Born on 22 February 2017

At A Glance

22 February 2017 at a glance

Day of the week

22 February 2017 was a Wednesday.

UK Number One

The UK Number One single was “Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran.

Top Film of 2017

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2017 was Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Star sign

The star sign for 22 February is Pisces.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 22 February 2017 fell in the Year of the Rooster.

Birthstone

The birthstone for February is Amethyst.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 22 February 2017 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 22 February

• 1997 In Roslin, Midlothian, British scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly has been successfully cloned.
• 2006 At approximately 6:44 a.m. local Iraqi time, explosions occurred at the al-Askari Shrine in Samarra, Iraq. The attack on the shrine, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, caused the escalation of sectarian tensions in Iraq into a full-scale civil war.
• 2006 The Securitas depot robbery was the UK's largest heist. Almost £53m (about $92.5 million or €78 million) was stolen from a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent.
• 2014 President Viktor Yanukovych of Ukraine is impeached by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by a vote of 328–0, fulfilling a major goal of the Euromaidan rebellion.
• 2022 Twosday, the name given to Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at 2:22:22, occurs.

Famous people born on 22 February

• George Washington, American general and politician, 1st President of the United States (1732–1799)
• James Blunt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1974)
• Steve Irwin, Australian zoologist and television host (1962–2006)
• Drew Barrymore, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1975)

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