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17 October 2019 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 17 October 2019 was a Thursday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Truth Hurts” by Lizzo.
- 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 October 17
- 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)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2019 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2019 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- March 8 – Captain Marvel, directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, is released by Marvel Studios as the 21st film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It becomes the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2019 during its run, earning $1.128 billion worldwide.
- March 13 – Boeing grounds its entire global fleet of 737 Max aircraft in response to evidence gathered following the crashes of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Lion Air Flight 610.
- April 5 – Shazam!, directed by David F. Sandberg, is released as the seventh film in the DC Extended Universe.
Life in the US in 2019
President
Donald Trump
Gas (per gallon)
$2.60
Loaf of Bread
$2.30
Average House
$363,300
Weekly Wage
$932
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