February 17th (1959) was a Tuesday. It's the 45th day of the year (46th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 320 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 17th February, 1959
» Project Vanguard: Vanguard 2 The first weather satellite is launched to measure cloud-cover distribution.
Famous Birthdays on February 17 in 1959
» Aryeh Deri, Moroccan-Israeli rabbi and politician
» Rowdy Gaines, American swimmer
» Neil Lomax, American football player
February 17th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Servite Order named Seven Founders of the Servite Order