " Barbie Girl. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley (born October 17, 1968, Trenchtown, Jamaica) is a four time Grammy -winning Jamaican Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wood Harris, born Sherwin David Harris (born October 17, 1969) is an American Actor who is perhaps best known for his roles Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Early life Growing up just east of Johannesburg in Kempton Park South Africa he played Rugby union, Cricket, Tennis, and starting at age 8 Richard Vincent "Rick" Mercer (born October 17, 1969 in St Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anil Kumble (ಅನಿಲ್ ಕುಂಬ್ಳೆ (born 17 October 1970 in Bangalore, Karnataka) is an Indian Cricketer He is a right-arm John Steven Mabry (born October 17 1970 in Wilmington Delaware) is a former Major League Baseball player Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Christopher Alan Kirkpatrick (born October 17, 1971) is an American singer and Voice actor who is best known as the founding member of the Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17 1972 known as Slim Shady and his primary Stage name Eminem, is an Academy Award -winning Tarkan Tevetoğlu (born October 17, 1972) popularly known as Tarkan, is a World Music award winning German-born Turkish Wyclef Jean (ˈwajklɛf ˈʒɑn born Nelust Wyclef Jean on October 17, 1972) is a Haitian American Musician, Actor Joseph Earl McEwing (born October 17, 1972 in Bristol Pennsylvania) is a Minor league baseball coach and former Major League Baseball Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Matthew Macfadyen (born 17 October 1974 is a British Actor, known for his role as MI5 agent Tom Quinn in the BBC Television Janne Johannes Puurtinen, better known as Emerson Burton, is the current keyboard-player in the Finnish rock band HIM. HIM is a rock band from Finland formed in 1991 by vocalist Ville Valo, guitarist Mikko Lindström, John Loy Rocker (born October 17, 1974) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played three and a half seasons with the Atlanta Braves Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Francis Bouillon (born October 17 1975 in New York) is a Professional hockey defenseman. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Washington Sebastián Abreu Gallo, Abreu (born 17 October, 1976 in Minas) is an Uruguayan Football centre forward Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays David "Dudu" Aouate, (דוד "דודו" אוואט pronounced Dūdū Ahwaht; born 17 October 1977 in Nazareth Illit) is Bryan Michael Bertino (born 17 October 1977 in Crowley, Texas) is an American film director and screenwriter Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Marcela Alejandra Bovio García (born October 17, 1979 in Monterrey, Nuevo León) is a Mexican musician Stream of Passion is a Progressive metal band with Symphonic metal influence founded by Arjen Anthony Lucassen and Marcela Bovio. Kimi-Matias Räikkönen (ˈkimi ˈmɑtiɑs ˈræikkønen born October 17, 1979 in Espoo) is a Finnish Formula One race car driver currently Kostas Tsartsaris ( Κώστας Τσαρτσαρής) also known as Konstantinos Tsartsaris (born October 17th, 1979 in Veria Greece Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Alessandro Piccolo (born October 17 1980) is an Italian racing driver Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Nick Riewoldt (born 17 October 1982 is an Australian rules football player in the Australian Football League. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Daniel Paul Booko (born October 17, 1983) is an American actor Ivan Ivanovich Saenko (Russian Cyrillic "Иван Иванович Саенко" (born 17 October 1983 in Maslovka, Voronezh Oblast Jelle Klaasen (born 17 October, 1984) is the youngest darts player ever to win the World Darts Championship Christopher "Chris" Lowell (born on October 17, 1984 in Atlanta Georgia) is an American Actor. Randall Patrick Munroe (born October 17 1984) is a programmer best known for creating the Webcomic Xkcd. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Bea Alonzo is a Filipina actress She was born on October 17, 1987. Jarosław ("Jarek" Fojut ( pron jaˈrɔswaf ˈfɔjut Yaróswav Fóyut; born October 17, 1987 in Legionowo, Poland Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Phoebe Tonkin (born January 21st 1989 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian actress and model Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Sam Concepcion (born October 17, 1992) born as Samuel Lawrence Lopez Concepcion, is a young and famous Filipino singer dancer actor host and model Events By Place Byzantine Empire January 11 — Nika riots in Constantinople: The cathedral is destroyed Pope Boniface II was Pope from 530 to 532 He was by birth an Ostrogoth, the first Germanic pope and he owed his appointment to the influence of the Petronila, Petronilla, or Petronella ( Aragonese and Peronella Petronila Ramírez (1135 &ndash October 17 1174, Barcelona 1135)
• 1586 - Philip Sidney, English courtier, soldier, and writer (killed in battle) (b. Sir Philip Sidney ( November 30, 1554 &ndash October 17, 1586) became one of the Elizabethan Age's most prominent figures 1554)
