Born on 17 October 2019

At A Glance

17 October 2019 at a glance

Day of the week

17 October 2019 was a Thursday.

UK Number One

The UK Number One single was “Dance Monkey” by Tones and I.

Top Film of 2019

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.

Star sign

The star sign for 17 October is Libra.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 17 October 2019 fell in the Year of the Pig.

Birthstone

The birthstone for October is Opal.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 17 October 2019 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 17 October

• 2004 A fire that lasted over 15 hours destroyed almost one third of the East Tower of the Parque Central Urban Complex in Caracas, Venezuela.
• 2017 Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the last foothold of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Raqqa, marking the end of the Battle of Raqqa.
• 2018 The recreational use of cannabis is legalized in Canada.
• 2019 Drug dealers in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico force the government to back down on an arrest.
• 2019 The 17 October Revolution starts in Lebanon.

Famous people born on 17 October

• Eminem, American rapper, producer, and actor (born 1972)
• Norm Macdonald, Canadian actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (1959–2021)
• Rita Hayworth, American actress, singer and dancer (1918–1987)
• Matthew Macfadyen, English actor (born 1974)

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