FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

Andrew of Crete (martyr)

Christian feast day: Andrew of Crete

Anstrudis

Christian feast day: Anstrudis

Catervus

Christian feast day: Catervus

Æthelred and Æthelberht

Christian feast day: Ethelred and Ethelberht

Florentius of Orange

Christian feast day: Florentius of Orange

François-Isidore Gagelin

Christian feast day: François-Isidore Gagelin (one of Vietnamese Martyrs)

Hosea

Christian feast day: Hosea

Ignatius of Antioch

Christian feast day: Ignatius of Antioch

John the Dwarf

Christian feast day: John the Short (John Colobus)

Margaret Mary Alacoque

Christian feast day: Marguerite Marie Alacoque (pre-1969 calendar, Visitadines)

Nothhelm

Christian feast day: Nothhelm

Saint Regulus

Christian feast day: Rule of Andrew

Richard Gwyn

Christian feast day: Richard Gwyn

Victor of Capua

Christian feast day: Victor of Capua

October 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: October 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

Loyalty Day (Argentina)

Public holidays in Thailand

National Police Day (Thailand)

Somaliland War of Independence

National Heroes Day (Somaliland)