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17 October 2021 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 17 October 2021 was a Sunday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Stay” by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber.
- Top Film of 2021
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 17 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 17 October 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 17 October 2021 was Waxing 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 2021 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 13 – Donald Trump becomes the first U.S. president to be impeached for a second time, following a 232–197 vote in the House of Representatives.
- June 24 – The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court suspends former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani from practicing law over his false claims about the 2020 election.
- July 6 – 2021 New York City mayoral election – Eric Adams was declared the winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City.
Life in the US in 2021
President
Joe Biden
Gas (per gallon)
$3.27
Loaf of Bread
$2.53
Average House
$408,800
Weekly Wage
$1,026
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