What Happened On 17th October 2012 In History

October 17th Famous Deaths for 2012

• » Milija Aleksic, English-South African footballer (b. 1951)
• » Émile Allais, French skier (b. 1912)
• » Henry Friedlander, German-American historian and author (b. 1930)
• » Bandya Kakade, Indian footballer (b. 1945)
• » Stanford R. Ovshinsky, American scientist and businessman, co-founded Energy Conversion Devices (b. 1922)
• » Kōji Wakamatsu, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1936)

October 17th Holidays in History

• » Christian Feast Day:
• » Andrew of Crete (martyr) known as Andrew of Crete
• » Catervus
• » Ignatius of Antioch
• » Marguerite Marie Alacoque (formerly)
• » Saint Regulus e.g Rule of Andrew
• » Richard Gwyn (martyr) named Richard Gwyn
• » October 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• » Public holidays in Haiti e.g Dessalines Day (Haiti)
• » International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (International observance or International)
• » Loyalty Day (Argentina) == Organizations ==

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