Born on 17 February 1953

At A Glance

17 February 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

17 February 1953 was a Tuesday.

UK Number One

The UK Number One single was “Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes” by Perry Como.

Top Film of 1953

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1953 was Peter Pan.

Star sign

The star sign for 17 February is Aquarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 17 February 1953 fell in the Year of the Snake.

Birthstone

The birthstone for February is Amethyst.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 17 February 1953 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 17 February

• 1944 World War II: The Battle of Eniwetok begins. The battle ends in an American victory on February 22.
• 1944 World War II: Operation Hailstone begins: U.S. naval air, surface and submarine attack against Truk Lagoon, Japan's main base in the central Pacific, in support of the Eniwetok invasion.
• 1949 Chaim Weizmann begins his term as the first President of Israel.
• 1959 Project Vanguard: Vanguard 2: The first weather satellite is launched to measure cloud-cover distribution.
• 1964 In Wesberry v. Sanders the Supreme Court of the United States rules that congressional districts have to be approximately equal in population.

Famous people born on 17 February

• Case Keenum, American football player (born 1988)
• Ed Sheeran, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1991)
• Michael Jordan, American basketball player, executive, and businessman (born 1963)
• Jensen Huang, Taiwanese-American businessman, co-founded Nvidia (born 1963)

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