Today: October 17th, 2021.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• Week Number: We are currently in Week 41 of 2021.
• Leap Year: 2021 is NOT a leap year.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1634425200.

On this day: 17th of October.

Events that have occurred on the 17th of October.

• October 17th, 1956: The adventure comedy film "Around the World in 80 Days" is released in movie theaters.
• October 17th, 1977: The body of the first Hillside Stranglers victim, Yolanda Washington, is found on a hillside near the Ventura Freeway in southern California.
• October 17th, 1978: The song "Y.M.C.A." is released by the Village People.
• October 17th, 1992: Japanese exchange student Yoshihiro Hattori is shot dead in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, after going to the wrong house.
• October 17th, 1999: Wrestling: Jeff Jarrett wrestles his last match in the WWF.
• October 17th, 2000: Rock band Limp Bizkit release their album: Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water.
• October 17th, 2000: Hip Hop duo OutKast release their single "Ms. Jackson".
• October 17th, 2001: Israel's tourism minister Rehavam Ze'evi is assassinated.
• October 17th, 2003: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) is released in cinemas.
• October 17th, 2005: "The Warriors" is released for the PS2 and XBox.
• October 17th, 2006: EA DICE release the video game "Battlefield 2142".
• October 17th, 2006: The video game "Bully" is released for the PlayStation 2.
• October 17th, 2013: Irish crime: Architect Graham Dwyer is arrested for the murder of Elaine O'Hara.

Around this time.

Notable events that occurred around October 17th, 2021.

• September 17th, 2021: It is announced that Gabby Petito's boyfriend Brian Laundrie has gone missing.
• September 17th, 2021: Lil Nas X releases his debut studio album "Montero".
• September 19th, 2021: English soccer legend Jimmy Greaves passes away at the age of 81.
• September 19th, 2021: English actor John Challis, who played Boycie in "Only Fools And Horses", dies from cancer at the age of 79.
• September 19th, 2021: The body of missing woman Gabrielle Petito is found at a national park in Wyoming.
• September 20th, 2021: Justin Trudeau wins a third term as the prime minister of Canada.
• September 21st, 2021: Actor Willie Garson, who played Stanford Blatch on "Sex and the City", passes away at the age of 57.
• September 24th, 2021: Elon Musk and Grimes end their relationship after three years together.
• September 27th, 2021: R&B singer R Kelly is found guilty of racketeering and sex-trafficking.
• September 27th, 2021: Reuters reports that 50-90% of fuel stations in parts of England have run dry due to panic buying.
• September 27th, 2021: Dog the Bounty Hunter joins the manhunt for Brian Laundrie.
• October 1st, 2021: The crime drama film "The Many Saints of Newark" is released.
• October 4th, 2021: British military tanker drivers begin to deliver supplies to UK petrol stations.
• October 4th, 2021: A six-hour-long outage effects WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram.
• October 5th, 2021: Whistleblower Frances Haugen tells US Congress that Facebook fuels division, harms children and weakens democracy.
• October 6th, 2021: "The Case Breakers" identify the Zodiac Killer as a man called Gary Francis Poste.
• October 7th, 2021: Soccer: A Saudi-led consortium takes over Newcastle United.
• October 9th, 2021: Boxing: Tyson Fury defeats Deontay Wilder with an eleventh-round knockout.
• October 13th, 2021: Five people are killed in a bow and arrow attack in Kongsberg, Norway.
• October 15th, 2021: Conservative Party MP David Amess is stabbed to death at a constituency meeting in Leigh-on-Sea, England.
• October 15th, 2021: Adele releases the single "Easy on Me".
• This date: October 17th, 2021

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Horoscope, birthstone & birth flower information.

Zodiac & Birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 17th, 2021, will have the star sign Libra.
• However, if you are going by the new star sign system that was discovered in 2020, then the sign for this date is actually Virgo.
• Zodiac Element: Air.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2021 is the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 5.
• Native American Zodiac: October 17th, 2021 falls under the Raven.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
• Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• If your baby is due on October 17th, 2021, then the date of conception was probably around the 7th of January, 2021.
• A baby that is conceived on October 17th, 2021, will be due around the 27th of July, 2022.

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