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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1370]] &ndash; [[Northern Crusades]]: [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]] and the [[Teutonic Knights]] meet in the [[Battle of Rudau]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Friedrich Wilhelm|last=Barthold|title=Geschichte der deutschen städte und des deutschen bürgerthums|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VA5AAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA150|year=1853|publisher=T.O. Weigel|language=de|pages=150|access-date=2020-02-06|archive-date=2020-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530113743/https://books.google.com/books?id=VA5AAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA150|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1411]] &ndash; Following the successful campaigns during the [[Ottoman Interregnum]], [[Musa Çelebi]], one of the sons of [[Bayezid I]], becomes [[Sultan]] of the [[Ottoman Empire]] with the support of [[Mircea I of Wallachia]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Encyclopaedia of Islām: A Dictionary of the Geography, Ethnography and Biography of the Muhammadan Peoples|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=akFJAQAAMAAJ|year=1934|publisher=[[E. J. Brill]]|page=535|access-date=2020-02-06|archive-date=2020-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610111848/https://books.google.com/books?id=akFJAQAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1500]] &ndash; Duke [[Frederick I of Denmark|Friedrich]] and Duke [[John, King of Denmark|Johann]] attempt to subdue the [[peasant]]ry of [[Dithmarschen]], Denmark, in the [[Battle of Hemmingstedt]].<ref>{{cite book|title=A Manual about Schleswig Holstein|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lr1GAQAAIAAJ|year=1992|publisher=Press Office of the State Government of Schleswig Holstein|page=13|access-date=2021-06-21|archive-date=2021-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205837/https://books.google.com/books?id=lr1GAQAAIAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1600]] &ndash; On his way to be burned at the stake for heresy, at [[Campo de' Fiori]] in Rome, the philosopher [[Giordano Bruno]] has a wooden vise put on his tongue to prevent him continuing to speak.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Il Sommario del Processo di Giordano Bruno, con appendice di Documenti sull'eresia e l'inquisizione a Modena nel secolo XVI|first=Angelo|last=Mercati|journal=Studi e Testi|volume= 101}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1616]] &ndash; [[Nurhaci]] proclaims himself [[List of emperors of the Qing dynasty#Khans of Later Jin (1616–1636)|Khan]] of the [[Later Jin (1616–1636)|Later Jin]], precursor to the [[Qing Dynasty]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Arthur W. Hummel Sr.|author2=Pamela Kyle Crossley|title=Eminent Chinese of the Qing Period (1644–1912)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Ge9DwAAQBAJ|year=2017|publisher=[[Berkshire Publishing Group]]|page=450|isbn=9781614728498|access-date=2023-08-22}}</ref>
*[[1621]] &ndash; [[Myles Standish]] is appointed as first military commander of the English [[Plymouth Colony]] in North America.
*[[1674]] &ndash; An [[1674 Ambon earthquake and megatsunami|earthquake strikes]] the Indonesian island of [[Ambon Island|Ambon]]. It triggers a {{cvt|100|m}} [[megatsunami]] which drowns over 2,300 people.<ref name="AA">{{cite journal |last1=Pranantyo |first1=I.R.|last2=Cummins |first2=P.R. |title=The 1674 Ambon Tsunami: Extreme Run-Up Caused by an Earthquake-Triggered Landslide |journal=Pure and Applied Geophysics |year=2020 |volume=177 |issue=3 |pages=1639–1657 |doi=10.1007/s00024-019-02390-2 |hdl=1885/219284 |s2cid=212731869|hdl-access=free }}</ref>
*[[1676]] &ndash; Sixteen men of [[Antonio de Vea expedition|Pascual de Iriate's expedition]] are lost at [[Evangelistas Islets]] at the western end of the [[Strait of Magellan]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Anuario Hidrográfico de la Marina de Chile|year=1886|pages=589–590|chapter=Expedición de Antonio de Vea|author-last=de Vea|author-first=Antonio|chapter-url=http://www.bibliotecanacionaldigital.gob.cl/visor/BND:74532|language=es|access-date=2020-01-14|archive-date=2019-12-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229211904/http://www.bibliotecanacionaldigital.gob.cl/visor/BND:74532|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1739]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Vasai]] commences as the [[Maratha Confederacy|Marathas]] move to invade Portuguese-occupied territory.
*[[1753]] &ndash; In Sweden, February 17 is followed by [[March 1]] as the country moves from the [[Julian calendar]] to the [[Gregorian calendar]].<ref>{{cite book|author=American Academy of Arts and Sciences|author-link=American Academy of Arts and Sciences|title=Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bpAmCPiQ3DkC&pg=PA54|year=1868|publisher=The Academy|pages=54|access-date=2020-02-06|archive-date=2020-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531185055/https://books.google.com/books?id=bpAmCPiQ3DkC&pg=PA54|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1801]] &ndash; [[1800 United States presidential election|United States presidential election]]: A tie in the [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]] between [[Thomas Jefferson]] and [[Aaron Burr]] is resolved when Jefferson is elected [[President of the United States]] and Burr [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] by the [[United States House of Representatives]].
*[[1814]] &ndash; [[War of the Sixth Coalition]]: The [[Battle of Mormant]].
*[[1819]] &ndash; The [[United States House of Representatives]] passes the [[Missouri Compromise]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite book|last=Woodburn|first=James A.|title=The Historical Significance of the Missouri Compromise|location=Washington, D.C.|publisher=American Historical Association|date=1894|oclc=11821758|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SjQOAAAAIAAJ|page=256}}</ref>
*[[1838]] &ndash; [[Weenen massacre]]: Hundreds of [[Voortrekkers]] along the Blaukraans River, [[KwaZulu-Natal|Natal]] are killed by [[Zulu people|Zulu]]s.
*[[1854]] &ndash; The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the [[Orange Free State]].
*[[1859]] &ndash; [[Cochinchina Campaign]]: The [[French Navy]] captures the [[Citadel of Saigon]], a fortress manned by 1,000 [[Nguyễn dynasty]] soldiers, en route to conquering [[Saigon]] and other regions of southern Viet Nam.
*[[1863]] &ndash; A group of citizens of [[Geneva]] found an International Committee for Relief to the Wounded, which later became known as the [[International Committee of the Red Cross]].
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: The {{Ship||H. L. Hunley|submarine|2}} becomes the first submarine to [[Sinking of USS Housatonic|engage and sink a warship]], the {{USS|Housatonic|1861|6}}.
*[[1865]] &ndash; American Civil War: [[Columbia, South Carolina]], is [[Capture of Columbia|burned]] as [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] forces flee from advancing [[United States|Union]] forces.

