A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
February 17: Day of the Week
February 17, 2024 was the 48th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 318 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is sábado.
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Here’s the February calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
February 17 Historical Event(s)
1500
Duke Friedrich and Duke Johann attempt to subdue the peasantry of Dithmarschen, Denmark, in the Battle of Hemmingstedt.
1819
The United States House of Representatives passes the Missouri Compromise for the first time.
1871
The victorious Prussian Army parades though Paris, France after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
1904
Madama Butterfly receives its première at La Scala in Milan.
1950
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Tiger in Chinese astrology.
1974
Robert K. Preston, a disgruntled U.S. Army private, buzzes the White House in a stolen helicopter.
1995
The Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador ends on a cease-fire brokered by the UN.
1998
Nagorno-Karabakh War: Armenian troops kill 70–90 Azerbaijani civilians in the village of Qaradağlı.
2006
A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126.
2011
Libyan protests begin
Who were born on February 17?
1646
Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)
1752
Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, German writer (d. 1831)
1781
René Laënnec, French physician (d. 1826)
1911
Orrin Tucker, American bandleader and composer (d.2011)
1966
Michael Lepond, American musician (Symphony X)
1972
Ralphie May, American comedian
1979
Josh Willingham, American baseball player
1980
Klemi Saban, Israeli footballer
1983
Kevin Rudolf, American singer-songwriter
1992
Meaghan Jette Martin, American actress and singer
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