October 17

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

• YEAR – EVENT - THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE

Births

• 1898 – Pieter K. Roest, Dutch-American sociologist and lecturer (d. 19??)

Deaths

• YEAR – NAME, SOMETHING ABOUT PERSON (b. YEAR) - THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE

Holidays and observances

• NAME OF HOLIDAY, SOMETHING ABOUT THE HOLIDAY - THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE

External links

• This Date in Wikipedia