Born on October 17
October 17 birthdays & history
If you were born on October 17, you share a birthday with Eminem, Pope John Paul I and Arthur Miller. October 17 babies are Libra, with opal as their birthstone and the marigold as their birth flower. October 17 is the 291st day of the year in leap years (290th in other years).
Famous people born on October 17
- 1972Eminem, American rapper, producer, and actor
- 1912Pope John Paul I, Head of the Catholic Church in 1978
- 1915Arthur Miller, American playwright and screenwriter
- 1918Rita Hayworth, American actress, singer and dancer
- 1979Kimi Räikkönen, Finnish race car driver
- 1760Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon, French economist and philosopher
- 1813Georg Büchner, German-Swiss poet and playwright
- 1920Montgomery Clift, American actor
- 1956Mae Jemison, American physician, academic, and astronaut
- 1983Felicity Jones, English actress
What happened on October 17
- 1604German astronomer Johannes Kepler began observations of an exceptionally bright object, now known as Kepler's Supernova, that had appeared in the constellation Ophiuchus.
- 1771Ascanio in Alba, an opera composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the age of 15, premiered in Milan.
- 1860The Open Championship, the oldest of the four major championships in men's golf, was first played at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland.
- 1907Marconi begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service.
- 1943The Burma Railway (Burma–Thailand Railway) is completed.
- 1945A large demonstration in Buenos Aires, Argentina, demands Juan Perón's release.
- 1964Prime Minister Robert Menzies inaugurated the artificial Lake Burley Griffin in the centre of the Australian capital Canberra.
- 1965The 1964–65 New York World's Fair closes after two years and more than 51 million attendees.
- 1975'Salem's Lot, an American vampire novel by Stephen King, is published.
- 1979Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
- 1979The Department of Education Organization Act creates the U.S. Department of Education.
- 1980As part of the Holy See–United Kingdom relations a British monarch makes the first state visit to the Vatican.
Also observed on October 17
- International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
- Loyalty Day (Argentina)
- National Police Day (Thailand)
- National Heroes Day (Somaliland)
Questions, answered
What star sign is October 17?
People born on October 17 are Libra. Their birthstone is opal and their birth flower is the marigold.
Which famous people were born on October 17?
Eminem (1972), Pope John Paul I (1912), Arthur Miller (1915), Rita Hayworth (1918), Kimi Räikkönen (1979), Claude Henri de Rouvroy (1760) were all born on October 17.
What happened on October 17 in history?
Among other things: in 1979, Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize; in 1979, The Department of Education Organization Act creates the U.S. Department of Education; in 1980, As part of the Holy See–United Kingdom relations a British monarch makes the first state visit to the Vatican.
Can I get a newspaper front page from October 17?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any October 17 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “October 17”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.