Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: February 17
February 17, 2024 is the 48th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 318 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Saturday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Aquarius is your zodiac sign. Amethyst is your modern birthstone. Bloodstone is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: February 17
- 1600 –The philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori in Rome for heresy.
- 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.
- 1904 –Madama Butterfly receives its première at La Scala in Milan.
- 1944 –World War II: The Battle of Eniwetok Atoll begins. The battle ends in an American victory on February 22.
- 1950 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Tiger in Chinese astrology.
- 1959 –Project Vanguard: Vanguard 2 – The first weather satellite is launched to measure cloud-cover distribution.
- 1964 –In Wesberry v. Sanders the Supreme Court of the United States rules that congressional districts have to be approximately equal in population.
- 1979 –The Sino-Vietnamese War begins.
- 1996 –In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match.
Who were born on February 17?
- 1653 –Arcangelo Corelli, Italian composer (d. 1713)
- 1816 –Haller Nutt, Southern Plantation owner (d. 1864)
- 1874 –Thomas J. Watson, American computer manufacturer (d. 1956)
- 1891 –Abraham Fraenkel, German-born Israeli mathematician and recipient of the Israel Prize (d. 1965)
- 1917 –Abdur Rahman Badawi, Egyptian philosopher (d. 2002)
- 1919 –Kathleen Freeman, American actress (d. 2001)
- 1930 –Roger Craig, American baseball player and manager
- 1945 –Zina Bethune, American actress
- 1979 –Sarah Lee Guthrie, American musician
- 1991 –Ed Sheeran, English signer
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