EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
October 17
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Day 289 of 2026 | Week 42 | 70 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
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.
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.
A fire that lasted over 15 hours destroyed almost one third of the East Tower of the Parque Central Urban Complex in Caracas, Venezuela.
Israeli tourism minister Rehavam Ze'evi is assassinated by Hamdi Quran, a member of the PFLP, thus becoming the highest-ranking Israeli to be killed by a Palestinian.
The Hatfield rail crash leads to the collapse of Railtrack.
Russian journalist Dmitry Kholodov is assassinated while investigating corruption in the armed forces.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
British actress (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier)
American dancer
Filipino singer known for "Forever Young" and actor
Irish politician and Taoiseach (2024-)
Iranian actress (The Nameless Alley
American actor known for "How I Met Your Father"
Dutch darts player (BDO World Champion 2006)
American webcomic author of "xkcd"
Australian rules footballer (St Kilda)
American composer
Mexican heavy metal singer and violinist (Stream of Passion; MaYans)
Israeli soccer goalkeeper (78 caps; Hapoel Haifa 104 games
American-Canadian NHL hockey defenseman
American feminist writer at "The New Yorker"
English actor known for "Pride and Prejudice" and "Succession"
🎯 yow.com Connection
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