===1901–present===
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Russian Revolution of 1905]]: [[Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia]] is assassinated in the [[Moscow Kremlin]] by [[Socialist Revolutionary Party|Socialist Revolutionary]] [[Ivan Kalyayev]].<ref name="Grand Duke">[https://books.google.com/books?id=YzUbvTmYVcYC ''The American Monthly Review of Reviews''] (April 1905) p. 284</ref> 
*[[1913]] &ndash; The [[Armory Show]] opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century.<ref>{{cite book|author=Eva Weber|title=Art Deco in America|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-BDniArslTkC|year=1985|publisher=Exeter Books|isbn=978-0-671-80804-4|page=25|access-date=2021-06-21|archive-date=2021-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203952/https://books.google.com/books?id=-BDniArslTkC|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1919]] &ndash; The [[Ukrainian People's Republic#Winter 1918.E2.80.9319|Ukrainian People's Republic]] asks the [[Triple Entente|Entente]] and the United States for help fighting the [[Bolsheviks]].
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: The [[Battle of Eniwetok]] begins. The battle ends in an American victory on [[February 22]].<ref>{{cite book|author=John Pimlott|title=The Viking Atlas of World War II|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fKt-AAAAMAAJ|year=1995|publisher=Viking|isbn=978-0-670-85373-1|page=170|access-date=2021-06-21|archive-date=2021-04-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422155243/https://books.google.com/books?id=fKt-AAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1944   &ndash; 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 [[Battle of Eniwetok|Eniwetok invasion]].
*[[1948]] &ndash; The [[Al-Waziri coup]] briefly ousts the ruling Hamidaddin dynasty of [[Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen|Yemen]]; [[Imams of Yemen|Imam]] [[Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din]] is killed.<ref name="Yahya">{{cite book|title=Heads of States and Governments Since 1945|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D6HKAgAAQBAJ|year=2014|publisher=Taylor & Francis|pages=845–846|isbn=9781134264902|access-date=2023-08-22}}</ref>
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Chaim Weizmann]] begins his term as the first [[President of Israel]].<ref>{{cite book | last = LastName | first = FirstName | title = A political chronology of the Middle East | publisher = Europa | location = London | year = 2001 | isbn = 9781857431155 | page=93}}</ref>
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Project Vanguard]]: [[Vanguard 2]]: The first [[weather satellite]] is launched to measure cloud-cover distribution.
*  1959   &ndash; A [[Turkish Airlines]] [[Vickers Viscount]] [[1959 Turkish Airlines Gatwick crash|crashes]] near [[Gatwick Airport]], killing 14; [[Prime Minister of Turkey|Turkish prime minister]] [[Adnan Menderes]] survives the crash.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Vickers 794D Viscount TC-SEV London-Gatwick Airport (LGW)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19590217-0|access-date=2022-02-16|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]|archive-date=2022-01-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114061205/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19590217-0|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1964]] &ndash; In ''[[Wesberry v. Sanders]]'' the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] rules that [[United States congressional district|congressional districts]] have to be approximately equal in population.
*  1964   &ndash; Gabonese president [[Léon M'ba]] is toppled by [[1964 Gabon coup d'état|a coup]] and his rival, [[Jean-Hilaire Aubame]], is installed in his place.
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Ranger program|Project Ranger]]: The [[Ranger 8]] probe launches on its mission to photograph the ''[[Mare Tranquillitatis]]'' region of the Moon in preparation for the crewed [[Apollo program|Apollo]] missions. ''Mare Tranquillitatis'' or the "Sea of Tranquility" would become the site chosen for the [[Apollo 11]] lunar landing.
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Aeroflot Flight 065]] crashes during take-off from [[Sheremetyevo International Airport]], killing 21.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 114D СССР-76491 Moskva-Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO) |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19660217-0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103105929/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19660217-0 |archive-date=3 November 2012 |access-date=25 April 2018 |website=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
*[[1969]] &ndash; American aquanaut [[Berry L. Cannon]] dies of carbon dioxide poisoning while attempting to repair a leak in the [[SEALAB III]] underwater habitat. The SEALAB project was subsequently abandoned.<ref name="San Diego">{{cite journal|journal=[[San Diego Magazine]]|last1=Bunton|first1=Bill|last2=Heglar|first2=Mary|url=http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/San-Diego-Magazine/March-1999/Death-of-an-Aquanaut/|title=Death of an Aquanaut &ndash; San Diego Magazine &ndash; March 1999 &ndash; San Diego, California|date=March 1999|publisher=SDM, LLC|access-date=February 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118031524/http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/San-Diego-Magazine/March-1999/Death-of-an-Aquanaut/|archive-date=January 18, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1970]] &ndash; the family of [[Jeffrey R. MacDonald]], [[United States Army]] captain, is found murdered in their home in [[Fort Liberty|Ft. Bragg]], North Carolina.  Eventually, MacDonald himself was charged with and convicted of the murder of his pregnant wife and two daughters.<ref>[https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article249836233.html Jeffrey MacDonald again seeks release from prison. A primer on the infamous NC crime.][https://allthatsinteresting.com/jeffrey-macdonald]</ref>
*[[1972]] &ndash; Cumulative sales of the [[Volkswagen Beetle]] exceed those of the [[Ford Model T]].
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[1974 White House helicopter incident|Robert K. Preston]], a disgruntled [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] private, buzzes the [[White House]] in a stolen [[helicopter]].
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[The Troubles]]: The [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|Provisional IRA]] detonates an [[incendiary bomb]] at the [[La Mon restaurant bombing|La Mon restaurant]], near Belfast, killing 12 and seriously injuring 30 others, all Protestants.
*[[1979]] &ndash; The [[Sino-Vietnamese War]] begins.
*[[1980]] &ndash; First winter ascent of [[Mount Everest]] by [[Krzysztof Wielicki]] and [[Leszek Cichy]].
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Ryan International Airlines Flight 590]] crashes during takeoff from [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport]], killing both pilots, the aircraft's only occupants.<ref name="ASN">{{cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15RC N565PC Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, OH (CLE)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19910217-2|access-date=2020-12-01|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|archive-date=2020-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130020813/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19910217-2|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[First Nagorno-Karabakh War]]: [[Armenia]]n troops massacre more than 20 [[Azerbaijanis|Azerbaijani]] civilians during the [[Capture of Garadaghly]].
*[[1995]] &ndash; The [[Cenepa War]] between [[Peru]] and [[Ecuador]] ends on a [[ceasefire]] brokered by the [[United Nations|UN]].
*[[1996]] &ndash; In [[Philadelphia]], world champion [[Garry Kasparov]] beats the [[Deep Blue (chess computer)|Deep Blue]] [[supercomputer]] in a [[chess]] match.
*  1996   &ndash; [[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]].
*  1996   &ndash; The 8.2 {{M|w}} [[1996 Biak earthquake|Biak earthquake]] shakes the [[Papua (province)|Papua]] province of eastern [[Indonesia]] with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of VIII (''Severe''). A large tsunami followed, leaving 166 people dead or missing and 423 injured.
*[[2006]] &ndash; A [[2006 Southern Leyte mudslide|massive mudslide]] occurs in [[Southern Leyte]], Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126.
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Kosovo]] [[2008 Kosovo declaration of independence|declares independence]] from [[Serbia]].
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Arab Spring]]: [[Libyan civil war (2011)|Libyan protests]] against [[History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi|Muammar Gaddafi's regime]] begin.
