Born on 17 February 2016

At A Glance

17 February 2016 at a glance

Day of the week

17 February 2016 was a Wednesday.

Irish Chart Song in 2016

The Irish chart song for 2016 was “One Dance” by Drake.

Top Film of 2016

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2016 was Captain America: Civil War.

Star sign

The star sign for 17 February is Aquarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 17 February 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.

Birthstone

The birthstone for February is Amethyst.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 17 February 2016 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 17 February

• 1996 In Philadelphia, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match.
• 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.
• 2008 Kosovo declares independence from Serbia.
• 2011 Arab Spring: Libyan protests against Muammar Gaddafi's regime begin.
• 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.

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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