Calendar day; October 17, 2014

Friday, the 17th of October, 2014 is the 290th day in 2014 and in the 42nd calendar week.

General Events:

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
October 17, 2014 in the World

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is celebrated on October 17, 2014. The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is celebrated every year on October 17 throughout the world. It was officially recognised by the United Nations, but the first commemoration of the event took place in Paris, France, in 1987 when 100,000 people gathered on the Human Rights and Liberties Plaza at the Trocadéro to honour victims of poverty, hunger, violence and fear.

This call was made by Joseph Wresinski (1917–1988) founder of the International Movement ATD Fourth World. One of the main aims of the day is to make the voice of the poor heard. To this end, commemorations often include testimonies from people living in poverty, describing their own experiences or those of people they know.

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2014 Theme:
http://www.un.org/en/events/povertyday/

Where is Day for the Eradication of Poverty?
Worldwide

National Mammography Day
October 17, 2014 in the USA

Annually observed on the third Friday in October, as part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month,  October 17, 2014 is National Mammography Day.

President Bill Clinton proclaimed the first National Mammography Day in 1993. On this day, or throughout the month, women are encouraged to make a mammography appointment.

This day serves as a reminder to all women that the best defense is early detection. All women;  make your mammography appointment today!

Where is National Mammography Day?
Nationwide USA

Loyalty Day in Argentina
October 17, 2014 in Argentina

Loyalty Day in Argentina takes place on October 17, 2014. The Loyalty Day is a commemoration day in Argentina. It remembers October 17, 1945, when a massive labour demonstration at the Plaza de Mayo demanded the liberation of Juan Perón, who was jailed in Martín García island. It is considered the foundation day of Peronism.

Where is Loyalty Day in Argentina?
Nationwide Argentina

Historical Events on 17th October:

539 BC – King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost 70 years of exile and making the first Human Rights Declaration.

415 – Jewish autonomy in Palestine ended by the Romans and Raban Gamliel forced from office

733 – Battle at Tours (Poitiers): Charles Martel’s Frankish and Burgundian forces beat those of al-Andalus under Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi halting influence of Islam

1660 – Nine Regicides, the men who signed the death warrant of Charles I, are hanged, drawn and quartered, another is hanged.

1814 – London Beer Flood occurs in London killing nine.

1855 – Bessemer steelmaking process patented

1868 – Constitution of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg comes into effect

1888 – Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).

1907 – Guglielmo Marconi’s company begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service between Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and Clifden, Ireland.

1918 – Yugoslavia proclaims itself a republic

1933 – Albert Einstein arrives in US, a refugee from Nazi Germany

1945 – Loyalty Day in Argentina, mass demonstrations held to release Juan Perón

1959 – Queen Elizabeth is fined $140 for withdrawing her race horse

1970 – Anwar Sadat sworn in as president of Egypt

1975 – UN passes resolution saying “Zionism is a form of racism”

1977 – West German commandos storm hijacked Lufthansa in Mogadishu, Somalia freeing all 86 hostages & killing 3 of 4 hijackers

1998 – At Jesse, in the Niger Delta, Nigeria, a petroleum pipeline explodes killing about 1200 villagers, some of whom are scavenging gasoline.

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