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17 February 2027
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
History
2016 - Military vehicles explode outside a Turkish Armed Forces barracks in Ankara, Turkey, killing at least 29 people and injuring 61 others.Bombing in Turkey by Kurdish separatists
History
2015 - Eighteen people are killed and 78 injured in a stampede at a Mardi Gras parade in Haiti.Human stampede at a Mardi Gras parade in Haiti
History
2011 - Arab Spring: Libyan protests against Muammar Gaddafi's regime begin.2010s protests and revolutions in the Arab world
History
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.Country in West Asia
History
2008 - Kosovo declares independence from Serbia.Country in Southeast Europe
History
2006 - A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126.Major landslide in the Philippines
History
1996 - In Philadelphia, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match.Most populous city in Pennsylvania, US
History
1996 - NASA's Discovery Program begins as the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft lifts off on the first mission ever to orbit and land on an asteroid, 433 Eros.American space and aeronautics agency
History
1996 - The 8.2 Mw Biak earthquake shakes the Papua province of eastern Indonesia with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A large tsunami followed, leaving 166 people dead or missing and 423 injured.Earthquake and tsunami in eastern Indonesia
History
1995 - The Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador ends on a ceasefire brokered by the UN.Brief territorial conflict between Ecuador and Peru in early 1995
Notable births
Born
1998 - Devin White, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1998)
Born
1996 - Sebastian Aho, Swedish ice hockey playerSwedish ice hockey player (born 1996)
Born
1996 - Sasha Pieterse, South African-American actress and singer-songwriterAmerican actress (born 1996)
Born
1995 - Madison Keys, American tennis playerAmerican tennis player (born 1995)
Born
1994 - Mason Jobst, American ice hockey playerAmerican ice hockey player (born 1994)
Born
1993 - Marc Márquez, Spanish motorcycle racerSpanish motorcycle racer (born 1993)
Born
1992 - Meaghan Martin, American actress and singerAmerican actress and singer (born 1992)
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
Waxing Gibbous
84.7% illuminated
Lunar age: 11.0 days
Sun zodiac
Aquarius
28.59 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Moon zodiac
Cancer
10.57 degrees
Constellation: Gemini
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.