• 1616 - John Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. For the football player of the same name see John Pitts (football player. (b. 1560)
• 1660 - Adrian Scrope, English regicide (b. Colonel Adrian Scrope (c 1601 - 17 October 1660) was the twenty seventh of the fifty nine Commissioners who signed the Death Warrant 1601)
• 1673 - Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, English statesman (b. Thomas Clifford 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh ( 1 August 1630 - 17 October 1673) English statesman and politician was created 1630)
• 1757 - René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French scientist (b. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a "Réaumur" redirects here For other uses see Réaumur (disambiguation. 1683)
• 1776 - Pierre François le Courayer, French theologian (b. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Pierre François le Courayer ( November 17, 1681 - October 17, 1776) was a French Catholic theological writer 1681)
• 1780 - William Cookworthy, English chemist (b. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Cookworthy ( 12 April, 1705 &ndash 17 October, 1780) was an English Quaker Minister, a successful Pharmacist 1705)
• 1786 - Johann Ludwig Aberli, Swiss artist (b. Year 1705 ( MDCCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Johann Ludwig Aberli (1723 Winterthur &ndash 17 October 1786, Bern) was a Swiss painter and Etcher. 1723)
• 1799 - George Washington,Founding Father of the United States;1st U. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the S. President (b. (1732)
• 1806 - Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haitian independence leader (b. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jean-Jacques Dessalines ( September 20, 1758 – 17 October 1806 was a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of an independent 1758)
• 1836 - Orest Kiprensky, Russian painter (b. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Orest Adamovich Kiprensky (Орест Адамович Кипренский - was a leading Russian Portraitist in the Age of Romanticism. 1782)
• 1837 - Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Austrian virtuoso pianist and composer (b. Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Johann Nepomuk Hummel or Jan Nepomuk Hummel (14 November 1778 &ndash 17 October 1837 was a Composer and virtuoso Pianist of Austrian 1778)
• 1849 - Frédéric Chopin, Polish-French musician and composer (b. Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1810)
• 1868 - Laura Secord, Canadian heroine of the war of 1812 (b. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Laura Secord (born Ingersoll) ( September 13, 1775 &ndash October 17, 1868) was a Canadian heroine of the War of 1812 1775)
• 1887 - Gustav Kirchhoff, German physicist (b. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gustav Robert Kirchhoff ( March 12, 1824 &ndash October 17, 1887) was a German Physicist who contributed to the fundamental 1824)
• 1889 - Nikolai Chernyshevsky, Russian philosopher (b. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1828)
• 1910 - Julia Ward Howe, American composer and abolitionist (b. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Julia Ward Howe (May 27 1819 &ndash October 17 1910 was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and Poet most famous as 1819)
• 1931 - Alfons Maria Jakob, German neurologist (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alfons Maria Jakob ( July 2, 1884, Aschaffenburg / Bavaria – October 17, 1931, Hamburg) was a German 1884)
• 1934 - Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Spanish histologist and neuroscientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Santiago Ramón y Cajal ( May 1 1852 &ndash October 17 1934) was a Spanish histologist, Physician, and The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1852)
• 1938 - Karl Kautsky, Marxist theoretician (b. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Karl Kautsky ( October 16 1854 - October 17 1938) was a leading theoretician of Social democracy. 1854)
• 1943 - Stefan Starzyński, Polish politician (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stefan Starzyński ( January 19, 1893 - c October 17, 1943) was a Polish Politician, Economist, Writer 1893)
• 1956 - Anne Crawford, British film actor (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anne Crawford ( 22 November 1920, Haifa - 17 October 1956, London) born Imelda Crawford, was a British film 1920)
• 1958 - Charlie Townsend, English cricketer (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Lucas Townsend, born November 7 1876, Bristol and died October 17, 1958, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham 1876)
• 1958 - Paul Outerbridge, American photographer (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Paul Outerbridge Jr (born August 15 1896; died October 17 1958) was an American Photographer noted for early use and experiments 1896)
• 1962 - Natalia Goncharova, Russian painter (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova (Наталья Сергеевна Гончарова June 4, 1881 - October 17, 1962) was a Russian 1882)
