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February 17th

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Mardi Gras (Shrove Tuesday)

Day of feasting and celebration before the Christian fasting season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.

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590 Notable birthdays

Pertti Karppinen

Finnish rower.

Born February 17th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Vehmaa.

William Henry Chamberlin

American historian and journalist (1897-1969).

Born February 17th, 1897 in Brooklyn.

Died September 12th, 1969 at 72 years old in St. Moritz.

Frederic Eugene Ives

American inventor (1856-1937).

Born February 17th, 1856 in Litchfield.

Died May 27th, 1937 at 81 years old in Philadelphia.

Alexander Khatisian

Armenian politician (1874–1945).

Born February 17th, 1874 in Tbilisi. [ref]

Died March 10th, 1945 at 71 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Florence Hartmann

French journalist.

Born February 17th, 1963 (age 63 years) in France.

Erika Fasana

Italian artistic gymnast.

Born February 17th, 1996 (age 30 years) in Como.

Gérard Rinaldi

French actor and singer (1943-2012).

Born February 17th, 1943 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Died March 2nd, 2012 at 69 years old in Fontenay-lès-Briis (lymphoma). [ref]

Serge Brammertz

Prosecutor.

Born February 17th, 1962 (age 64 years) in Eupen.

Cezary Kucharski

Polish footballer.

Born February 17th, 1972 (age 54 years) in Łuków.

Romain Mahieu

French racing cyclist.

Born February 17th, 1995 (age 31 years) in Lille.

Devin Logan

Freestyle skier.

Born February 17th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Oceanside.

Priscilla Bonner

Actress (1899-1996).

Born February 17th, 1899 in Washington, D.C..

Died February 22nd, 1996 at 97 years old in Los Angeles.

Robert Reid

Scottish rally co-driver.

Born February 17th, 1966 (age 60 years) in Perth.

Cédric Brunner

Swiss association football player.

Born February 17th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Zollikon.

Steven Old

New zealand association football player.

Born February 17th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Palmerston North.

Marwan Al-Sahafi

Saudi arabian footballer.

Born February 17th, 2004 (age 22 years) in Jeddah.

Osvaldo Valenti

Italian actor (1906–1945).

Born February 17th, 1906 in Constantinople.

Died April 30th, 1945 at 39 years old in Milan (gunshot wound).

Bertrand Roiné

French handball player.

Born February 17th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Sainte-Gemmes-d'Andigné.

Abdallah Jaber

Israeli-born palestinian association footballer.

Born February 17th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Taibe.

Kate Bruce

American silent film actress (1860–1946).

Born February 17th, 1860 in Columbus.

Died April 2nd, 1946 at 86 years old in New York City.

Thomas Frischknecht

Swiss cyclist.

Born February 17th, 1970 (age 56 years) in Uster, Feldbach.

Ben Cramer

Dutch singer and actor (born 1947).

Born February 17th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Amsterdam. [ref]

Hrvoje Šarinić

Croatian politician (1935–2017).

Born February 17th, 1935 in Sušak.

Died July 21st, 2017 at 82 years old in Zagreb. [ref]

Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho

Portuguese aviator (1869-1959).

Born February 17th, 1869 in Lisbon.

Died February 18th, 1959 at 90 years old in Lisbon.

Georg Lörner

Ss-gruppenführer and generalleutnant of the waffen-ss (1899-1959).

Born February 17th, 1899 in Munich.

Died April 21st, 1959 at 60 years old in Rastatt.

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