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17 February 2022
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
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.2010s protests and revolutions in the Arab world
Anniversary
1996 - An earthquake with a moment magnitude of 8.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent) occurred in the New Guinea Trench, which generated a tsunami that killed 108 people.Earthquake and tsunami in eastern Indonesia
Anniversary
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.1960s–1998 conflict in Northern Ireland
Anniversary
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.Huey family of American military utility helicopters
Anniversary
1964 - Gabonese military officers overthrew President Léon M'ba, but French forces, honouring a 1960 treaty, forcibly reinstated him two days later.Military coup against President Léon M'ba
Historical events
No items available.
Notable births
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Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Jesse Jackson, American civil rights leader, activist, and politician (born 1941)American minister, activist and politician (1941–2026)
Died
2026 - Shinya Yamada, Japanese musician (born 1970)Japanese musician (1970–2026)
Died
2025 - Paquita la del Barrio, Mexican singer, songwriter and actress (born 1947)Mexican singer (1947–2025)
Died
2025 - Frits Bolkestein, Dutch politician (born 1933)Dutch politician (1933–2025)
Died
2025 - Rick Buckler, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (born 1955)English drummer (1955–2025)
Died
2025 - James Harrison, Australian blood plasma donor (born 1936)Australian blood donor (1936–2025)
Died
2024 - Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, Sri Lankan politician (born 1941)Sri Lankan politician (1941–2024)
Died
2024 - Josette Molland, WWII French Resistance member and artist (born 1923)World War II French Resistance member (1923–2024)
Sky
Moon phase
Full Moon
98.6% illuminated
Lunar age: 15.9 days
Sun zodiac
Aquarius
28.79 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Moon zodiac
Virgo
8.21 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.