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| February 17th, 2006 (February 17 2006) | Event | A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126. | |
| February 17th, 2006 (February 17 2006) | Death | Ray Barretto, Puerto Rican musician (born in 1929) | |
| February 17th, 2006 (February 17 2006) | Death | Bill Cowsill, American singer (The Cowsills) (born in 1948) | |
| February 17th, 1996 (February 17 1996) | Event | In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match. | Garry Kasparov Quotes |
| February 17th, 1996 (February 17 1996) | Birth | Sasha Pieterse, South African child actress | |
| February 17th, 1996 (February 17 1996) | Death | Herve Bazin, French writer (born in 1911) | |
| February 17th, 1986 (February 17 1986) | Birth | Joey O Brien, Irish footballer | |
| February 17th, 1986 (February 17 1986) | Birth | Sandra Nilsson, Swedish model | |
| February 17th, 1986 (February 17 1986) | Death | Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian philosopher (b.1895) | Jiddu Krishnamurti Quotes |
| February 17th, 1976 (February 17 1976) | Birth | Kelly Carlson, American actress | |
| February 17th, 1976 (February 17 1976) | Birth | Scott Williamson, American baseball player | |
| February 17th, 1966 (February 17 1966) | Birth | Ioannis Kalitzakis, Greek footballer | |
| February 17th, 1966 (February 17 1966) | Birth | Quorthon, Swedish musician (Bathory) (died in 2004) | |
| February 17th, 1966 (February 17 1966) | Birth | Luc Robitaille, Canadian ice hockey player | |
| February 17th, 1966 (February 17 1966) | Birth | Michael Lepond, American musician | |
| February 17th, 1956 (February 17 1956) | Birth | Richard Karn, American actor | |
| February 17th, 1946 (February 17 1946) | Birth | Dodie Stevens, American singer | |
| February 17th, 1936 (February 17 1936) | Event | The world s first superhero, The Phantom, makes his first appearance in comics. | |
| February 17th, 1936 (February 17 1936) | Birth | Jim Brown, American football player | |
| February 17th, 1916 (February 17 1916) | Birth | Raf Vallone, Italian actor (died in 2002) | |
| February 17th, 1916 (February 17 1916) | Birth | Alexander Obolensky, Russian prince and famed Rugby Union footballer who played for England.(died in 1940) | |
| February 17th, 1856 (February 17 1856) | Death | Heinrich Heine, German writer (born in 1797) | Heinrich Heine Quotes |
| February 17th, 1836 (February 17 1836) | Birth | Gustavo Adolfo Becquer, Spanish poet (died in 1870) | |
| February 17th, 1816 (February 17 1816) | Birth | Haller Nutt, Southern Plantation owner (died in 1864) | |
| February 17th, 1796 (February 17 1796) | Birth | Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (died in 1866) | |
| February 17th, 1646 (February 17 1646) | Birth | Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (died in 1714) | |
| February 17th, 1596 (February 17 1596) | Death | Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (born in 1536) | |
