February 17th, 1911

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Born on February 17th, 1911 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on February 17th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on February 17th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (February 1911)

Born on February 17th, 1911

Weekday

Friday

February 17th, 1911 was a Friday.

Age

113

People born on February 17th, 1911 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 113 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1911 - February 19th, 1911

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 41,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 655 days, exactly on February 13th, 2026, people who were born on February 17th, 1911 will be 42,000 days old!

41,345 Days

5,906 Weeks

1,358 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Hours

What happened on February 17th?

February 17th, 2011

Arab Spring: Bahraini security forces killed four protesters in a pre-dawn raid at the Pearl Roundabout in Manama, while the "Day of Rage" took place in Libya with nationwide protests against Muammar Gaddafi's government.

February 17th, 1978

The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army carried out a bombing of a restaurant near Belfast, Northern Ireland, killing twelve people and injuring thirty others.

February 17th, 1974

A U.S. Army soldier stole a Bell UH-1 helicopter (pictured) and landed it on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C.

February 17th, 1964

Gabonese military officers overthrew President Léon M'ba, but French forces, honouring a 1960 treaty, forcibly reinstated him two days later.

February 17th, 1959

Vanguard 2 (model pictured), the first weather satellite, was launched to measure cloud cover distribution.

February 17th, 1944

World War II: The U.S. Navy began Operation Hailstone, a massive naval air and surface attack against the Japanese naval and air base at Chuuk Lagoon in the Caroline Islands.

February 17th, 1913

The Armory Show, the first large modern-art exhibition in the United States, opened at the 69th Regiment Armory in New York City.

February 17th, 1904

Italian composer Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly premiered at La Scala in Milan to poor reviews, forcing him to revise the opera.

February 17th, 1894

Rudolf Diesel's first working diesel engine ran for one minute.

February 17th, 1859

Cochinchina campaign: French Navy forces captured the Citadel of Saigon, defended by 1,000 Vietnamese soldiers of the Nguyễn dynasty.

February 17th, 1838

Zulu impis massacred about 532 Voortrekkers, Khoekhoe, and Basuto near present-day Weenen, South Africa.

February 17th, 1815

The United States ratifies the Treaty of Ghent – signed in late 1814 – formally ending the War of 1812.

February 17th, 1621

Myles Standish was elected the first commander of the militia of Plymouth Colony.

February 17th, 2016

Military vehicles explode outside a Turkish Armed Forces barracks in Ankara, Turkey, killing at least 29 people and injuring 61 others.

February 17th, 2011

Arab Spring: In Bahrain, security forces launch a deadly pre-dawn raid on protesters in Pearl Roundabout in Manama; the day is locally known as Bloody Thursday.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 17th

Born on February 17th, 1911

Giorgio Prosperi

Screenwriter

*February 17th, 1911, Rome †April 25th, 1997, Rome

Oskar Seidlin

German-born American professor of German and author (1911-1984)

*February 17th, 1911, Chorzów †December 11th, 1984, Bloomington

James Millican

American actor

*February 17th, 1911, The Palisades †November 24th, 1955, Los Angeles

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 17th?

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

Arthur Kennedy

American actor (1914–1990)

*February 17th, 1914, Worcester †January 5th, 1990, Branford

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*November 30th, 1955, Copenhagen

Bao Chunlai

Chinese badminton player

*February 17th, 1983, Changsha

Clifford Evans

Welsh actor

*February 17th, 1912, Senghenydd †June 9th, 1985, Aberaeron

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

Megan Sweeney

American luger

*February 17th, 1987, Portland

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Brooklyn

Wong Choong Hann

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1977, Kuala Lumpur

Ásmundur Bjarnason

Icelandic sprinter

*February 17th, 1927, Húsavík †February 1st, 2024, Húsavík

Hal Holbrook

American actor (1925–2021)

*February 17th, 1925, Cleveland †January 23rd, 2021, Beverly Hills

Freja Ravn

Danish badminton player

*February 17th, 2000, Copenhagen

Misbun Sidek

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1960, Banting

Magnus Sahlberg

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1984, Gothenburg

Alan Bates

British actor

*February 17th, 1934, Allestree †December 27th, 2003, City of Westminster

Soh Wooi Yik

Malaysian badminton player

*February 17th, 1998, Kuala Lumpur

Barry Humphries

Australian comedian and actor (1934–2023)

*February 17th, 1934, Kew †April 22nd, 2023, Darlinghurst

Mo Yan

Chinese novelist and screenwriter

*February 17th, 1955, Gaomi

Gertrude Abercrombie

American painter (1909-1977)

*February 17th, 1909, Austin †July 3rd, 1977, Chicago

Otto Stern

German-American physicist (1888–1969)

*February 17th, 1888, Żory †August 17th, 1969, Berkeley

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Born in 1911

Ronald Reagan

President of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor

*February 6th, 1911, Tampico †June 5th, 2004, Bel Air

Freya von Moltke

German writer and scholar

*March 29th, 1911, Cologne †January 1st, 2010, Norwich

Val Guest

English actor and director

*December 11th, 1911, London †May 10th, 2006, Palm Springs

Arne Tollbom

Swedish fencer (1911-1971)

