On this day: 17 October

Selected events and births on 17 October, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1604 – German astronomer Johannes Kepler began observations of an exceptionally bright object, now known as Kepler's Supernova, that had appeared in the constellation Ophiuchus. Read more: Johannes Kepler Kepler's Supernova Ophiuchus
• 1860 – The Open Championship, the oldest of the four major championships in men's golf, was first played at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Read more: The Open Championship Men's major golf championships 1860 Open Championship
• 1964 – Prime Minister Robert Menzies inaugurated the artificial Lake Burley Griffin in the centre of the Australian capital Canberra. Read more: Robert Menzies Lake Burley Griffin Canberra

Born on this day

• 1935 – Michael Eavis, English farmer, founded the Glastonbury Festival Read more: Michael Eavis Glastonbury Festival
• 1946 – Rüdiger Wittig, German geobotanist and ecologist Read more: Rüdiger Wittig Phytogeography
• 1947 – Omar Azziman, adviser to the King of Morocco Read more: Omar Azziman King of Morocco
• 1955 – Georgios Alogoskoufis, Greek economist, academic, and politician, Greek Minister of Finance Read more: Georgios Alogoskoufis Ministry of National Economy and Finance (Greece)
• 1956 – Pat McCrory, American businessman and politician, 74th Governor of North Carolina Read more: Pat McCrory Governor of North Carolina
• 1995 – Jamal Adams, American football player Read more: Jamal Adams
• 1995 – Ha-seong Kim, South Korean baseball player Read more: Ha-seong Kim
• 1996 – Jake DeBrusk, Canadian ice hockey player Read more: Jake DeBrusk
• 1997 – Robert Williams III, American basketball player Read more: Robert Williams III
• 2001 – Thomas Strudwick, British motorcycle road racer Read more: Thomas Strudwick
• 2002 – Matthew Knies, American professional ice hockey player Read more: Matthew Knies
• 2002 – Lily, Australian-South Korean singer Read more: Lily (singer, born 2002)

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