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| October 17th, 2006 (October 17 2006) | Event | The United States population reaches 300 million. | |
| October 17th, 2006 (October 17 2006) | Death | Daniel Emilfork, French actor (born in 1924) | |
| October 17th, 2006 (October 17 2006) | Death | Christopher Glenn, American newscaster (born in 1938) | |
| October 17th, 1996 (October 17 1996) | Death | Chris Acland, English drummer (Lush) (born in 1966) | |
| October 17th, 1976 (October 17 1976) | Birth | Sebastian Abreu, Uruguayan footballer | |
| October 17th, 1966 (October 17 1966) | Event | A fire at a building in New York, New York kills 12 firefighters, the New York City Fire Department s deadliest day until the September 11, 2001 attacks. | |
| October 17th, 1966 (October 17 1966) | Birth | Mark Gatiss, English actor and writer | |
| October 17th, 1966 (October 17 1966) | Birth | Tommy Kendall, American race car driver and television personality | |
| October 17th, 1966 (October 17 1966) | Death | Wieland Wagner, German stage director (born in 1917) | |
| October 17th, 1956 (October 17 1956) | Birth | Mae Jemison, American astronaut | |
| October 17th, 1956 (October 17 1956) | Birth | Patrick McCrory, American politician | |
| October 17th, 1956 (October 17 1956) | Death | Anne Crawford, British film actor (born in 1920) | |
| October 17th, 1946 (October 17 1946) | Birth | Sir Cameron Mackintosh, British stage producer | |
| October 17th, 1946 (October 17 1946) | Birth | Adam Michnik, Polish activist | |
| October 17th, 1946 (October 17 1946) | Birth | Bob Seagren, American athlete | |
| October 17th, 1946 (October 17 1946) | Birth | Michael Hossack, American musician (The Doobie Brothers) | |
| October 17th, 1936 (October 17 1936) | Birth | Hiroo Kanamori, Japanese seismologist | |
| October 17th, 1926 (October 17 1926) | Birth | Julie Adams, American film actress | |
| October 17th, 1906 (October 17 1906) | Birth | Paul Derringer, American baseball player (died in 1987) | |
| October 17th, 1886 (October 17 1886) | Birth | Spring Byington, American actress (died in 1971) | |
| October 17th, 1836 (October 17 1836) | Death | Orest Kiprensky, Russian painter (born in 1782) | |
| October 17th, 1806 (October 17 1806) | Event | Former leader of the Haitian Revolution, Emperor Jacques I of Haiti was assassinated after an oppressive rule. | |
| October 17th, 1806 (October 17 1806) | Death | Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haitian independence leader (born in 1758) | |
| October 17th, 1786 (October 17 1786) | Death | Johann Ludwig Aberli, Swiss artist (born in 1723) | |
| October 17th, 1776 (October 17 1776) | Death | Pierre Francois le Courayer, French theologian (born in 1681) | |
| October 17th, 1616 (October 17 1616) | Death | John Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. (born in 1560) | |
| October 17th, 1586 (October 17 1586) | Death | Philip Sidney, English courtier, soldier, and writer (killed in battle) (born in 1554) | Philip Sidney Quotes |
| October 17th, 1456 (October 17 1456) | Event | The University of Greifswald is established, making it the second oldest university in northern Europe (also for a period the oldest in Sweden, and Prussia) | |
| October 17th, 1346 (October 17 1346) | Event | Battle of Neville s Cross: King David II of Scotland is captured by Edward III of England at Calais, and imprisoned in the Tower of London for eleven years. | |