*  2011   &ndash; Arab Spring: In [[Bahrain]], [[Special Security Force Command|security forces]] launch a deadly [[Police raid|pre-dawn raid]] on protesters in [[Pearl Roundabout]] in [[Manama]]; the day is locally known as [[Bloody Thursday (Bahrain)|Bloody Thursday]].
*[[2015]] &ndash; Eighteen people are killed and 78 injured in a [[2015 Haiti Carnival stampede|stampede]] at a [[Mardi Gras]] parade in [[Haiti]].
*[[2016]] &ndash; Military vehicles [[February 2016 Ankara bombing|explode]] outside a [[Turkish Armed Forces]] barracks in [[Ankara]], Turkey, killing at least 29 people and injuring 61 others.

==Births==
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===Pre-1600===
* [[624]] &ndash; [[Wu Zetian]], Chinese empress consort (d. 705)
*[[1028]] &ndash; [[Al-Juwayni]], Persian scholar and imam (d. 1085)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Saflo |first1=Mohammad M. A. |title=Al-Juwayni's Thought and Methodology |date=11 October 2021 |publisher=Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |isbn=978-3-11-240161-3 |page=8 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1490]] &ndash; [[Charles III, Duke of Bourbon|Charles III]], duke of Bourbon (d. 1527)<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Bourbon, Charles |volume= 04 | page = 328; lines one and two |quote=...constable of France....and dauphin of Auvergne, was born on the 17th of February 1490}}</ref>
*[[1519]] &ndash; [[Francis, Duke of Guise|Francis]], French Grand Chamberlain (d. 1563)<ref>{{cite book|author1=David Patrick|author2=William Geddie|title=Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WtVPAAAAMAAJ|year=1924|publisher=W. & R. Chambers Ltd|page=458|access-date=2019-12-21|archive-date=2020-05-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200525011621/https://books.google.com/books?id=WtVPAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1524]] &ndash; [[Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine|Charles de Lorraine]], French cardinal (d. 1574)<ref>{{cite book|author=DAVID LAING|title=THE WORKS OF JOHN KNOX|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aRIXAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA318|year=1848|pages=318|access-date=2020-02-17|archive-date=2020-05-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522065520/https://books.google.com/books?id=aRIXAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA318|url-status=live}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1646]] &ndash; [[Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert]], French economist (d. 1714)<ref>{{cite book|author=Hazel Van Dyke Roberts|title=Boisguilbert: economist of the reign of Louis XIV|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XWvGAAAAMAAJ|year=1935|publisher=Columbia University Press|page=11|isbn=9780231904964|access-date=2020-02-17|archive-date=2020-05-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524110659/https://books.google.com/books?id=XWvGAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1653]] &ndash; [[Arcangelo Corelli]], Italian violinist and composer (d. 1713)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Jack Ralph Ullom|author2=Arcangelo Corelli|title=An analysis and performing edition of Arcangelo Corelli's Sonata for violin and continuo, opus 5, no. 3, in C major|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hFE9AQAAIAAJ|year=1967|publisher=Dept. of Music|page=1|access-date=2019-12-21|archive-date=2020-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604124605/https://books.google.com/books?id=hFE9AQAAIAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1723]] &ndash; [[Tobias Mayer]], German astronomer and academic (d. 1762)
*[[1740]] &ndash; [[Horace-Bénédict de Saussure]], Swiss physicist and meteorologist (d. 1799)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Abel Stevens|author2=James Floy|title=The National Magazine: Devoted to Literature, Art, and Religion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6CcAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA168|year=1856|publisher=Carlton & Phillips|pages=168|access-date=2020-02-17|archive-date=2020-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531103042/https://books.google.com/books?id=6CcAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA168|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1752]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Maximilian Klinger]], German author and playwright (d. 1831) 
*[[1754]] &ndash; [[Nicolas Baudin]], French cartographer and explorer (d. 1803)
*[[1758]] &ndash; [[John Pinkerton]], Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, author, numismatist and historian (d. 1826)
*[[1762]] &ndash; [[John Cooke (Royal Navy officer)|John Cooke]], English captain (d. 1805)<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Howard|editor1-first=Joseph Jackson|editor1-link=Joseph Jackson Howard|year=1896|title=Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica|publisher=Mitchell and Hughes|volume=4|series=Third|page=51|location=London|language=en|oclc=1141272165|url=https://archive.org/details/miscellaneagenea04howa/page/106|access-date=May 11, 2021}}</ref>
*[[1781]] &ndash; [[René Laennec]], French physician, invented the [[stethoscope]] (d. 1826)<ref>{{cite book|author=René Théophile Hyacinthe Laennec|title=A Treatise on Mediate Auscultation, and on Diseases of the Lungs and Heart. ... With the notes and additions of M. M. Laënnec and M. Andral|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fVaObe8vNs4C&pg=PR9|year=1846|pages=9|access-date=2019-12-21|archive-date=2020-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527172842/https://books.google.com/books?id=fVaObe8vNs4C&pg=PR9|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1796]] &ndash; [[Philipp Franz von Siebold]], German physician and botanist (d. 1866)
*[[1799]] &ndash; [[Carl Julian (von) Graba]], German lawyer and ornithologist who visited and studied the Faroe Islands (d. 1874)<ref name="KN">{{cite web|url= http://www.kn-online.de/htm/dauer/lok/hochschulen/hochschulseiten/990212/c-voegel.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20010721034659/http://www.kn-online.de/htm/dauer/lok/hochschulen/hochschulseiten/990212/c-voegel.htm|archive-date=21 July 2001|language=de|title= Unbekannte Vögel entdeckt – Auf den Spuren von Graba|trans-title= Unknown birds discovered – In the footsteps of Graba|date=12 February 1999|author= Kieler Nachrichten| accessdate=20 August 2022}}</ref>
*[[1817]] &ndash; [[Édouard Thilges]], Luxembourgish jurist and politician, 7th [[Prime Minister of Luxembourg]] (d. 1904)
*[[1820]] &ndash; [[Henri Vieuxtemps]], Belgian violinist and composer (d. 1881)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Musical World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dfksAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA237|year=1845|publisher=J. Alfredo Novello|pages=237|access-date=2020-02-17|archive-date=2020-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602234240/https://books.google.com/books?id=dfksAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA237|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1821]] &ndash; [[Lola Montez]], Irish-American actress and dancer (d. 1861)<ref>{{cite book|author=Bruce Seymour|title=Lola Montez: A Life|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F4DCffNBbPMC&pg=PA4|year=1996|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=978-0-300-07439-0|pages=4|access-date=2020-02-17|archive-date=2020-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530113745/https://books.google.com/books?id=F4DCffNBbPMC&pg=PA4|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1832]] &ndash; [[Richard Henry Park]], American sculptor (d. 1902) 
*[[1836]] &ndash; [[Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer]], Spanish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1870)
*[[1843]] &ndash; [[Aaron Montgomery Ward]], American businessman, founded [[Montgomery Ward]] (d. 1913)
*[[1848]] &ndash; [[Louisa Lawson]], Australian poet and publisher (d. 1920)
*[[1849]] &ndash; [[Joseph Favre]], Swiss chef (d. 1903)<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.archiviobiograficomovimentooperaio.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=21984:favre-joseph&lang=it|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130904222357/http://www.archiviobiograficomovimentooperaio.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=21984:favre-joseph&lang=it|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 4, 2013|chapter=Joseph Favre|title=L'Internazionale italiana fra libertari ed evoluzionisti|publisher=ABMO|access-date=2013-09-04|language=Italian}}</ref>
*[[1854]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Alfred Krupp]], German businessman (d. 1902)
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont|Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont]], duchess of Albany (d. 1922)<ref>{{cite book|author=Harvester Wheatsheaf|title=The Constitutional Year Book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B9dVAAAAYAAJ|year=1971|publisher=Harvester Press|isbn=978-0-85527-070-4|page=28|access-date=2020-02-17|archive-date=2020-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526014603/https://books.google.com/books?id=B9dVAAAAYAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[Mori Ōgai]], Japanese general, author, and poet (d. 1922)
