Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on May 17
18 holidays and special days are celebrated on May 17 around the world.
- 18observances
- 60events
Holidays and observances
Birthday of the Raja (Perlis)Public holidays in Malaysia are regulated at both federal and state levels, mainly based on a list of federal holidays observed nationwide plus a few additional holidays observed by each individual state and federal territory. The public holidays are a mix of 
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Giulia SalzanoGiulia Salzano was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Catechetical Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (1905). Salzano served as a teacher prior to becoming a religious and since 1865 worked in Casoria as a teacher for childr
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Blessed Ivan ZiatykBeatification is an act by which the Catholic Church formally recognizes that a deceased member of the faithful is believed to have entered Heaven and is capable of interceding on behalf of individuals who pray in their name, permitting a restricted, local for
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Paschal BaylonPaschal Baylón was a Spanish Catholic religious brother in the Order of Friars Minor.- Christian feast day: Peter LieouPeter Lieou also known as Liu Wenyuan Petrus / Baiduo / Peter Liu Wenyuan was Chinese Catholic convert, layman, missionary and a martyr. He was exiled and was strangled to death in a prison for being a Christian and preaching Christianity in China.
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William Hobart Hare (Episcopal Church (USA))William Hobart Hare was an American bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
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RestitutaRestituta is a Berber saint and martyr of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. She was said to have been born in Carthage or Teniza and martyred under Roman Emperor Diocletian. The location and date of her martyrdom are not precisely known. She so
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May 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)May 16 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 18
Children's Day (Norway)Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honour of children, whose date of observance varies by country.
In 1925, International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare. Since 1950, it is - Constitution Day (Nauru)Constitution Day is a holiday to honour the constitution of a country. Constitution Day is often celebrated on the anniversary of the signing, promulgation or adoption of the constitution, or in some cases, to commemorate the change to constitutional monarchy.
Constitution Day (Norway)Constitution Day is the National Day of Norway, observed annually with an official public holiday on 17 May. Among Norwegians, the day is referred to as Syttende mai, Nasjonaldagen, or Grunnlovsdagen, although the latter is less frequent.- Feast of ‘Aẓamat (Baháʼí Faith, day shifts with March Equinox, see List of observances set by the Baháʼí calendar)The Baháʼí calendar used in the Baháʼí Faith is a solar calendar consisting of nineteen months and four or five intercalary days, with new year at the moment of Northern spring equinox. Each month is named after a virtue, as are the days of the week. The first
Galician Literature Day or Día das Letras Galegas (Galicia)Galician Literature Day is a public holiday observed in Galicia, Spain. It is a celebration of the Galician language and its literature which was inaugurated by the Royal Galician Academy in 1963. This celebration has taken place on May 17 each year since 1963- International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and TransphobiaThe International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) , also called International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB), is observed on 17 May and aims to coordinate international events that raise awareness of LGBT
Liberation Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Liberation Day is a day, often a public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place, similar to an independence day, but differing from it because it does not involve the original creation of statehood. It commemorates the end of an occupation or the fall of
Navy Day (Argentina)Several nations observe or have observed a Navy Day to recognize their navy.- World Hypertension DayWorld Hypertension Day (WHD) is a day designated and initiated by The World Hypertension League (WHL), which is itself an umbrella to organizations of 85 national hypertension societies and leagues. The day was initiated to increase the awareness of hypertensi
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (International)World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is an international day proclaimed in November 2006 by the International Telecommunication Union Plenipotentiary Conference in Antalya, Turkey, to be celebrated annually on 17 May.
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on May 17?
18 observances are celebrated on May 17 around the world: Birthday of the Raja (Perlis), Christian feast day: Giulia Salzano, Christian feast day: Blessed Ivan Ziatyk, Christian feast day: Paschal Baylon, Christian feast day: Peter Lieou, Christian feast day: William Hobart Hare (Episcopal Church (USA)). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
What happened on May 17?
60 documented historical events happened on May 17, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: An outnumbered Wallachian army repulsed invading Ottoman forces at the Battle of Rovine. On the same day, in another year: Edward Stafford (pictured), whose father had been beheaded for rebelling against King Richard III of England, was himself executed for treason against King Henry VIII. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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