• 1963 - Jacques Hadamard, French mathematician (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jacques Salomon Hadamard ( December 8, 1865 – October 17, 1963) was a French Mathematician best known for his proof of 1865)
• 1965 - John Barton King, Philadelphian cricketer (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. John Barton "Bart" King (October 19 1873 – October 17 1965 was an American Cricketer active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries The Philadelphian cricket team was a team that represented Philadelphia in First-class cricket between 1878 and 1913 Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries 1873)
• 1966 - Wieland Wagner, German stage director (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Wieland Wagner ( January 5, 1917 – October 17, 1966) was a German Opera director 1917)
• 1967 - Henry Pu Yi, last Emperor of China (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Puyi ( ( February 7, 1906 &ndash October 17, 1967) of the Manchu Aisin-Gioro ruling family was the last Emperor The Emperor of China ( refers to any sovereign of Imperial China reigning since the founding of the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC until the fall of 1906)
• 1970 - Pierre Laporte, Vice-Premier of Quebec (assassinated) (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pierre Laporte ( 25 February, 1921 &ndash 17 October, 1970) was a Canadian politician who was the Vice-Premier and 1921)
• 1970 - Vola Vale, American actress (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Vola Vale ( February 12 1897 - October 17 1970) was a silent motion picture actress from Buffalo 1897)
• 1972 - Turk Broda, Canadian ice hockey player (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Walter Edward "Turk" Broda ( May 15, 1914 - October 17, 1972) was a former Ice hockey Goaltender for the 1914)
• 1972 - Prince George of Yugoslavia (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year George Karageorgevich may refer to Karadjordje Petrovic, Serbian rebel leader the eponymic ancestor and to his following descendants 1887)
• 1972 - Billy Williams, American singer (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Billy Williams (born 28 December 1910, Waco, Texas — died 17 October 1972, Chicago) was a Singer 1910)
• 1973 - Ingeborg Bachmann, Austrian writer (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Ingeborg Bachmann ( June 25, 1926 - October 17, 1973) was an Austrian Poet and Author 1926)
• 1979 - S. J. Perelman, American writer (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Sidney Joseph Perelman, almost always known as S J Perelman ( February 1 1904 &ndash October 17 1979) was an American 1904)
• 1979 - John Stuart, Scottish actor (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on John Stuart, born John Alfred Louden Croall ( 18 July 1898 &ndash 17 October, 1979) was a Scottish Actor, and 1898)
• 1981 - Albert Cohen, Swiss author (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Albert Cohen ( August 16, 1895, Corfu, Greece - October 17, 1981, Geneva, Switzerland) was a 1895)
• 1983 - Raymond Aron, French philosopher (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Raymond-Claude-Ferdinand Aron ( March 14, 1905 &mdash October 17, 1983) was a French Philosopher, Sociologist and 1905)
• 1991 - Tennessee Ernie Ford, American singer and television performer (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Ernest Jennings Ford ( February 13, 1919 – October 17, 1991) better known by the Stage name Tennessee Ernie Ford, was 1919)
• 1992 - Herman Johannes, Indonesian professor, scientist and politician (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Herman Johannes, (born Rote Island, East Nusa Tenggara, May 28 1912, died Yogyakarta, October 17 1992) was 1912)
• 1992 - Orestis Laskos, Greek film director, screenwriter and actor (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Orestis Laskos (1908 &ndash 17 October, 1992) was a Greek Film director, Screenwriter and actor 1908)
• 1993 - Criss Oliva, American musician (Savatage) (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Christopher "Criss" Michael Oliva ( April 3, 1963 - October 17, 1993) was born in Pompton Plains, NJ. Savatage was a progressive Heavy metal band founded by the brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in 1978 at Astro Skate in Tarpon Springs Florida 1963)
• 1996 - Chris Acland, English drummer (Lush) (b. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Christopher John Dyke Acland ( September 7, 1966 &ndash October 17, 1996) was an English Musician, best known for being Lush were an English Shoegazing band formed in 1988 and disbanded in 1996 1966)
• 1998 - Joan Hickson, British actress (b. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Joan Hickson OBE ( 5 August 1906 &ndash 17 October 1998) was an English actress of Theatre, 1906)
• 1998 - Hakim Mohammed Said, Pakistani scholar and philanthropist