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[Jozef Murgaš]], Slovak priest, botanist, and painter (d. 1929)
*  1864   &ndash; [[Banjo Paterson]], Australian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1941)<ref>{{cite book|author=Andrew Barton Paterson|title=Poems of Banjo Paterson|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VtjpAAAAMAAJ|year=1976|publisher=Ure Smith|isbn=978-0-7254-0297-6|page=13|access-date=2019-12-21|archive-date=2020-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610111846/https://books.google.com/books?id=VtjpAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Thomas J. Watson]], American businessman (d. 1956)
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[Isabelle Eberhardt]], Swiss explorer and author (d. 1904)<ref>{{cite book|author=Ursula Kingsmill Hart|title=Two ladies of colonial Algeria: the lives and times of Aurélie Picard and Isabelle Eberhardt|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WDZxAAAAMAAJ|year=1987|publisher=Ohio University Center for International Studies|page=73|isbn=9780896801431|access-date=2019-12-21|archive-date=2020-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526014605/https://books.google.com/books?id=WDZxAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1877   &ndash; [[André Maginot]], French sergeant and politician (d. 1932)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Dorothy Canfield Fisher]], American educational reformer, social activist and author (d. 1958)<ref>{{cite book|last=Siles|first=Dorothy D.|chapter=Fisher, Dorothy (Frances) Canfield|editor-first=D.L.|editor-last=Kirkpatrick|title=Twentieth-century Children's Writers|location=London|publisher=Macmillan|year=1978|isbn=978-0-33323-414-3|page=455}}</ref>
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Mary Carson Breckinridge]], American [[nurse midwife]], founded [[Frontier Nursing Service]] (d. 1965)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Joseph Bech]], Luxembourgish lawyer and politician, 15th [[Prime Minister of Luxembourg]] (d. 1975)
*  1887   &ndash; [[Leevi Madetoja]], Finnish composer and critic (d. 1947)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Ronald Knox]], English Catholic priest (d. 1957)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Waugh |first1=Evelyn |author1-link=Evelyn Waugh |title=The Life of Ronald Knox |date=1959 |publisher=Chapman and Hall |page=35 |url=https://archive.org/details/lifeofronaldknox0000evel/mode/2up}}</ref>
*  1888   &ndash; [[Otto Stern]], German-American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1969)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Ronald Fisher]], English-Australian statistician, biologist, and geneticist (d. 1962)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Abraham Fraenkel]], German-Israeli mathematician and academic (d. 1965)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Wally Pipp]], American baseball player and journalist (d. 1965)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Jibanananda Das]], Bangladeshi-Indian poet and author (d. 1954)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Ruth Clifford]], American actress (d. 1998)

===1901–present===
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Sadegh Hedayat]], Iranian-French author and translator (d. 1951)
*  1903   &ndash; [[Joaquín Rodríguez Ortega]], known as "Cagancho", Spanish bullfighter (d. 1984)<ref>{{cite web
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	| title = CAGANCHO
	| last = 
	| first = 
	| date = 2024
	| website = tauroarte.com
	| publisher = Tauroarte
	| access-date = 25 September 2024
	| language = es
}}</ref>
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Hans Morgenthau]], German-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (d. 1980)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Rózsa Péter]], Hungarian mathematician (d. 1977)<ref>{{cite book | first=Hajnal | last=Andréka | chapter=Rózsa Péter | editor-last1=Grinstein | editor-first1=Louise S. | editor-last2=Campbell | editor-first2=Paul J. | title=Women of Mathematics: a Biobibliographic Sourcebook | place=New York | publisher=Greenwood Press | year=1987 | isbn=978-0-3132-4849-8 | page=[https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/171 171] | chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/171 }}</ref>
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Mary Brian]], American actress (d. 2002) 
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Bo Yibo]], Chinese general and politician, [[Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China]] (d. 2007)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Marc Lawrence]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2005)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Oskar Seidlin]], German-American author, poet, and scholar (d. 1984)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Andre Norton]], American author (d. 2005)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Arthur Kennedy (actor)|Arthur Kennedy]], American actor (d. 1990)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Alexander Obolensky]], Russian rugby player and pilot (d. 1940)
*  1916   &ndash; [[Don Tallon]], Australian cricketer (d. 1984)
*  1916   &ndash; [[Raf Vallone]], Italian footballer and actor (d. 2002)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[William Bronk]], American poet and academic (d. 1999)
*  1918   &ndash; [[Jacqueline Ferrand]], French mathematician (d. 2014)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[J. M. S. Careless]], Canadian historian and academic (d. 2009)
*  1919   &ndash; [[Kathleen Freeman]], American actress and singer (d. 2001)
*  1919   &ndash; [[Joe Hunt]], American tennis player (d. 1945)<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Porter|editor1-first=David L.|title=Biographical Dictionary of American Sports|date=1992|publisher=Greenwood Press|location=New York|isbn=978-0313267062|pages=[https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict0000unse_z6t1/page/552 552–553]|url=https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict0000unse_z6t1/page/552}}</ref>
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Ivo Caprino]], Norwegian director and screenwriter (d. 2001)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Annie Glenn]], American disability and communication disorder advocate (d. 2020)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Curt Swan]], American illustrator (d. 1996)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Comics Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pBRLAQAAIAAJ|year=1996|publisher=Comics Journal, Incorporated|page=13|access-date=2021-06-21|archive-date=2021-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624213155/https://books.google.com/books?id=pBRLAQAAIAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Duane Gish]], American biochemist and academic (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite book|author=Strathmore Directories, Limited|title=Strathmore's Who's Who, 2000-2001|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JiNJ8XXpJn0C|date=May 2001|publisher=Strathmore Directories, Limited|isbn=978-1-890347-06-2|page=656|access-date=2021-06-21|archive-date=2021-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204302/https://books.google.com/books?id=JiNJ8XXpJn0C|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Tommy Edwards]], American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 1969)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Buddy DeFranco]], American clarinet player and bandleader (d. 2014)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Margaret Truman]], American singer and author (d. 2008)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Ron Cockrell|author2=Keith Krueger|title=Cultural Landscape Report: Harry S Truman National Historic Site, Independence, Missouri|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OOaZRpTIMrsC&pg=PA26|year=1990|publisher=National Park Service|pages=26|access-date=2021-06-21|archive-date=2021-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205734/https://books.google.com/books?id=OOaZRpTIMrsC&pg=PA26|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Ron Goodwin]], English composer and conductor (d. 2003)
*  1925   &ndash; [[Hal Holbrook]], American actor and director (d. 2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/theater/hal-holbrook-dead.html|title=Hal Holbrook, Actor Who Channeled Mark Twain, Is Dead at 95|date=February 2, 2021|website=New York Times|author=Robert Berkvist|access-date=February 2, 2021|archive-date=February 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202183539/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/theater/hal-holbrook-dead.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Marta Romero]], Puerto Rican actress and singer (d. 2013)
*  1928   &ndash; [[Michiaki Takahashi]], Japanese virologist (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://doodles.google/doodle/dr-michiaki-takahashis-94th-birthday/|title=Michiaki Takahashi's 94th Birthday|date=February 17, 2021|website=Google|access-date=February 17, 2021}}</ref>
