Rehavam Ze'evi, the Israeli minister of tourism, was assassinated in revenge for the killing of PFLP leader Abu Ali Mustafa.
ClockHorizon daily selection“Knowledge itself is power.”
An explosion at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza kills hundreds of Palestinians during the Gaza war.
Drug dealers in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico force the government to back down on an arrest.
The 17 October Revolution starts in Lebanon.
The recreational use of cannabis is legalized in Canada.
A mass shooting and bombing at Kerch Polytechnic College in Crimea kills 21 people including the attacker and injures 70 others.
“Knowledge itself is power.”
Matthew Knies
2002
American ice hockey player (born 2002)
Lily (singer, born 2002)
2002
Australian and South Korean singer (born 2002)
Thomas Strudwick
2001
British motorcycle racer
Robert Williams III
1997
American basketball player (born 1997)
Jake DeBrusk
1996
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1996)One highlighted entry is from 2001: Rehavam Ze'evi, the Israeli minister of tourism, was assassinated in revenge for the killing of PFLP leader Abu Ali Mustafa.
People listed for October 17 include Matthew Knies (2002), Lily (singer, born 2002) (2002), and Thomas Strudwick (2001).
Observances listed for October 17 include International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Christian feast day: Andrew of Crete, and Christian feast day: Anstrudis.
