About February 17

February 17, 2025 is the 48th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 317 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.

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Aquarius is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 365 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

What Happened On February 17

  • 364 –
    Emperor Jovian dies after a reign of eight months. He is found dead in his tent at Tyana (Asia Minor) en route back to Constantinople in suspicious circumstances.
  • 1370 –
    Northern Crusades: Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights meet in the Battle of Rudau.
  • 1500 –
    Duke Friedrich and Duke Johann attempt to subdue the peasantry of Dithmarschen, Denmark, in the Battle of Hemmingstedt.
  • 1621 –
    Myles Standish is appointed as first commander of Plymouth colony.
  • 1753 –
    In Sweden February 17 is followed by March 1 as the country moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.
  • 1801 –
    An electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr Vice President by the United States House of Representatives.
  • 1809 –
    Miami University is chartered by the State of Ohio.
  • 1819 –
    The United States House of Representatives passes the Missouri Compromise for the first time.
  • 1864 –
    American Civil War: The Ship becomes the first submarine to engage and sink a warship, the USS Housatonic.
  • 1865 –
    American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina, is burned as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces.
  • 1924 –
    In Miami, Florida, Johnny Weissmuller sets a new world record in the 100 meters freestyle swimming competition with a time of 57.4 seconds.
  • 1932 –
    New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Monkey in Chinese astrology.
  • 1933 –
    The Blaine Act ends Prohibition in the United States.
  • 1944 –
    World War II: The Battle of Eniwetok Atoll begins. The battle ends in an American victory on February 22.
  • 1959 –
    Project Vanguard: Vanguard 2 – The first weather satellite is launched to measure cloud-cover distribution.
  • 1964 –
    Gabonese president Leon M'ba is toppled by a coup and his rival, Jean-Hilaire Aubame, is installed in his place.
  • 1968 –
    In Springfield, Massachusetts, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opens.
  • 1978 –
    The Troubles: The Provisional IRA detonates an incendiary bomb at the La Mon restaurant, near Belfast, killing 12 and seriously injuring 30.
  • 1979 –
    The Sino-Vietnamese War begins.
  • 1995 –
    The Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador ends on a cease-fire brokered by the UN.

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