October 17, 1997

Holidays on this day:

• Dessalines Day in Haiti
  October 17

October 17 1997 is the 290^th day of the year 1997 in the Gregorian calendar.
The day of the week is Friday. There are 75 days remaining until the end of this year.
Chinese New Year 1997 will be from February 7 to February 21,
Muslim New Year - May 8,
Jewish New Year, or Rosh Hashanah - from October 2 to October 3.