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Alejandro Jodorowsky]], Chilean-French director and screenwriter
*  1929   &ndash; [[Chaim Potok]], American rabbi and author (d. 2002)<ref>{{cite book|author=Sanford Sternlicht|title=Chaim Potok: A Critical Companion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8vOG2EXef4EC&pg=PA2|year=2000|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-31181-9|pages=2|access-date=2021-02-02|archive-date=2022-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217163120/https://books.google.com/books?id=8vOG2EXef4EC&pg=PA2|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1929   &ndash; [[Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale]], English lieutenant and politician, [[Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills]] (d. 1993)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Patricia Routledge]], English actress and singer
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Roger Craig (baseball)|Roger Craig]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2023)
*  1930   &ndash; [[Benjamin Fain]], Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and academic (d. 2013)
*  1930   &ndash; [[Ruth Rendell]], English author (d. 2015)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Jiřina Jirásková]], Czech actress and singer (d. 2013)
*  1931   &ndash; [[Buddy Ryan]], American football coach (d. 2016)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Craig L. Thomas]], American captain and politician (d. 2007)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Alan Bates]], English actor (d. 2003)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/Guardian/0,4029,1113685,00.html |title=Sir Alan Bates |author=Michael Billington |work=The Guardian |date=29 December 2003 |access-date=4 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114224632/http://film.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/Guardian/0%2C4029%2C1113685%2C00.html |archive-date=14 November 2007 |url-status=live |location=London }}</ref>
*  1934   &ndash; [[Barry Humphries]], Australian comedian, actor, and author (d. 2023)<ref name="Chase's2018"/>
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Christina Pickles]], English-American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Jim Brown]], American football player and actor (d. 2023)<ref name="Chase's2018"/>
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Mary Ann Mobley]], American model and actress, [[Miss America 1959]] (d. 2014)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Vicente Fernández]], Mexican singer-songwriter, actor, and producer (d. 2021)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chung|first=Christine|date=2021-12-12|title=Vicente Fernández, 'El Rey' of Mexican Ranchera Music, Is Dead at 81|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/12/arts/music/vicente-fernandez-dead.html|access-date=2021-12-13|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=2021-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212235803/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/12/arts/music/vicente-fernandez-dead.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Vicente Fernández, king of Mexican ranchera music, dies at 81|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/vicente-fernandez-dead/2021/12/12/bf8cb158-38c9-11ec-8be3-e14aaacfa8ac_story.html|access-date=12 December 2021|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=12 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212160552/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/vicente-fernandez-dead/2021/12/12/bf8cb158-38c9-11ec-8be3-e14aaacfa8ac_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1940   &ndash; [[Gene Pitney]], American singer-songwriter (d. 2006)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/apr/06/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries|title=Gene Pitney|date=6 April 2006|author=Adam Sweeting|website=The Guardian|access-date=17 February 2020|archive-date=17 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217114037/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/apr/06/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Julia McKenzie]], English actress, singer, and director
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Huey P. Newton]], American activist, co-founded the [[Black Panther Party]] (d. 1989)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Karl Jenkins]], Welsh saxophonist, keyboard player, and composer<ref>{{cite book | last = Daniels | first = David | title = Orchestral music : a handbook | publisher = Scarecrow Press | location = Lanham, Md | year = 2005 | isbn = 9781461664253 | page=202}}</ref>
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Zina Bethune]], American actress, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2012)
*  1945   &ndash; [[Brenda Fricker]], Irish actress<ref name="Chase's2018">{{cite book|author=((Editors of Chase's))|title=Chase's Calendar of Events 2019: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JVJtDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA135|date=30 September 2018|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1-64143-264-1|pages=135|access-date=21 June 2021|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624210644/https://books.google.com/books?id=JVJtDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA135|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Shahrnush Parsipur]], Iranian-American author and academic
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[José José]], Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (d. 2019)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Fred Frith]], English guitarist and songwriter<ref name=Larkin>{{cite book |last=Larkin |first=Colin |author-link=Colin Larkin |title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uWoZAQAAIAAJ |year=2002 |edition=3rd revised |publisher=Virgin |page=175 |isbn=978-1-85227-947-9 |access-date=2020-09-30 |archive-date=2021-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510143040/https://books.google.com/books?id=uWoZAQAAIAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  1949   &ndash; [[Dennis Green]], American football player and coach (d. 2016)
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Rashid Minhas]], Pakistani soldier and pilot (d. 1971)
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Karin Büttner-Janz]], German gymnast and physician
*  1952   &ndash; [[Vladimír Padrůněk]], Czech musician (d. 1991)
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Becky Ann Baker]], American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Lou Ann Barton]], American singer-songwriter
*  1954   &ndash; [[Miki Berkovich]], Israeli basketball player
*  1954   &ndash; [[Rene Russo]], American actress<ref name="Chase's2018"/>
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Mo Yan]], Chinese author and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Richard Karn]], American actor and game show host<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Loreena McKennitt]], Canadian singer-songwriter, accordion player, and pianist
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Aryeh Deri]], Moroccan-Israeli rabbi and politician, [[Ministry of Interior (Israel)|Israeli Minister of Internal Affairs]]
*  1959   &ndash; [[Rowdy Gaines]], American swimmer and sportscaster<ref>{{cite book|title=Guinness Sports Record Book|publisher=Sterling Publishing Company|year=1990|page=180}}</ref>
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Lindy Ruff]], Canadian hockey player and coach
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Angela Eagle]], English politician, [[Shadow Leader of the House of Commons]]
*  1961   &ndash; [[Maria Eagle]], English politician, [[Shadow Secretary of State for Defence]]
*  1961   &ndash; [[Andrey Korotayev]], Russian anthropologist, historian, and sociologist
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Lou Diamond Phillips]], American actor and director<ref name="Chase's2018"/>
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Larry the Cable Guy]], American comedian and voice actor<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for February 17, 2023 includes celebrities Paris Hilton, Michael Bay |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/02/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-february-17-2023-includes-celebrities-paris-hilton-michael-bay.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=15 February 2024 |date=17 February 2023}}</ref>
*  1963   &ndash; [[Alison Hargreaves]], English mountaineer (d. 1995)<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-alison-hargreaves-1597291.html | newspaper=The Independent | title=Obituary: Alison Hargeaves | author=Venables, Stephen | date=20 August 1995 | access-date=6 March 2016 | archive-date=2 February 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202071921/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-alison-hargreaves-1597291.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
*  1963   &ndash; [[Jen-Hsun Huang]], Taiwanese-American businessman, co-founded [[Nvidia]]
