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== Events ==
'''17 February''' was a [[day]].
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== Behind the scenes ==
==Holidays and observances==
* [[1916]] - [[David Blake Kelly]] ([[Benjamin Briggs]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Chase]]'' and [[Jacob Kewper]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Smugglers]]'') was born.
17 [[February]] marked the [[Teeth Gathering of Calciarnus IV]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})


* [[1929]] - [[Philip Latham]], who played [[Borusa]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', was born in [[London]].
==Events==
In [[1283]], a [[Time traveller (Time Traveller's Diary)|time traveller]] became trapped away from their [[time machine]] on an [[Invisibility|invisible]] [[flying saucer]] with a [[Cybernetics|cybernetic]] [[velociraptor]] above [[Carcassonne]], [[France]]. While hiding from the velociraptor, the time traveller penned a note at the front of [[Time traveller's diary|their diary]], asking whoever found it to bring them [[tranquiliser dart]]s and a large [[butterfly]] [[Butterfly net|net]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})


* [[1941]] - [[Julia McKenzie]] ([[Rachel (No More Lies)|Rachel]] in [[BFA]]: ''[[No More Lies]]'') was born.
In [[1863]], the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Nyssa]] were in [[London]], where they had a meeting with [[General]] [[George Doulton]] at [[King's Cross station]]. That morning was the first time that Nyssa had been introduced to [[porridge]]. As the day wore on, the duo began a long [[train]] ride up to [[Scotland]], where they would meet [[Queen]] [[Victoria]] in the immediate wake of the death of [[Albert|Prince Albert]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Empire of Death (novel)}})


* [[1947]] - [[Dallas Adams]], who played [[Peri Brown]]'s stepfather Professor [[Howard Foster]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of Fire]]'', was born.
In [[1979]], the [[Sino-Vietnamese War]] began as [[China]] [[invade]]d [[Vietnam]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}})
 
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* [[1953]] - [[Norman Pace]], who played [[Harvey]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Survival]]'', was born in Dudley, Worcestershire, [[England]].
 
* [[1968]] - Episode 3 of [[DW]]: ''[[The Web of Fear]]'' was first broadcast.
 
* [[1973]] - Episode 4 of [[DW]]: ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' was first broadcast.
 
* [[1978]] - [[Rory Kinnear]] ([[Samuel Belfrage]] in [[BFA]]: ''[[Industrial Evolution]]'') was born.
 
* [[1979]] - Part 5 of [[DW]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'' was first broadcast.
 
* [[1992]] - [[Jack Montgomery]] (young [[Jack Harkness]] in [[TW]]: ''[[Adam (TV story)|Adam]]'') was born.
 
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17 February was a day.

Holidays and observances

17 February marked the Teeth Gathering of Calciarnus IV. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])

Events

In 1283, a time traveller became trapped away from their time machine on an invisible flying saucer with a cybernetic velociraptor above Carcassonne, France. While hiding from the velociraptor, the time traveller penned a note at the front of their diary, asking whoever found it to bring them tranquiliser darts and a large butterfly net. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])

In 1863, the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa were in London, where they had a meeting with General George Doulton at King's Cross station. That morning was the first time that Nyssa had been introduced to porridge. As the day wore on, the duo began a long train ride up to Scotland, where they would meet Queen Victoria in the immediate wake of the death of Prince Albert. (PROSE: Empire of Death [+]Loading...["Empire of Death (novel)"])

In 1979, the Sino-Vietnamese War began as China invaded Vietnam. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"])