Tukuk-OS📅 October 17
16 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on October 17? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2026 — Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa, a former Guatemalan tax chief, was assassinated.
- 2001 — Rehavam Ze'evi, the Israeli minister of tourism, was assassinated in revenge for the killing of PFLP leader Abu Ali Mustafa.
Rehavam Ze'eviAssassination of Rehavam Ze'eviPopular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
- 2000 — A fatal rail crash at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, led to the introduction of widespread speed limit reductions throughout the British rail network and eventually caused the collapse of the railway management group Railtrack.
Hatfield rail crashHatfield, HertfordshireRail transport in Great Britain
- 1992 — Having gone to the wrong house in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for a Halloween party, Japanese exchange student Yoshihiro Hattori was shot and killed by the homeowner.
- 1973 — Yom Kippur War: Egyptian forces retreated from the Battle of the Chinese Farm, allowing Israeli forces to build their first bridge across the Suez Canal.
- 1964 — Prime Minister Robert Menzies inaugurated the artificial Lake Burley Griffin (pictured) in the centre of the Australian capital Canberra.
- 1952 — Indonesian Army elements surrounded the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, demanding that President Sukarno disband the Provisional People's Representative Council.
- 1931 — American gangster Al Capone was convicted on five counts of income-tax evasion.
- 1914 — Off the coast of the Dutch island of Texel, a British naval squadron sank the German 7th Half Flotilla of torpedo boats in the Battle off Texel.
- 1860 — The Open Championship, the oldest of the four major championships in men's golf, was first played at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland.
The Open ChampionshipMen's major golf championships1860 Open Championship
- 1814 — A wooden beer-fermenting vat in London burst, destroying a second vat and causing a large flood of at least 128,000 imperial gallons (580,000 l; 154,000 US gal) of porter that killed eight people.
- 1777 — American Revolutionary War: British general John Burgoyne's Saratoga campaign ended with his surrender to the Americans, later convincing France to enter the war in alliance with the United States.
- 1771 — Ascanio in Alba, an opera composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (pictured) at the age of 15, premiered in Milan.
- 1660 — A series of executions of the commissioners who signed the death warrant of King Charles I of England concluded; six were hanged, drawn and quartered for treason.
List of regicides of Charles I of EnglandCharles I of EnglandHanged, drawn and quartered
- 1604 — German astronomer Johannes Kepler began observations of an exceptionally bright object, now known as Kepler's Supernova, that had appeared in the constellation Ophiuchus.
- 1346 — Hundred Years' War: Under the terms of Scotland's Auld Alliance with France, King David II of Scotland (pictured) was captured at the Battle of Neville's Cross following his invasion of England.
Births
- 2002 — Matthew Knies, American professional ice hockey player
- 2002 — Lily, Australian-South Korean singer
- 2001 — Thomas Strudwick, British motorcycle road racer
- 1997 — Robert Williams III, American basketball player
- 1996 — Jake DeBrusk, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1995 — Jamal Adams, American football player
- 1995 — Ha-seong Kim, South Korean baseball player
- 1993 — Kenneth Omeruo, Nigerian footballer
- 1993 — Vincent Poirier, French basketball player
- 1992 — Jacob Artist, American actor, singer, and dancer
- 1992 — Sam Concepcion, Filipino musician and dancer
- 1992 — Anthony Gill, American basketball player
Deaths
- 2024 — Mitzi Gaynor, American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1931)
- 2024 — Toshiyuki Nishida, Japanese actor (born 1947)
- 2024 — Andrew Schally, Polish-American endocrinologist (born 1926)
- 2019 — Elijah Cummings, American politician and civil rights advocate (born 1951)
- 2017 — Gord Downie, Canadian musician (born 1964)
- 2015 — Danièle Delorme, French actress and producer (born 1926)
- 2015 — Howard Kendall, English footballer and manager (born 1946)
- 2015 — Anne-Marie Lizin, Belgian lawyer and politician (born 1949)
- 2015 — Tom Smith, American businessman and politician (born 1947)
- 2014 — Edwards Barham, American farmer and politician (born 1937)
- 2014 — Masaru Emoto, Japanese author and activist (born 1943)
- 2014 — Tom Shaw, American bishop (born 1945)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Anstrudis
- Christian feast day: Catervus
- Christian feast day: Blessed Contardo Ferrini
- Christian feast day: Ethelred and Ethelberht
- Christian feast day: Florentius of Orange
- Christian feast day: François-Isidore Gagelin (one of Vietnamese Martyrs)
- Christian feast day: Gilbert the Great
- Christian feast day: Hosea
- Christian feast day: Ignatius of Antioch
- Christian feast day: John the Short (John Colobus)
- Christian feast day: John of Egypt
- Christian feast day: Marguerite Marie Alacoque (pre-1969 calendar, Visitadines)
- Christian feast day: Nothhelm
- Christian feast day: Blessed Pietro Casani
- Christian feast day: Rufus and Zosimus
- Christian feast day: Rule of Andrew
- Christian feast day: Richard Gwyn
- Christian feast day: October 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
- Loyalty Day (Argentina)
- National Police Day (Thailand)
- National Heroes Day (Somaliland)
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