Day Guide for Sunday February 17th 2019

This is our day guide for Sunday February 17th 2019 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Observances on February 17th 2019

National Cabbage Day

Food
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Cabbage Day

National Random Acts of Kindness Day

Action
USA

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National PTA Founders Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National PTA Founders Day.

February 17th Revolution

Libya

The start of the Libyan Civil War on February 17th 2011, when demonstrators were killed by government forces.

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General Information for February 17th 2019

There are 3 observances on this day.
This was 2137 days ago.
Day 48 of 2019
317 days left in 2019
Week 07 of the year

Moon phase

On this Day in History

1996 - 'NEAR' (Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous), the first space probe designed to study an asteroid, blasted off from Cape Canaveral on its three-year mission. The £111m project was intended to travel 1.2 billion miles to reach the Eros-433 asteroid in 19
1972 - Billie Joe, singer, guitarist and founding member of Green Day is born.
1934 - Hello Possums! Comedian Barry Humphries, well known for playing Dame Edna Everage, is born in Kew, Australia.
1874 - William Gladstone resigns as Prime Minister after his ruling Liberal Party lose the election.
1600 - Charged with heresy, the philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori in Rome.