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February 17 Holidays

Random Act of Kindness Day
Special Interest

Random Act of Kindness Day

Make someone's day special with a random act of kindness on Random Act of Kindness Day - spread the love and make a positive impact!
National Love Your Pet Day
Animal

National Love Your Pet Day

On National Love Your Pet Day, give your furry friend some extra love and treats to show them how much they mean to you! 🐾❤️
Champion Crab Races Day
Animal

Champion Crab Races Day

Ready, set, scuttle! Join in on the fun and excitement of Champion Crab Races Day with your fastest crustacean competitor. Who will take home the title?
National Cafe au Lait Day
Food & Beverage

National Cafe au Lait Day

Treat yourself to a delicious cup of cafe au lait on National Cafe au Lait Day - the perfect way to start your day!
World Pangolin Day
Animal

World Pangolin Day

Join us in honoring the world's most trafficked mammal on World Pangolin Day! Let's raise awareness and fight for their survival.
Who Shall I Be Day
Special Interest

Who Shall I Be Day

Ready to unleash your inner alter ego? Join us on Who Shall I Be Day and let your imagination run wild with a day of dress-up, role-playing, and fun!
Kosovo Independence Day
Special Interest

Kosovo Independence Day

Let's raise our glasses to Kosovo Independence Day - a celebration of freedom, unity, and strength for the people of this beautiful country!
My Way Day
Fun

My Way Day

It's time to embrace your individuality and do things your way on My Way Day - no rules, just pure self-expression!
World Human Spirit Day
Special Interest

World Human Spirit Day

Celebrate World Human Spirit Day by recognizing the beauty and worth of every human being - spread kindness, love, and respect!
National Public Science Day
Special Interest

National Public Science Day

Get ready to geek out on National Public Science Day! Join us for hands-on experiments, talks from experts, and fun activities for all ages.
Analog to Digital TV Day
Special Interest

Analog to Digital TV Day

Say goodbye to fuzzy channels and hello to crystal clear TV! Celebrate Analog to Digital TV Day by upgrading your viewing experience.
National Cabbage Day
Food & Beverage

National Cabbage Day

Get your greens in on National Cabbage Day - check out our recipes for delicious ways to enjoy this veggie!
National Tennis Pro Day
Appreciation

National Tennis Pro Day

Ace your celebration of National Tennis Pro Day with our top tips and tricks for improving your game and honoring the pros who inspire us!
Libyan Revolution Day
Special Interest

Libyan Revolution Day

On Libyan Revolution Day, we honor the bravery and resilience of the people who fought for freedom and democracy in Libya.

2025 Monthly Holidays that include February 17

Celebration of Chocolate Month
Food & Beverage

Celebration of Chocolate Month

Indulge in the sweetest month of all with our Celebration of Chocolate Month - featuring delicious recipes, fun activities, and irresistible deals!
International Friendship Month
Relationship

International Friendship Month

Make your mark on International Friendship Month with meaningful connections and special moments - it's the perfect time to show your friends how much you care!
National Library Lovers Month
Arts & Entertainment

National Library Lovers Month

Celebrate National Library Lovers Month by exploring your local library and discovering new books, authors, and stories!
Black History Month
Cultural

Black History Month

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about the incredible contributions of African Americans to our culture, history and society!
Potato Lovers Month
Food & Beverage

Potato Lovers Month

Calling all potato lovers! It's time to indulge in your favorite starchy treat and celebrate Potato Lovers Month with delicious recipes and fun activities.
National Snack Food Month
Food & Beverage

National Snack Food Month

Indulge in all your favorite snacks and discover new ones this National Snack Food Month! Treat yourself to a month of tasty delights.
Pet Dental Health Month
Animal

Pet Dental Health Month

Make sure your pet stays healthy this month - give them the best dental care during Pet Dental Health Month!
Love the Bus Month
Special Interest

Love the Bus Month

This Love the Bus Month, show your appreciation for bus drivers and join us in promoting safe, reliable, and efficient public transportation!
Fabulous Florida Strawberry Month
Food & Beverage

Fabulous Florida Strawberry Month

Indulge in the sweetest month of the year with Fabulous Florida Strawberry Month - featuring delicious recipes, events, and discounts for all strawberry lovers!
Humpback Whale Awareness Month
Animal

Humpback Whale Awareness Month

Dive into Humpback Whale Awareness Month and learn about these majestic creatures - their songs, behaviors, and conservation efforts!
National Cancer Prevention Month
Health

National Cancer Prevention Month

Join the fight against cancer this month - learn more about prevention, get regular check-ups, and spread awareness!
National Arts Month
Arts & Entertainment

National Arts Month

Get ready to unleash your creativity and dive into National Arts Month - a month-long celebration of all things artistic and inspiring!
American Heart Month
Health

