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February 17: Day of the Week
February 17, 2023 was the 48th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 317 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Friday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kin'yōbi.
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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.
1621
Myles Standish is appointed as first commander of Plymouth colony.
1814
War of the Sixth Coalition: The Battle of Mormans.
1865
American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina, is burned as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces.
1871
The victorious Prussian Army parades though Paris, France after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
1959
Project Vanguard: Vanguard 2 – The first weather satellite is launched to measure cloud-cover distribution.
1964
Gabonese president Leon M'ba is toppled by a coup and his rival, Jean-Hilaire Aubame, is installed in his place.
1969
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Rooster in Chinese astrology.
1979
The Sino-Vietnamese War begins.
1998
Nagorno-Karabakh War: Armenian troops kill 70–90 Azerbaijani civilians in the village of Qaradağlı.
Who were born on February 17?
1821
Lola Montez, Irish dancer (d. 1861)
1877
Isabelle Eberhardt, Swiss explorer and writer (d. 1904)
1922
Valentino Mazzia, American forensic anesthesiologist (d. 1999)
1936
Jim Brown, American football player
1941
Julia McKenzie, English actress and theatre director
1951
Rashid Minhas, Pilot officer in Pakistan Air Force during Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 (d. 1971)
1955
Mo Yan, Chinese novelist
1966
Quorthon, Swedish musician (Bathory) (d. 2004)
1974
Jerry O'Connell, American actor
1993
AJ Perez, Filipino actor and model (d. 2011)
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