Haritina Korotkevich, Russian war heroine (died 1904)

Haritina Evstafievna Korotkevich was a Russian soldier who served in the Imperial Russian Army during the Russo-Japanese War. Volunteering to serve disguised as a man under the pseudonym Khariton Korotkevich, she soon gained a reputation as a fearless leader as a woman in her own right. She was killed by shellfire on the front line during the Siege of Port Arthur.

October 17 is the 290th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 75 days remain until the end of the year.