Day Guide for Wednesday February 17th 2021

This is our day guide for Wednesday February 17th 2021 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?

Observances on February 17th 2021

Ash Wednesday

Marks the beginning of lent. Marking the forehead with ash represents regret for past sins.

National Cabbage Day

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National Random Acts of Kindness Day

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National PTA Founders Day

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General Information for February 17th 2021

There are 4 observances on this day.
This was 843 days ago.
Day 48 of 2021
317 days left in 2021
Week 07 of the year

Moon phase

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 19
1972 - Billie Joe, singer, guitarist and founding member of Green Day is born.
1934 - Hello Possums! Comedian Barry Humphries, well known for playing Dame Edna Everage, is born in Kew, Australia.
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.