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.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on October 17, including Howard Alden, Alan Jackson, Francisco Flores Pérez. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

117 people with a Wikipedia article died on October 17, including Al-Musta'in, Beatrice of Falkenburg, John Scott (died 1485). The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

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.