American Heart Month

Show your heart some love this American Heart Month - make sure to eat healthy, exercise regularly, and get regular check-ups for a healthier you!
National Children’s Dental Health Month
Health

National Children’s Dental Health Month

February is National Children's Dental Health Month - help your little ones keep their smiles healthy with regular brushing and flossing!
National Heart Healthy Month
Health

National Heart Healthy Month

Start the month with a commitment to your heart health! Join in on National Heart Healthy Month and get tips, recipes, and more for a healthier you.
Great American Pie Month
Food & Beverage

Great American Pie Month

Get ready to indulge in the sweetest month of the year - Great American Pie Month! With endless flavor options, there's a pie for every craving.
National Mend a Broken Heart Month
Relationship

National Mend a Broken Heart Month

Let's mend those broken hearts and spread love and healing during National Mend a Broken Heart Month - because everyone deserves to be happy!
National Goat Yoga Month
Fun

National Goat Yoga Month

Unleash the power of fun, fitness, and a furry friend with Goat Yoga - an un-‘baa’-lievable combo of stretches and smiles!

2025 Famous Birthdays on February 17

<div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/david-goggins" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/f6f4286b-2138-4f08-a211-e3d53fb17800/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="David Goggins" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Runner</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/david-goggins" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">David Goggins</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/paris-hilton" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/2cfbc9f4-2317-45b5-cdda-42cf865bb600/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Paris Hilton" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Reality Star</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/paris-hilton" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Paris Hilton</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/denise-richards" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/c9eb1af2-7a20-47d8-d3ca-9132546ad900/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Denise Richards" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Movie Actress</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/denise-richards" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Denise Richards</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/sasha-pieterse" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/797f5146-f4a4-408b-36cb-5a02634f5c00/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Sasha Pieterse" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">TV Actress</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/sasha-pieterse" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Sasha Pieterse</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/joseph-gordon-levitt" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/ddbb89f7-bebc-4582-ea6f-812bf83db300/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Joseph Gordon-Levitt" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Movie Actor</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/joseph-gordon-levitt" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Joseph Gordon-Levitt</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/bonnie-wright" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/7f064da0-142b-445b-720c-2bc7d22ed800/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Bonnie Wright" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Movie Actress</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/bonnie-wright" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Bonnie Wright</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/michael-jordan" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/c99970f4-ae21-4860-e558-befdc3f78500/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Michael Jordan" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Basketball Player</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/michael-jordan" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Michael Jordan</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/ed-sheeran" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/c87abbe7-5eec-4e6e-1a60-998821cdce00/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Ed Sheeran" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Pop Singer</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/ed-sheeran" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Ed Sheeran</h3></a></div></div></div></div>

Historical Events on February 17

<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1616</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Ascension of Nurhaci</div><div class='timeline-text'>Nurhaci announces himself as Khan, laying the foundation for the Qing Dynasty.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1753</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Calendar Change in Sweden</div><div class='timeline-text'>Sweden changes from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar, skipping 11 days.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1801</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Thomas Jefferson Elected</div><div class='timeline-text'>The U.S. House of Reps breaks a tie in the Electoral College to elect Thomas Jefferson as President.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1864</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Submarine Revolution</div><div class='timeline-text'>The H. L. Hunley becomes the first submarine to sink a warship, the USS Housatonic, marking a turning point in naval warfare.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1905</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Russian Revolution Beginnings</div><div class='timeline-text'>Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia's assassination triggers revolutionary unrest.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1959</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>First Weather Satellite</div><div class='timeline-text'>The Vanguard 2, the first weather satellite, is launched to study cloud-cover distribution.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1972</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>VW Beetle Success</div><div class='timeline-text'>The accumulated sales of the Volkswagen Beetle surpass those of the Ford Model T.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1996</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>NEAR Shoemaker Spacecraft Launch</div><div class='timeline-text'>NASA’s NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft lifts off, marking the start of the first mission to orbit and land on an asteroid, 433 Eros.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>2008</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Kosovo's Independence</div><div class='timeline-text'>Kosovo declares its independence from Serbia, leading to mixed international reactions.</div></div></div>

FAQs

What holiday is February 17?
February 17th welcomes a diverse array of festivities and observances that are sure to pique your interest! Whether it's starting your morning with a creamy Café au Lait, celebrating the resilience and spirit of humanity on World Human Spirit Day, or showing extra love to your furry friends on National Love Your Pet Day, there’s something for everyone. Embrace cultural pride with Kosovo Independence Day, advocate for conservation on World Pangolin Day, or engage in a Random Act of Kindness to make someone's day brighter. This day truly offers a rich tapestry of activities encouraging community, awareness, and celebration!