February 17th, 2005

Born on February 17th, 2005

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 2005

19

Jeanuël Belocian

French footballer

*February 17th, 2005, Les Abymes

19

Asen Mitkov

Bulgarian footballer

*February 17th, 2005, Saedinenie

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

24

Freja Ravn

Danish badminton player

*February 17th, 2000, Copenhagen

41

Bao Chunlai

Chinese badminton player

*February 17th, 1983, Changsha

37

Megan Sweeney

American luger

*February 17th, 1987, Portland

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

26

Soh Wooi Yik

Malaysian badminton player

*February 17th, 1998, Kuala Lumpur

21

Armindo Sieb

German association football player

*February 17th, 2003, Halle (Saale)

68

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*November 30th, 1955, Copenhagen

47

Wong Choong Hann

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1977, Kuala Lumpur

61

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Brooklyn

40

Magnus Sahlberg

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1984, Gothenburg

33

Ed Sheeran

English singer-songwriter

*February 17th, 1991, Halifax

33

Jeremy Allen White

American actor

*February 17th, 1991, Brooklyn

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

64

Misbun Sidek

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1960, Banting

43

Paris Hilton

American media personality and socialite

*February 17th, 1981, New York City

26

Lukas Britschgi

Figure skater

*February 17th, 1998, Schaffhausen

46

Rory Kinnear

English actor

*February 17th, 1978, London

43

Bernhard Eisel

Road bicycle racer

*February 17th, 1981, Voitsberg

62

Lou Diamond Phillips

American film, television, and stage actor

*February 17th, 1962, Naval Base Subic Bay

32

Liam Bertazzo

Italian cyclist

*February 17th, 1992, Este

Same year
Born in 2005

19

Alex Lanier

Badminton player

*January 26th, 2005, Caen

19

Manisha Ramadass

Badminton player

*January 27th, 2005, Chennai

19

IShowSpeed

American YouTuber from Ohio (born. 2005)

*January 21st, 2005, Cincinnati

19

Félix Bossuet

French actor

*February 23rd, 2005, Paris

18

Alexandria Villaseñor

American climate activist

*May 18th, 2005, Davis

18

Alysa Liu

American figure skater

*August 8th, 2005, Clovis

18

Leonor, Princess of Asturias

Heir presumptive of Spain

*October 31st, 2005, Madrid

19

Brooke McIntosh

Figure skater

*January 5th, 2005, Canada

19

Dafne Keen

British actress

*January 4th, 2005, Madrid

19

Jake Daniels

English association footballer

*January 8th, 2005, Bispham

19

Benedetta Pilato

Italian swimmer

*January 18th, 2005, Taranto

18

Lia McHugh

American actress (born 2005)

*November 18th, 2005, Pittsburgh

19

Sergi Domínguez

Spanish footballer

*April 1st, 2005, Barcelona

19

Arda Güler

Turkish association football player

*February 25th, 2005, Altındağ

18

Matilda Ledger

Australian American actress, director and singer

*October 28th, 2005, New York City

19

Fermín Aldeguer

Spanish motorcycle road racer

*April 5th, 2005, Murcia

19

Roksana Węgiel

Polish singer

*January 11th, 2005, Jasło

19

François Pitot

French figure skater

*January 4th, 2005, Orléans

19

Lindsay van Zundert

Dutch figure skater

*February 1st, 2005, Etten-Leur

19

Wesley Chiu

Canadian figure skater

*March 20th, 2005, Vancouver

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 17th

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

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Born on February 17th, 2005
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 2005 is a normal year and no leap year.

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