Saturday, October 17, 2026
ephemeris of the day
Name day
Today's name day is:
IgnatiusAstrological sign: Libra (September 23 - October 22)
Festivals and international days on October 17:
- International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
See also: October 16 - October 18 - All days of 2026
October 7-18, 2026: BFI London Film Festival (United Kingdom)
October 7-18: Ghent International Film Festival (Belgium)
October 12-18: 2026 Paris Motor ShowParis Expo Porte de Versailles/Paris (France)
October 12-18: Semaine du Goût (Taste Week)
October 17-25: World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Rotterdam (Netherlands)
October 17, 1912: Bulgaria, Greece, and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire. This is the beginning of the First Balkan War.
October 17, 1917: Battle of Moon Sound in the Baltic Sea during World War I. Ships of the German Imperial Navy confront those of the Russian navy.
October 17, 1961: The FLN organizes a demonstration in Paris, which will be brutally suppressed, the "October 17, 1961 massacre." Algerians are demonstrating for the right to independence, and against a curfew that applies only to North Africans.