February 17

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2025 Daily Holidays that fall on February 17, include:

• Analog to Digital TV Day 
• Champion Crab Races Day 
• Daisy Gatson Bates Day - February 17, 2025 (State Holiday in Arkansas)
• Family Day (Canada) - February 17, 2025 (Third Monday in February)
• Islander Day (Canada) - February 17, 2025 (Third Monday in February)
• My Way Day
• National Cabbage Day 
• National Cafe Au Lait Day 
• National Indian Pudding Day
• National PTA Founders Day
• National Public Science Day 
• National Tennis Pro Day
• President's Day - February 17, 2025 (Third Monday in February)
• Random Acts of Kindness Day
• Washington's Birthday - February 17, 2025 (Third Monday in February). Some State and Local Governments refer to this day as President's Day. His Actual Birthday is on February 22
• Who Shall I Be Day
• World Human Spirit Day 

2025 Weekly Holidays that include February 17, are:

• Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Staff Education Week - February 14-21
• Bird Health Awareness Week - February 16-22, 2025 (Last Full Week of February)
• Brotherhood / Sisterhood Week - February 16-22, 2025 (Third Week in February)
• Build a Better Trade Show Image Week - February 16-22, 2025 (Third Full Week in February)
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week - February 13-19
  
• Great Backyard Bird Count - February 14-17, 2025
  
• Love Teaching Week - February 14-21
  
• Make Mine Chocolate - (Campaign kicks off annually on Feb 15, and ends on Easter which is April 20, 2025)
  
• National Condom Week - February 14-21
  
• National Date Week (Fruit) - February 11-20
• National Engineer's Week - February 16-22, 2025 (Third Full Week in February)
• National FFA Week - February 15-22, 2025 (Runs Saturday to Saturday and has February 22, George Washington's birthday in the week)
  
• National Green Week - February 4 - April 30, 2025 (Start First Full Week in February to April 30)
  
• National Justice for Animals Week - February 16-22, 2025 (Begins on the Fourth Week in February)
• National Nestbox Week - February 14-21
  
• National Pancake Week - February 17-23, 2025
• National Sauna Week - February 16-22, 2025 (Last Full Week of February)
• NCCDP Alzheimer's & Dementia Staff Education Week - February 14-21
  
• Random Acts of Kindness Week - February 14-20, 2025 
  
• Real Bread Week - February 15-23, 2025 (Second to Last Saturday to Last Saturday in February)
• Take a Friend Snowmobiling Week - February 8-17, 2025
  
• Take Your Family to School Week - February 17-21, 2025
• Through with the Chew (Chewing Tobacco) - February 16-22, 2025 (Third Full Week in February)

2025 Monthly Holidays that include February 17, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our February Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of February.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival - Usually starts annually on January 5, and typically runs for a month or more, in Harbin, China and is the largest ice and snow festival in the world! 2025 dates are December 25, 2024 - Late February / Early March, 2025, depending on weather conditions. 

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for February 17 is an Aquarius.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for February are:

• Violet - symbolizes faithfulness, loyalty, humility, wisdom, and hope
  
• Primrose - Modesty, distinction, and virtue
  
  

Birthstone

The Birthstone for February is Amethyst.

Famous Birthdays

• 1864 – Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, Australian poet (Waltzing Matilda, The Man from Snowy River) (d. 1941)
• 1925 – Hal Holbrook, American actor (All the President's Men, Mark Twain)
• 1954 – Rene Russo, American actress
• 1962 – Lou Diamond Phillips, American actor
• 1963 – Michael Jordan, American basketball player
• 1972 - Billie Joe Armstrong, singer/musician (Green Day)

Famous Deaths

• 1909 – Geronimo, Apache leader (b. 1829)
• 2013 - Mindy McCready - Country singer
• 2021 - Rush Limbaugh, American conservative talk show host and author (b. 1951)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1906 - 26th US President Theodore Roosevelt's daughter Alice marries in the White House

Quote of the Day

Banjo Paterson, an Australian poet was born on this day in 1864.  His poem, The Man from Snowy River was made into a movie.  Above is his poem recited to scenes from the movie - the most amazing horse scenes! Having lived in Australia for four years growing up, I loved this movie and it's sequel.

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

The Holidays and Observances Recipe of the Day for February 17, is a Broccoli Salad Recipe from Kerry, of Healthy Diet Habits.

This Day in History

• 1801 – An electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved when Jefferson is elected President of the US and Burr Vice President by the United States House of Representatives.
• 1897 - National Organization of Mothers forms (Parent Teacher Association)
• 1911 - 1st hydroplane flight to & from a ship (Glenn Curtiss, San Diego)
• 1933 – The Blaine Act ends Prohibition in the United States
• 1933 - 1st issue of "Newsweek" magazine published
• 1936 - The world's first superhero, The Phantom, makes his first appearance in comics. (by Lee Falk)
• 1957 - Suez Canal reopens
• 1958 - Comic strip "BC" debuts
• 1959 – The first weather satellite is launched to measure cloud-cover distribution.
• 1972 - Sales of the Volkswagen Beetle model exceed those of Ford Model-T
• 1974 - Robert K. Preston, a disgruntled U.S. Army private, buzzes the White House with a stolen helicopter
• 1980 – Mount Everest, 1st Winter Ascent by Krzysztof Wielicki and Leszek Cichy.

This Day in Music

• 1965 - Tennessee Waltz is declared the state's official song.
• 1967 - The Beatles release Penny Lane & Strawberry Fields
• 1970 - Joni Mitchell's final concert at Royal Albert Hall
• 1976 - Eagles, Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) is released
• 1987 - Bon Jovi's Livin' On a Prayer hits #1
• 2007 - Norah Jones's album Not Too Late hits #1
  

Bon Jovi's Livin' on a Prayer - Unplugged

This Day in Sports

• 1924 - Johnny Weissmuller sets 100-yard freestyle record (52.4 seconds)
• 1941 - Joe Louis KOs Gus Dorazio in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
• 1943 - NY Yankee Joe DiMaggio, enlists into the US army
• 1962 - Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Phila Warriors scores 67 points vs St Louis
• 1991 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge
• 1998 - USA Women's Ice Hockey Team beats Canada and wins the first Olympic Gold medal

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!