*  1963   &ndash; [[Michael Jordan]], American basketball player, executive, and businessman<ref name="Chase's2018"/>
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Sherry Hawco]], Canadian gymnast (d. 1991)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sherry (Hawco) Delanty |url=http://cambridgeshf.com/inductee/sherry-hawco-delanty/ |website=Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame |access-date=10 January 2020 |archive-date=21 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521102619/http://cambridgeshf.com/inductee/sherry-hawco-delanty/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Michael Bay]], American director and producer<ref>{{cite book|title=Film Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oXdZAAAAMAAJ|date=July 2001|publisher=Orpheus Pub|page=189|access-date=2020-02-17|archive-date=2020-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601073000/https://books.google.com/books?id=oXdZAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Luc Robitaille]], Canadian ice hockey player, manager, and actor<ref>{{cite book|author=Morgan Hughes|title=Hockey Legends of All Times|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=35JXzaaRmlIC|date=1 August 1995|publisher=Publications International Limited|isbn=978-0-7853-1689-3|page=98|access-date=17 February 2020|archive-date=23 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523032332/https://books.google.com/books?id=35JXzaaRmlIC|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Giuseppe Signori]], Italian footballer  
*  1968   &ndash; [[Wu'erkaixi]], Chinese journalist and activist
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[David Douillet]], French martial artist and politician
*  1969   &ndash; [[Vasily Kudinov]], Russian handball player (d. 2017)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Dominic Purcell]], English-Australian actor and producer<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Denise Richards]], American model and actress<ref name="Chase's2018"/>
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Billie Joe Armstrong]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and producer<ref name="AP"/>
*  1972   &ndash; [[Philippe Candeloro]], French figure skater<ref>{{cite book|author=Steve Milton|title=Super Skaters: World Figure Skating Stars|url=https://archive.org/details/superskatersworl0000milt|url-access=registration|date=1 February 1997|publisher=Crescent Books|isbn=978-0-517-18482-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/superskatersworl0000milt/page/20 20]}}</ref>
*  1972   &ndash; [[Taylor Hawkins]], American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ganz |first1=Caryn |last2=Coscarelli|first2=Joe| title=Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Dies at 50 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/25/arts/music/taylor-hawkins-foo-fighters-dead.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 26, 2022 |date=March 26, 2022}}</ref>
*  1972   &ndash; [[Valeria Mazza]], Argentine model and businesswoman
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Drew Barry]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Drew Barry |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1003/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref>
*  1973   &ndash; [[Goran Bunjevčević]], Serbian footballer (d. 2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=20604|title=Goran Bunjevcevic|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=12 February 2020|archive-date=21 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521102606/https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=20604|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1973   &ndash; [[Raphaël Ibañez]], French rugby player
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Kaoru (musician)|Kaoru]], Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and producer 
*  1974   &ndash; [[Jerry O'Connell]], American actor, director, and producer<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Kaspars Astašenko]], Latvian ice hockey player (d. 2012)<ref>{{cite web |title=Kaspars Astashenko |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/kaspars-astashenko-8468000 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref>
*  1975   &ndash; [[Václav Prospal]], Czech ice hockey player
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Kelly Carlson]], American actress and model<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Rory Kinnear]], English actor and playwright
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Conrad Ricamora]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
*  1979   &ndash; [[Josh Willingham]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Josh Willingham |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/josh-willingham-425545 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Al Harrington]], American basketball player
*  1980   &ndash; [[Jason Ritter]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
*  1980   &ndash; [[Klemi Saban]], Israeli footballer
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]], American actor, director, and producer<ref name="Chase's2018"/>
*  1981   &ndash; [[Paris Hilton]], American model, media personality, actress, singer, DJ, author and businesswoman<ref name="Chase's2018"/>
*  1981   &ndash; [[Pontus Segerström]], Swedish footballer (d. 2014)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Adriano (footballer, born February 1982)|Adriano]], Brazilian footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Brian Bruney]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite book|author=Sporting News|title=Baseball Register|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b5ON9XuC4noC|date=December 2004|publisher=Sporting News Publishing Company|isbn=978-0-89204-745-1|page=61|access-date=2019-09-29|archive-date=2020-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604012931/https://books.google.com/books?id=b5ON9XuC4noC|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[AB de Villiers]], South African cricketer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Marcin Gortat]], Polish basketball player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Katie Hill (basketball)|Katie Hill]], Australian [[3.0 point player|3.0 point]] [[wheelchair basketball]] player
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Anders Jacobsen (ski jumper)|Anders Jacobsen]], Norwegian ski jumper
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Brett Kern]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Brett Kern |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/11555/brett-kern |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Ísis Valverde]], Brazilian actress<ref>{{cite web |url=http://caras.uol.com.br/perfil/isis-valverde|accessdate=February 17, 2023|title=Ísis Valverde |date=5 January 2022 |publisher=Caras|language=Portuguese}}</ref>
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Michael Frolík]], Czech ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Frolik |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/michael-frolik-8473564 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref>
*  1988   &ndash; [[Case Keenum]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Case Keenum |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/15168/case-keenum |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref>
*  1988   &ndash; [[Vasyl Lomachenko]], Ukrainian boxer
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Rebecca Adlington]], English swimmer<ref>{{cite web |title=Ones to watch in Delhi: Rebecca Adlington |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/commonwealth_games/delhi_2010/9016935.stm |website=BBC News |access-date=8 January 2022 |date=30 September 2010 |archive-date=17 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217163130/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/commonwealth_games/delhi_2010/9016935.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  1989   &ndash; [[Chord Overstreet]], American actor and singer<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Marianne St-Gelais]], Canadian speed skater
*  1990   &ndash; [[Edin Višća]], Bosnian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Edin Višća|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/edin-visca/121573/|website=Soccerway|access-date=17 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Phil Pressey]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Phil Pressey |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203515/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref>
*  1991   &ndash; [[Ed Sheeran]], English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref name="Chase's2018"/>
*  1991   &ndash; [[Jeremy Allen White]], American actor<ref>{{cite web |last1=DeInnocentiis |first1=Felicia |title=The Stunning Transformation Of Jeremy Allen White |url=https://www.thelist.com/985395/the-stunning-transformation-of-jeremy-allen-white/ |publisher=[[TheList.com]] |access-date=7 February 2023 |date=29 August 2022}}</ref>
*  1991   &ndash; [[Bonnie Wright]], English actress, filmmaker, and activist<ref>{{cite news |title=Bonnie Wright Biography |url=https://www.empireonline.com/people/bonnie-wright/ |access-date=February 17, 2023|magazine=Empire}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Meaghan Martin]], American actress and singer<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Marc Márquez]], Spanish motorcycle racer
