This is our day guide for Saturday February 17th 2024 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?
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General Information for February 17th 2024 | |
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There are 2 public holidays today. | |
Day 48 of 2024 | |
318 days left in 2024 | |
Week 07 of the year | |
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 1999. From ten miles away it would measure the asteroid's form, mass and density. | |
1972 - Billie Joe, singer, guitarist and founding member of Green Day is born. | |
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. |