Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on October 17
19 holidays and special days are celebrated on October 17 around the world.
- 19observances
- 62events
Holidays and observances
- Christian feast day: Andrew of CreteAndrew of Crete was a fervent iconophile, he was executed in the Forum Bovis of Constantinople at the orders of Emperor Constantine V in 766 or 767, during the Byzantine Iconoclasm. He is regarded as a martyr in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. His
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AnstrudisAnstrudis was a saint, virgin, and abbess of the Abbey of St. John, Laon. Her life story is recounted in a hagiography, entitled Vita Anstrudis abbatissae Laudunensis, written in the 9th century by an anonymous author. Antrudis was the daughter of Sadalberga, 
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CatervusSaint Catervus is the patron saint of Tolentino. Catervus is said to have brought the Christian faith to the city. Tolentino is known to have had bishops by the fifth century.- Christian feast day: Ethelred and EthelberhtSaints Æthelred and Æthelberht according to the Kentish royal legend were princes of the Kingdom of Kent who were murdered in around AD 669, and later commemorated as saints and martyrs. Their story forms an important element in the legend of Saint Mildrith, b
- Christian feast day: Florentius of OrangeSaint Florentius of Orange was bishop of the city of Orange in France around 517–524. Recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, his feast day is on 17 October.
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François-Isidore Gagelin (one of Vietnamese Martyrs)François-Isidore Gagelin was a French missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society in Vietnam. He died a martyr, and became the first French martyr of the 19th century in Vietnam. He was born in Montperreux, Doubs. He left for Vietnam in 1821. In 1826, whe
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HoseaIn the Hebrew Bible, Hosea, also known as Osee, son of Beeri, was an 8th-century BC prophet in Israel and the nominal primary author of the Book of Hosea. He is the first of the Twelve Minor Prophets, whose collective writings were aggregated and organized int
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Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch, also known as Ignatius Theophorus, was an early Christian writer and the Patriarch of Antioch. While en route to Rome, where he was to be killed, Ignatius wrote a series of letters. This correspondence forms a central part of a later colle
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John the Short (John Colobus)John the Dwarf, also called John Colobus, John Kolobos or Abba John the Dwarf, was a Coptic Desert Father of the early Christian church.
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Marguerite Marie Alacoque (pre-1969 calendar, Visitadines)Margaret Mary Alacoque was a French Visitation nun and mystic who promoted devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in its modern form.- Christian feast day: NothhelmNothhelm was a medieval Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury. A correspondent of both Bede and Boniface, it was Nothhelm who gathered materials from Canterbury for Bede's historical works. After his appointment to the archbishopric in 735, he attended to eccle
- Christian feast day: Rule of AndrewSaint Regulus or Saint Rule was a legendary 4th century monk or bishop of Patras, Greece who in AD 345 is said to have fled to Scotland with the bones of Saint Andrew, and deposited them at St Andrews. His feast day in the Aberdeen Breviary is 17 October.
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Richard GwynRichard Gwyn, also known by his anglicized name, Richard White, was a Welsh teacher at illegal and underground schools and a bard who wrote both Christian and satirical poetry in the Welsh language. A Roman Catholic during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of Eng- Christian feast day: Victor of CapuaVictor of Capua was a sixth-century bishop of Capua in Italy.
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October 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)October 16 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - October 18
International Day for the Eradication of PovertyThe International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is an international observance celebrated each year on October 17 throughout the world. The first commemoration, "World Day to Overcome Poverty" took place in Paris, France, in 1987 when 100,000 people gathe
Loyalty Day (Argentina)Loyalty Day is a commemoration day in Argentina. It remembers 17 October 1945, when a large labour demonstration at the Plaza de Mayo, in downtown Buenos Aires, demanded the liberation of Juan Domingo Perón, jailed on Isla Martín García. It is considered the f- National Police Day (Thailand) Public holidays in Thailand are regulated by the government, and most are observed by both the public and private sectors. There are usually nineteen public holidays in a year, but more may be declared by the cabinet. Other observances, both official and non
National Heroes Day (Somaliland)The Somaliland War of Independence also known as the National Liberation Struggle in Somaliland, the Northern Rebellion in Somalia, and sometimes called the Great Isaaq Uprising or the Isaaq Rebellion was a rebellion waged by the Somali National Movement (SNM)
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on October 17?
19 observances are celebrated on October 17 around the world: Christian feast day: Andrew of Crete, Christian feast day: Anstrudis, Christian feast day: Catervus, Christian feast day: Ethelred and Ethelberht, Christian feast day: Florentius of Orange, Christian feast day: François-Isidore Gagelin (one of Vietnamese Martyrs). 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 October 17?
62 documented historical events happened on October 17, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: 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. On the same day, in another year: German astronomer Johannes Kepler began observations of an exceptionally bright object, now known as Kepler's Supernova, that had appeared in the constellation Ophiuchus. 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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