• 1999 - Nicholas Metropolis, Greek-American mathematician, physicist and computer scientist (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Hakim Mohammed Said ( Urdu: حکیم محمد سعید) ( January 9, 1920 - October 17, 1998) was a renowned scholar Philanthropy is the act of donating money goods services time and/or effort to support a socially beneficial cause with a defined objective and with no financial or material Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Nicholas Constantine Metropolis ( June 11, 1915 &ndash October 17, 1999) was a Greek American Mathematician, Physicist 1915)
• 2000 - Leo Nomellini, wrestler (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Leo Joseph Nomellini ( June 19, 1924 &ndash October 17, 2000) was a Hall of Fame American football player with the 1924)
• 2001 - Jay Livingston, American songwriter (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Jay Livingston ( March 28, 1915 – October 17, 2001) was a partner with Ray Evans in a composing and songwriter duo best 1915)
• 2001 - Rehavam Zeevi, Israeli politician (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year (רחבעם "גנדי" זאבי born 20 June 1926, died 17 October 2001) was an Israeli general Politician 1926)
• 2002 - Derek Bell, Irish harpist (The Chieftans) (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Derek Bell, MBE ( October 21, 1935 &ndash October 17, 2002) was an Irish Harpist and Composer The Chieftains are a Grammy -winning Irish musical group founded in 1962 best known for being the first band to make Irish traditional music popular 1935)
• 2002 - Aileen Riggin, American swimmer (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aileen Riggin Soule ( May 2, 1906 &mdash October 17, 2002) was an American Swimmer and diver. 1906)
• 2004 - Uzi Hitman, Israeli singer (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Uzi Hitman ( Hebrew: עוזי חיטמן born June 9, 1952; died October 17, 2004) was an Israeli Singer, 1952)
• 2005 - Ba Jin, Chinese writer (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Li Yaotang ( November 25 1904 &ndash October 17 2005) Courtesy name Feigan (zh 芾甘 is considered to be one 1904)
• 2005 - Franky Gee, European techno artist (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Francisco Alejandro Gutierrez ( February 19, 1962 &ndash October 22, 2005) more familiarly known as Franky Gee, was a former 1962)
• 2006 - Daniel Emilfork, French actor (b. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Daniel Emilfork Berenstein ( April 7 1924 San Felipe Chile &ndash October 17 2006 Paris France was a French stage and film 1924)
• 2006 - Christopher Glenn, American newscaster (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Christopher Glenn ( March 23 1938 – October 17 2006) was an American radio and television news Journalist who worked 1938)
• 2007 - Joey Bishop, American entertainer, member of the Rat Pack (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Joey Bishop ( February 3 1918 &ndash October 17 2007) was an American entertainer who was perhaps best known for being a member The Rat Pack was a group of popular entertainers most active between the mid-1950s and mid-1960s 1918)
• 2007 - Teresa Brewer, American pop and jazz singer (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Teresa Brewer ( May 7, 1931 &ndash October 17, 2007) was an American pop and jazz Singer who was one of the most popular 1931)

Holidays and observances

• R.C. Saints - Saint Ignatius of Antioch; translation of Saint Audrey (Æthelthryth); Saint Richard Gwyn; Saint Catervus; Saint Marguerite Marie Alacoque
• Haiti - Death of Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1806), State holiday
• French Republican Calendar - Aubergine (Eggplant) Day, twenty-sixth day in the Month of Vendémiaire
• International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
• National Edge Day

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Saint Ignatius of Antioch (also known as Theophorus) (ca 35-110 was the third Bishop and Patriarch of Antioch and possibly a student of the Apostle John Æthelthryth, or Æðelþryð, (c 636 - June 23 679) is the proper name for the popular Anglo-Saxon Saint almost universally Saint Richard Gwyn (c 1537 &ndash 15 October 1584) also known by his anglicised name Richard White, was a Welsh school teacher and is a Saint Saint Catervus (San Catervo (possibly 4th century is the Patron saint of Tolentino. Saint Marguerite Marie Alacoque or Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque ( 22 July 1647 – 17 October 1690) was a French Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: Jean-Jacques Dessalines ( September 20, 1758 – 17 October 1806 was a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of an independent Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The French Republican Calendar or French Revolutionary Calendar was a Calendar proposed during the French Revolution, and used by the French government The eggplant, aubergine, or brinjal ( Solanum melongena) is a plant of the family Solanaceae (also known as the nightshades Vendémiaire was the first Month in the French Republican Calendar. The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is celebrated every year on October 17 throughout the world National Edge Day, or simply Edge Day, is an unofficial holiday recognized by members of the Straight edge subculture on October 17.

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