*March 20th, 1911, Helsinki †November 16th, 1971, Stockholm

Anne-Marie Ørbeck

Pianist and composer

*April 1st, 1911, Oslo †June 5th, 1996, Bergen

Siegfried Lauffer

German historian of graeco-roman history (1911-1986)

*August 4th, 1911, Stuttgart †April 2nd, 1986, Munich

Maurice Allais

French economist (1911–2010)

*May 31st, 1911, Paris †October 9th, 2010, Saint-Cloud

Johannes Beeskow

*May 21st, 1911, Berlin †June 14th, 2005, Bad Neuenahr

Terence Rattigan

British playwright, screenwriter (1911-1977)

*June 10th, 1911, London †November 30th, 1977, Hamilton

Richard Arlt

German Resistance member

*May 5th, 1911, Witoszyn Górny †August 25th, 1999

John Gorton

Australian politician, 19th Prime Minister of Australia (1911–2002)

*September 9th, 1911, Melbourne †May 19th, 2002, Sydney

Annie M.G. Schmidt

Dutch writer (1911-1995)

*May 20th, 1911, Kapelle †May 21st, 1995, Amsterdam

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Renée Simonot

French actress

*September 10th, 1911, Le Havre †July 11th, 2021, 13th arrondissement of Paris

Rudolf Raftl

Austrian association football player (1911-1994)

*February 7th, 1911, Vienna †September 5th, 1994

Georges Pompidou

President of France from 1969 to 1974

*July 5th, 1911, Montboudif †April 2nd, 1974, 4th arrondissement of Paris

Jean-Pierre Aumont

French actor (1911–2001)

*January 5th, 1911, Paris †January 30th, 2001, Saint-Tropez

Naguib Mahfouz

Egyptian writer (1911–2006)

*December 11th, 1911, Cairo †August 30th, 2006, Giza Governorate

Odysseas Elytis

Greek poet and art critic

*November 2nd, 1911, Heraklion †March 18th, 1996, Athens

Anthony Boucher

American author, critic, and editor (1911–1968)

*August 21st, 1911, Oakland †April 29th, 1968, Oakland

Tennessee Williams

American playwright (1911–1983)

*March 26th, 1911, Columbus †February 25th, 1983, New York City

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 17th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 17th.

Independence Day, celebrates the independence declaration of Kosovo in 2008, still partially recognized.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo_Independence_Day

Revolution Day (Libya)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Libya

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XVII.II.MCMXI

17.2.1911

Legend

M = 1000

CM = 900

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1911 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
February 1911

February 1911

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
5			1	2	3	4	5
6	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
7	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
8	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
9	27	28

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Born on February 17th, 1911

Weekday

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Age

Zodiac

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Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 41,000 days old!

41,345 Days

5,906 Weeks

1,358 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on February 17th?

Arab Spring: Bahraini security forces killed four protesters in a pre-dawn raid at the Pearl Roundabout in Manama, while the "Day of Rage" took place in Libya with nationwide protests against Muammar Gaddafi's government.

The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army carried out a bombing of a restaurant near Belfast, Northern Ireland, killing twelve people and injuring thirty others.

A U.S. Army soldier stole a Bell UH-1 helicopter (pictured) and landed it on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C.

Gabonese military officers overthrew President Léon M'ba, but French forces, honouring a 1960 treaty, forcibly reinstated him two days later.

Vanguard 2 (model pictured), the first weather satellite, was launched to measure cloud cover distribution.

World War II: The U.S. Navy began Operation Hailstone, a massive naval air and surface attack against the Japanese naval and air base at Chuuk Lagoon in the Caroline Islands.

The Armory Show, the first large modern-art exhibition in the United States, opened at the 69th Regiment Armory in New York City.

Italian composer Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly premiered at La Scala in Milan to poor reviews, forcing him to revise the opera.

Rudolf Diesel's first working diesel engine ran for one minute.

Cochinchina campaign: French Navy forces captured the Citadel of Saigon, defended by 1,000 Vietnamese soldiers of the Nguyễn dynasty.

Zulu impis massacred about 532 Voortrekkers, Khoekhoe, and Basuto near present-day Weenen, South Africa.

The United States ratifies the Treaty of Ghent – signed in late 1814 – formally ending the War of 1812.

Myles Standish was elected the first commander of the militia of Plymouth Colony.

Military vehicles explode outside a Turkish Armed Forces barracks in Ankara, Turkey, killing at least 29 people and injuring 61 others.

Arab Spring: In Bahrain, security forces launch a deadly pre-dawn raid on protesters in Pearl Roundabout in Manama; the day is locally known as Bloody Thursday.

Birthdays ... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 17th

Born on February 17th, 1911

Screenwriter

German-born American professor of German and author (1911-1984)

American actor

Same Day Who's birthday is on February 17th?

Same year Born in 1911

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 17th

Christian feast day: Seven Founders of the Servite Order Alexis Falconieri

Constabilis

Donatus, Romulus, Secundian, and Companions

Fintan of Clonenagh

Janani Luwum (Anglican Communion)

Lommán of Trim

February 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Independence Day, celebrates the independence declaration of Kosovo in 2008, still partially recognized.

Revolution Day (Libya)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

17.2.1911

Legend

Leap year

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February 1911

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 41,000 days old!

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February 1911