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Mason Jobst]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mason Jobst |url=https://www.nhl.com/sabres/player/mason-jobst-8481480 |access-date=23 September 2024 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] }}</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Madison Keys]], American tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/316959/madison-keys|title=WTAtennis.com Profile: Madison Keys|publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association]]|access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Sebastian Aho (ice hockey, born 1996)|Sebastian Aho]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Sebastian Aho |url=https://www.nhl.com/islanders/player/sebastian-aho-8480222 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Sasha Pieterse]], South African-American actress and singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Gaetano Castrovilli]], Italian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Gaetano Castrovilli|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/gaetano-castrovilli/366543/|website=Soccerway|access-date=17 February 2025}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Zeki Çelik]], Turkish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Zeki Çelik|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/mehmet-celik/322520/|website=Soccerway|access-date=17 February 2025}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Devin White]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Devin White |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4035434/devin-white |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Tyler Dibling]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Tyler Dibling|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/112917/Tyler-Dibling/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=17 February 2025}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[364]] &ndash; [[Jovian (emperor)|Jovian]], Roman emperor (b. 331)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Themistius|author2=Themistius Euphrades Paphlago|title=Politics, Philosophy, and Empire in the Fourth Century: Select Orations of Themistius|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_t4-4vJy3aUC&pg=PA149|year=2001|publisher=Liverpool University Press|isbn=978-0-85323-106-6|pages=149|access-date=2019-09-29|archive-date=2020-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527192351/https://books.google.com/books?id=_t4-4vJy3aUC&pg=PA149|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[440]] &ndash; [[Mesrop Mashtots]], Armenian monk, linguist, and theologian (b. 360)<ref>{{cite book|title=Soviet Life|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-hsWAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA5-PA54|year=1986|publisher=Embassy of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics in the USA|pages=5|access-date=2019-09-29|archive-date=2020-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527192328/https://books.google.com/books?id=-hsWAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA5-PA54|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[923]] &ndash; [[Al-Tabari]], Persian scholar (b. 839)
*[[1178]] &ndash; [[Evermode of Ratzeburg]], [[bishop of Ratzeburg]]
*[[1220]] &ndash; [[Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine]]
*[[1339]] &ndash; [[Otto, Duke of Austria]] (b. 1301)
*[[1371]] &ndash; [[Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria]]
*[[1500]] &ndash; [[Adolph, Count of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst]], German noble (b. before 1463)
*[[1600]] &ndash; [[Giordano Bruno]], Italian mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (b. 1548)

===1601–1900===
*[[1609]] &ndash; [[Ferdinando I de' Medici|Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany]] (b. 1549)
*[[1624]] &ndash; [[Juan de Mariana]], Spanish priest and historian (b. 1536)
*[[1659]] &ndash; [[Abel Servien]], French politician, [[Minister of the Economy, Finances and Industry (France)|French Minister of Finance]] (b. 1593)
*[[1673]] &ndash; [[Molière]], French actor and playwright (b. 1622)
*[[1680]] &ndash; [[Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles]], English politician (b. 1599)
*  1680   &ndash; [[Jan Swammerdam]], Dutch biologist, zoologist, and entomologist (b. 1637)
*[[1715]] &ndash; [[Antoine Galland]], French orientalist and archaeologist (b. 1646)
*[[1732]] &ndash; [[Louis Marchand]], French organist and composer (b. 1669)
*[[1768]] &ndash; [[Arthur Onslow]], English lawyer and politician, [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker of the House of Commons]] (b. 1691)
*[[1841]] &ndash; [[Ferdinando Carulli]], Italian guitarist and composer (b. 1770)
*[[1849]] &ndash; [[María de las Mercedes Barbudo]], Puerto Rican political activist, the first woman ''Independentista'' in the island (b. 1773)
*[[1854]] &ndash; [[John Martin (painter)|John Martin]], English painter, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1789)
*[[1856]] &ndash; [[Heinrich Heine]], German journalist and poet (b. 1797)
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[Gomburza]], Filipino priests:<ref>{{cite book |last1=Woods |first1=Damon L. |title=The Philippines: A Global Studies Handbook |date=2006 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-85109-675-6 |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=2Z-n_kDTxf0C&pg=PT63 38] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2Z-n_kDTxf0C&pg=PT63 |access-date=March 1, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
**[[José Burgos]] (b. 1837)
**[[Mariano Gomez (priest)|Mariano Gómes]] (b. 1799)
**[[Jacinto Zamora]] (b. 1835)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Adolphe Quetelet]], Belgian astronomer, mathematician, and sociologist (b. 1796)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Christopher Latham Sholes]], American publisher and politician (b. 1819)

===1901–present===
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia]], fifth son and seventh child of [[Tsar]] [[Alexander II of Russia|Alexander II]] (b. 1857)<ref name="Grand Duke"/>
*  1905   &ndash; [[William Bickerton]], English-American religious leader, leader in the [[Latter Day Saint movement]] (b. 1815)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Geronimo]], American tribal leader (b. 1829)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Edgar Evans]], Welsh sailor and explorer (b. 1876)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Wilfrid Laurier]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th [[Prime Minister of Canada]] (b. 1841)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Oskar Merikanto]], Finnish composer (b. 1868)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lappalainen |first1=Seija |title=Merikanto, Oskar (1868 - 1924) |url=https://kansallisbiografia.fi/kansallisbiografia/henkilo/1440 |website=Kansallisbiografia |access-date=7 July 2020 |date=2 August 2018 |archive-date=9 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709144328/https://kansallisbiografia.fi/kansallisbiografia/henkilo/1440 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Albert I of Belgium]] (b. 1875)
*  1934   &ndash; [[Siegbert Tarrasch]], German chess player and theoretician (b. 1862)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Willy Hess (violinist)|Willy Hess]], German violinist and educator (b. 1859)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Dorothy Gibson]], American actress and singer (b. 1889)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din]], [[Imams of Yemen|Imam of Yemen]] (b. 1904)<ref name="Yahya"/>
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Lütfi Kırdar]], Turkish physician and politician, [[Ministry of Health (Turkey)|Turkish Minister of Health]] (b. 1887)
*  1961   &ndash; [[Nita Naldi]], American actress (b. 1894)
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Joseph Kearns]], American actor (b. 1907)
*  1962   &ndash; [[Bruno Walter]], German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1876)
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Hans Hofmann]], German-American painter (b. 1880)
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Berry L. Cannon]], American aquanaut (b. 1935)<ref name="San Diego"/>
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Shmuel Yosef Agnon]], Ukrainian-Israeli novelist, short story writer, and poet, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1888)
*  1970   &ndash; [[Alfred Newman (composer)|Alfred Newman]], American composer and conductor (b. 1900)
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Friday Hassler]], American race car driver (b. 1935)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Friday_Hassler|title=Friday Hassler|access-date=2 December 2018|archive-date=24 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324233252/https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Friday_Hassler|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Janani Luwum]], Ugandan archbishop and saint (b. 1922)
