February 17th, 2021, fell on a Wednesday. It was day 48 of 2021. The decade was the 2020s.
2 months and 3 days have passed since February 17th, 2021.
On This Date
Events that occurred on February 17th, 2021:
American radio personality Rush Limbaugh passes away from cancer at the age of 70.
Basic Facts
Basic facts and information about this date:
2 months and 3 days have passed since February 17th, 2021.
Week Number: This date occurred during Week 07 of 2021.
Leap Year: 2021 is NOT a leap year.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1613520000.
Around This Time...
Notable events that occurred around February 17th, 2021:
January 18th, 2021: ESPN report that New York Mets General Manager Jared Porter sent over 60 unsolicited text messages to a female journalist.
January 19th, 2021: New York Mets General Manager Jared Porter is fired following revelations that he sent unsolicited text messages to a female journalist.
January 19th, 2021: Billionaire Elon Musk puts the hashtag #Bitcoin in his Twitter bio.
January 20th, 2021: Steve Bannon, Kodak Black and Lil Wayne are pardoned by President Trump during his last full day in office.
January 20th, 2021: Joe Biden is inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States.
January 22nd, 2021: "The Only Way Is Essex" star Mick Norcross is found dead at his home at the age of 57.
January 23rd, 2021: US talk show host Larry King passes away at the age of 87.
February 2nd, 2021: Jeff Bezos announces that he will be stepping down as the CEO of Amazon.
February 2nd, 2021: The price of GameStop stock plunges by more than 50% following a short squeeze.
February 2nd, 2021: Revolut temporarily bans trading in GameStop and AMC stocks.
February 4th, 2021: US representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is thrown off two committees after being accused of spreading hateful and violent conspiracy theories.
February 5th, 2021: Read the standing orders: Video clips from a heated zoom meeting at the Handforth Parish Council go viral on the Internet.
February 5th, 2021: The documentary "Framing Britney Spears" is released.
February 7th, 2021: Super Bowl LV: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs by 31-9.
February 8th, 2021: The price of Bitcoin hits a new all-time high after Tesla discloses that it has purchased $1.5 billion worth.
February 10th, 2021: The documentary "Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel" is released on Netflix.
February 11th, 2021: Bam Margera posts a series of Instagram videos indicating that he has broken his sobriety and that he has been fired from the filming of Jackass 4.
February 12th, 2021: Justin Timberlake apologizes following backlash after the airing of the documentary "Framing Britney Spears".
February 13th, 2021: Former US president Donald Trump is acquitted of incitement to insurrection at his second impeachment trial.
February 14th, 2021: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announce they are expecting a second baby.
February 14th, 2021: Winter Storm Uri drops large amounts of snow across Texas and Oklahoma.
This date: February 17th, 2021
February 19th, 2021: Kim Kardashian files for divorce from Kanye West after seven years of marriage.
March 1st, 2021: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is found guilty of corruption.
March 3rd, 2021: 33-year-old English woman Sarah Everard goes missing in South London.
March 7th, 2021: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are interviewed on the Oprah Winfrey show.
March 8th, 2021: Former police officer Derek Chauvin goes on trial for the murder of George Floyd in May, 2020.
March 9th, 2021: Piers Morgan storms off the breakfast programme "Good Morning Britain" after he is criticized for his comments on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
March 10th, 2021: The body of 33-year-old English woman Sarah Everard is found near Ashford, Kent.
March 12th, 2021: Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens is charged with the murder of Sarah Everard in London.
March 15th, 2021: Several countries in the EU temporarily halt the roll-out of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine due to fears about blood clotting.
March 16th, 2021: German race driver Sabine Schmitz passes away from cancer at the age of 51.
March 16th, 2021: 8 people are killed during a series of shootings at three massage parlors in Atlanta.
March 19th, 2021: UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov announces his retirement.
Horoscopes & Birthstone Information
Zodiac & Birthstone information:
Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on February 17th, 2021, will have the star sign Aquarius.
Aquarius is the star sign for this date in both the old and the new system.
Zodiac Element: Air.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2021 is the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
Native American Zodiac: February 17th, 2021 falls under the Otter.
Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of February will have the birthstone Amethyst.
2021 - Toys & Games
Toys and games that would have been popular on this date in 2021:
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X
Celebrity Birthdays
Celebrities, historical figures and noteable people who were born on the 17th of February:
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on February 17th, 2021?
Boris Johnson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Irish Taoiseach
Who was the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland on this date?
Micheál Martin was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
Conception Dates
Interesting facts about conception dates.
A baby that was born on February 17th, 2021 was probably conceived around the 10th of May, 2020. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on February 17th, 2021 is the 27th of November, 2021. (Rough Estimate).
Videos
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Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about February 17th, 2021.
63 days have passed since this date.
5,439,600 seconds have passed since the February 17th, 2021.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 6,346,200 times.
Since February 17th, 2021, earth has travelled approximately 2,806,833,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 906,600 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 467,806 steps. That's about 208 miles!
Since this date, 65,275 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
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