Every yearFebruary 17
Everything February 17 celebrates
7 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for February 17 every year, and 4 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Random Acts of Kindness DayLead | Community | |
| 02 | National Café au Lait Day | Coffee | |
| 03 | National Cabbage Day | Food | |
| 04 | National PTA Founders' Day | Kids & Family | |
| 05 | National Public Science Day | Tech | |
| 06 | My Way Day | Music | |
| 07 | World Human Spirit Day | Celebration |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on February 17 in some years.
Chinese New Year — 2026
Mardi Gras — 2026
Presidents' Day — 2031
National Caregivers Day — 2034
Born on February 17
Historic figures
- Hal Holbrook1925–2021American actor and director
- Otto Stern1888–1969German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer1836–1870Spanish author, poet, and playwright
- Arcangelo Corelli1653–1713Italian violinist and composer
- Ronald Fisher1890–1962English-Australian statistician, biologist, and geneticist
- Hans Morgenthau1904–1980German-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic
- René Laennec1781–1826French physician, invented the stethoscope
- Sadegh Hedayat1903–1951Iranian-French author and translator
- Ruth Rendell1930–2015English author
- Brenda Fricker1945–2026Irish actress
Celebrities & public figures
- Michael Jordanb. 1963American basketball player
- Ed Sheeranb. 1991English singer-songwriter
- Joseph Gordon-Levittb. 1981American actor
- Billie Joe Armstrongb. 1972American singer-songwriter
- Denise Richardsb. 1971American model and actress
- Jensen Huangb. 1963Taiwanese and American businessman
- Michael Bayb. 1965American director and producer
- Mo Yanb. 1955Chinese author and academic
- Bonnie Wrightb. 1991English actress
- Rene Russob. 1954American actress
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers February 17 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see February 17, 2027.
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