February 17th, 2012

Born on February 17th, 2012

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

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

41

Bao Chunlai

Chinese badminton player

*February 17th, 1983, Changsha

24

Freja Ravn

Danish badminton player

*February 17th, 2000, Copenhagen

37

Megan Sweeney

American luger

*February 17th, 1987, Portland

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

68

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*November 30th, 1955, Copenhagen

47

Wong Choong Hann

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1977, Kuala Lumpur

26

Soh Wooi Yik

Malaysian badminton player

*February 17th, 1998, 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

21

Armindo Sieb

German association football player

*February 17th, 2003, Halle (Saale)

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

64

Misbun Sidek

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1960, Banting

33

Ed Sheeran

English singer-songwriter

*February 17th, 1991, Halifax

43

Paris Hilton

American media personality and socialite

*February 17th, 1981, New York City

33

Jeremy Allen White

American actor

*February 17th, 1991, Brooklyn

46

Rory Kinnear

English actor

*February 17th, 1978, London

43

Bernhard Eisel

Road bicycle racer

*February 17th, 1981, Voitsberg

26

Lukas Britschgi

Figure skater

*February 17th, 1998, Schaffhausen

62

Lou Diamond Phillips

American film, television, and stage actor

*February 17th, 1962, Naval Base Subic Bay

69

Mo Yan

Chinese novelist and screenwriter

*February 17th, 1955, Gaomi

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Born in 2012

7

Grumpy Cat

Cat and Internet meme celebrity

*April 4th, 2012, Morristown †May 14th, 2019, Morristown

12

Blue Ivy Carter

American singer and daughter of Jay-Z and Beyoncé

*January 7th, 2012, New York City

12

Countess Athena of Monpezat

Danish former princess; daughter of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark

*January 24th, 2012, Rigshospitalet

12

Norodom Jenna

Princess of Cambodia

*March 11th, 2012, Paris

12

Princess guacharaca de todos los tambores

Daughter of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland

*February 23rd, 2012, Karolinska University Hospital

11

Kim Ji-yoo

South Korean actress

*September 26th, 2012, South Korea

11

Tinsley Price

American actress

*August 4th, 2012, United States of America

12

Isla Phillips

Granddaughter of Anne, Princess Royal; great-granddaughter of Elizabeth II

*March 29th, 2012, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

11

Caoilinn Springall

American actress

*November 30th, 2012, California

11

Penelope Disick

Child of Kourtney Kardashian Scott Disick

*July 8th, 2012, Los Angeles

12

Julianna Gamiz

American actress

*January 3rd, 2012, Downey

12

Juju Journey Brener

American actress

*February 5th, 2012, Los Angeles

11

Everleigh McDonell

American actress

*August 31st, 2012, California

12

Logan Moreau

American actor and voice actor

*January 27th, 2012, Los Angeles

12

Lilah-Rose Rodriguez

American actress

*February 29th, 2012, Redwood City

11

Sebastian Benedict

Actor

*August 22nd, 2012, General Santos

11

Tucker Wilkerson

American actor and voice actor

*September 18th, 2012, Westport

3

Alan Kurdi

Three-year-old who died from capsized boat August 2015

*May 4th, 2012, Kobanî †September 2nd, 2015, Bodrum

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Born on February 17th, 2012
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Leap year

Yes: 2012 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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