October 17
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October 17 is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. It is preceded by October 16, and succeeded by October 18. Following October 17, there are 75 days in the year.
Blavatsky's Gem of the Day
"Whoever offers not food to the poor, raiment to the naked, and consolation to the afflicted, is reborn poor, naked, and suffering."
Events
- 1880 – Mr. A. P. Sinnett received the first letter from Mahatma K.H.
Births
- 1885 – Vahdah Olcott-Bickford, an American guitarist, teacher, composer, arranger, and writer. (d. May 18, 1980)
- 1898 – Pieter K. Roest, Dutch-American sociologist and lecturer (d. July 11, 1968)
Deaths
- None listed for this date.
Holidays and observances
- None listed for this date.
External links
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