About the day » Thursday February 17, 2005Calender converter

• Marnix Karel Constantijn Vermaat, Ede
• Elin ter Horst

• Alder Engel Andries Geensen (56), Utrecht, Utrecht, NL
• Antonius Albertus Johannes Peters (65), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Arlene Rose Ackerman (81), Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa
• Adrianus Wilhelmus Henricus Sol (19), Veldhoven
• Anthony L. Deppas (1994), Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, Verenigde Staten
• Cornelis Koomen (78)
• Christina Johanna Wamelink (90), Ootmarsum
• Adriana Maria Sheriff (87), Julianadorp, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alder Engel Andries Geensen (56), Utrecht, Nederland
• Cornelia Johanna Petronella de Volder (62), Tilburg

• 1984 » AB de Villiers, South African cricketer
• 1985 » Anders Jacobsen, Norwegian ski jumper
• 1988 » Vasyl Lomachenko, Ukrainian boxer
• 1989 » Chord Overstreet, American actor and singer
• 1989 » Rebecca Adlington, English swimmer
• 1990 » Marianne St-Gelais, Canadian speed skater
• 1991 » Bonnie Wright, English actress, director, and screenwriter
• 1991 » Ed Sheeran, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1993 » Marc Márquez, Spanish motorcycle racer
• 1993 » Nicola Leali, Italian footballer

• 1998 » Ernst Jünger, German soldier, philosopher, and author (b. 1895)
• 2003 » Steve Bechler, American baseball player (b. 1979)
• 2004 » José López Portillo, Mexican lawyer and politician, 51st President of Mexico, 1976-1982 (b. 1920)
• 2005 » Dan O'Herlihy, Irish-American actor (b. 1919)
• 2005 » Omar Sívori, Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1935)
• 2006 » Bill Cowsill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948)
• 2006 » Ray Barretto, American drummer (b. 1929)
• 2009 » Conchita Cintrón, Chilean bullfighter and journalist (b. 1922)
• 2010 » Kathryn Grayson, American actress and singer (b. 1922)
• 2012 » Robert Carr, English engineer and politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1916)

• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
• March 1 » In Roper v. Simmons, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the execution of juveniles found guilty of murder is unconstitutional.
• March 16 » Israel officially hands over Jericho to Palestinian control.
• April 6 » Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani becomes Iraqi president; Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari is named premier the next day.
• September 16 » The Camorra organized crime boss Paolo Di Lauro is arrested in Naples, Italy.
• December 4 » Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong protest for democracy and call on the government to allow universal and equal suffrage.
• December 15 » Introduction of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor into USAF active service.

The temperature on February 17, 2005 was between -0.9 °C and 2.1 °C and averaged 0.6 °C. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (5%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.