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Scroll down to see top 10 events, birthdays and deaths on this day.
Events
February 17, 2016: Military vehicles explode outside a Turkish Armed Forces barracks in Ankara, Turkey, killing at least 29 people and injuring 61 others.
February 17, 2015: Eighteen people are killed and 78 injured in a stampede at a Mardi Gras parade in Haiti.
February 17, 2011: Arab Spring: Libyan protests against Muammar Gaddafi's regime begin.
February 17, 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.
February 17, 2008: Kosovo declares independence from Serbia.
February 17, 2006: A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126.
February 17, 1996: In Philadelphia, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match.
February 17, 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.
February 17, 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.
February 17, 1995: The Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador ends on a ceasefire brokered by the UN.
February 17, 2015: Eighteen people are killed and 78 injured in a stampede at a Mardi Gras parade in Haiti.
February 17, 2011: Arab Spring: Libyan protests against Muammar Gaddafi's regime begin.
February 17, 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.
February 17, 2008: Kosovo declares independence from Serbia.
February 17, 2006: A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126.
February 17, 1996: In Philadelphia, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match.
February 17, 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.
February 17, 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.
February 17, 1995: The Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador ends on a ceasefire brokered by the UN.
Birthdays
February 17, 2006: Tyler Dibling, English footballer
February 17, 1998: Devin White, American football player
February 17, 1997: Gaetano Castrovilli, Italian footballer
February 17, 1997: Zeki Çelik, Turkish footballer
February 17, 1996: Sebastian Aho, Swedish ice hockey player
February 17, 1996: Sasha Pieterse, South African-American actress and singer-songwriter
February 17, 1995: Madison Keys, American tennis player
February 17, 1994: Mason Jobst, American ice hockey player
February 17, 1993: Marc Márquez, Spanish motorcycle racer
February 17, 1992: Meaghan Martin, American actress and singer
February 17, 1998: Devin White, American football player
February 17, 1997: Gaetano Castrovilli, Italian footballer
February 17, 1997: Zeki Çelik, Turkish footballer
February 17, 1996: Sebastian Aho, Swedish ice hockey player
February 17, 1996: Sasha Pieterse, South African-American actress and singer-songwriter
February 17, 1995: Madison Keys, American tennis player
February 17, 1994: Mason Jobst, American ice hockey player
February 17, 1993: Marc Márquez, Spanish motorcycle racer
February 17, 1992: Meaghan Martin, American actress and singer
Deaths
February 17, 2025: Paquita la del Barrio, Mexican singer, songwriter and actress (born 1947)
February 17, 2025: Frits Bolkestein, Dutch politician (born 1933)
February 17, 2025: Rick Buckler, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (born 1955)
February 17, 2025: James Harrison, Australian blood plasma donor (born 1936)
February 17, 2024: Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, Sri Lankan politician (born 1941)
February 17, 2024: Josette Molland, WWII French Resistance member and artist (born 1923)
February 17, 2021: Rush Limbaugh, American talk show host and author (born 1951)
February 17, 2021: Seif Sharif Hamad, Tanzanian politician (born 1943)
February 17, 2017: Robert H. Michel, American politician (born 1923)
February 17, 2017: Michael Novak, American Roman Catholic theologian (born 1933)
February 17, 2025: Frits Bolkestein, Dutch politician (born 1933)
February 17, 2025: Rick Buckler, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (born 1955)
February 17, 2025: James Harrison, Australian blood plasma donor (born 1936)
February 17, 2024: Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, Sri Lankan politician (born 1941)
February 17, 2024: Josette Molland, WWII French Resistance member and artist (born 1923)
February 17, 2021: Rush Limbaugh, American talk show host and author (born 1951)
February 17, 2021: Seif Sharif Hamad, Tanzanian politician (born 1943)
February 17, 2017: Robert H. Michel, American politician (born 1923)
February 17, 2017: Michael Novak, American Roman Catholic theologian (born 1933)
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