February 17th (2012) was a Friday. 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.
February 17th Famous Deaths for 2012
» Robert Carr, English engineer and politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1916)
» Clarence Dart, American captain and pilot (b. 1920)
» Michael Davis (bassist) named Michael Davis, American singer-songwriter and bass player (MC5) (b. 1943)
» Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn, Dutch mathematician and theorist (b. 1918)
» Ulric Neisser, German-American psychologist and academic (b. 1928)
» Howie Nunn, American baseball player (b. 1935)
February 17th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Servite Order named Seven Founders of the Servite Order