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[William Gargan]], American actor (b. 1905)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Nestor Chylak]], American baseball player and umpire (b. 1922)
*  1982   &ndash; [[Thelonious Monk]], American pianist and composer (b. 1917)
*  1982   &ndash; [[Lee Strasberg]], American actor and director (b. 1901)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Jiddu Krishnamurti]], Indian-American philosopher and author (b. 1895)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[John M. Allegro]], English archaeologist and scholar (b. 1923)
*  1988   &ndash; [[Karpoori Thakur]], Indian educator and politician, 11th [[List of Chief Ministers of Bihar|Chief Minister of Bihar]] (b. 1924)<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur to be awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously|work=Hindustan Times |date=23 January 2024|access-date=23 January 2024 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-socialist-leader-karpoori-thakur-to-be-awarded-bharat-ratna-posthumously-101706020261885.html}}</ref>
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Lefty Gomez]], American baseball player (b. 1908)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Jean-Marc Boivin]], French mountaineer, skier, and pilot (b. 1951)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Randy Shilts]], American journalist and author (b. 1951)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Ernst Jünger]], German soldier, philosopher, and author (b. 1895)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Steve Bechler]], American baseball player (b. 1979)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[José López Portillo]], Mexican lawyer and politician, 51st [[President of Mexico]] (b. 1920)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buscabiografias.com/biografia/verDetalle/7520/Jose%20Lopez%20Portillo|title=José López Portillo|publisher=Busca Biografias|access-date=May 30, 2019|language=es|archive-date=May 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531031854/https://www.buscabiografias.com/biografia/verDetalle/7520/Jose%20Lopez%20Portillo|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Dan O'Herlihy]], Irish-American actor (b. 1919)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Omar Sívori]], Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1935)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Ray Barretto]], American drummer (b. 1929)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Conchita Cintrón]], Chilean bullfighter and journalist (b. 1922)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Kathryn Grayson]], American actress and singer (b. 1922)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Robert Carr]], English engineer and politician, [[Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer]] (b. 1916)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Michael Davis (bassist)|Michael Davis]], American singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1943)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn]], Dutch mathematician and theorist (b. 1918)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Ulric Neisser]], German-American psychologist and academic (b. 1928)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Richard Briers]], English actor (b. 1934)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Shmulik Kraus]], Israeli singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1935)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Sophie Kurys]], American baseball player (b. 1925)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Mindy McCready]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1975)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Bob Casale]], American guitarist, keyboard player, and producer (b. 1952)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Peter Florin]], German politician and diplomat, [[President of the United Nations General Assembly]] (b. 1921)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Wayne Smith (musician)|Wayne Smith]], Jamaican singer (b. 1965)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[John Barrow (Canadian football)|John Barrow]], American-Canadian football player and manager (b. 1935)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Cathy Ubels-Veen]], Dutch politician (b. 1928)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Liu Yudi]], Chinese general and pilot (b. 1923)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Andy Ganteaume]], Trinidadian cricketer (b. 1921)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Mohamed Hassanein Heikal]], Egyptian journalist (b. 1923)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Claude Jeancolas]], French historian, author, and journalist (b. 1949)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Tony Phillips]], American baseball player (b. 1959)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Andrzej Żuławski]], Polish film director (b. 1940)
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Robert H. Michel]], American politician (b. 1923)
*  2017   &ndash; [[Michael Novak]], American Roman Catholic theologian (b. 1933)
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Rush Limbaugh]], American talk show host and author (b. 1951)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/rush-limbaugh-wing-radio-host-172203802.html|title=Rush Limbaugh, Right-Wing Radio Host, Dies at 70|website=www.yahoo.com|date=17 February 2021 |access-date=2021-02-17|archive-date=2021-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217175240/http://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/rush-limbaugh-wing-radio-host-172203802.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  2021 &ndash; [[Seif Sharif Hamad]], Tanzanian politician (b. 1943)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/17/zanzibar-vice-president-dies-after-suffering-covid-19|title=Zanzibar Vice President Seif Sharif Hamad dies|website=Al Jazeera|date=February 17, 2021|access-date=February 17, 2022|archive-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125035053/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/17/zanzibar-vice-president-dies-after-suffering-covid-19|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; [[Gamini Jayawickrama Perera]], Sri Lankan politician (b. 1941)<ref>{{cite web |title=Gamini Jayawickrama Perera passes away|url=https://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news/193497 |website=Ada Derana|access-date=18 February 2024|language=si |date=17 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[2025]] &ndash; [[Paquita la del Barrio]], Mexican singer, songwriter and actress (b. 1947)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Harrison |date=February 18, 2025 |title=Paquita la del Barrio, whose songs took aim at machismo, dies at 77 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/02/18/paquita-la-del-barrio-dead/ |access-date=February 19, 2025 |work=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>
*2025 &ndash; [[Frits Bolkestein]], Dutch politician (b. 1933)<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 18, 2025 |title=Oud-VVD-leider Frits Bolkestein (91) overleden |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2556320-oud-vvd-leider-frits-bolkestein-91-overleden |access-date=February 19, 2025 |website=[[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting]] |language=nl}}</ref>
*2025 &ndash; [[Rick Buckler]], English drummer, songwriter, and producer (b. 1955)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Plummer |first=Robert |date=February 18, 2025 |title=The Jam drummer Rick Buckler dies aged 69 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c99n0p2x94vo |access-date=February 20, 2025 |website=[[BBC]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> 
*2025 &ndash; [[James Harrison (blood donor)|James Harrison]], Australian blood plasma donor (b. 1936)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nierenberg |first=Amelia |date=March 4, 2025 |title=James Harrison, Whose Antibodies Helped Millions, Dies at 88 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/obituaries/james-harrison-dead-blood.html |access-date=March 6, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
*Christian [[feast day]]:
**[[Servite Order|Seven Founders of the Servite Order]]
***[[Alexis Falconieri]]
**[[Constabilis]]
**[[Donatus, Romulus, Secundian, and 86 Companions|Donatus, Romulus, Secundian, and Companions]]
**[[Fintan of Clonenagh]]
**[[Janani Luwum]] ([[Anglican Communion]])
**[[Lommán of Trim]]
**[[February 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*[[Kosovo Independence Day|Independence Day]], celebrates the independence declaration of [[Kosovo]] in 2008, still [[International Court of Justice advisory opinion on Kosovo's declaration of independence|partially recognized]].
*[[Public holidays in Libya|Revolution Day (Libya)]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/17 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=2|day=17}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/february/17 Historical Events on February 17]

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[[Category:Days of February]]