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'''17 February''' was a [[day]].


== Behind the scenes ==
== Holidays and observances ==
* [[1916]] - Actor [[David Blake Kelly]] was born.
17 [[February]] marked the [[Teeth Gathering of Calciarnus IV]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})
* [[1929]] - Actor [[Philip Latham]] was born.
* [[1941]] - Actress [[Julia McKenzie]] was born.
* [[1947]] - Actor [[Dallas Adams]] was born.
* [[1953]] - Actor [[Norman Pace]] was born.
* [[1968]] - Episode three of ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC1]].
* [[1973]] - Episode four of ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC1]].
* [[1978]] - Actor [[Rory Kinnear]] was born.
* [[1979]] - Part five of [[TV]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'' was first broadcast.
* [[1992]] - Actor [[Jack Montgomery]] was born.
* [[2013]] - An interview between [[Ed Stradling]] and [[show runner]] [[Steven Moffat]] was screened at the [[Gallifrey One]] 2013 convention. In it, Moffat confirmed that there would not only be one single episode to celebrate ''[[Doctor Who]]'''s [[Fiftieth anniversary of Doctor Who|fiftieth anniversary]], that there ''will'' be a [[Christmas]] special, and that [[Mark Gatiss]] would be [[Writer|writing]] an episode featuring [[Ice Warrior]]s. He also stated that, of all his scripts. [[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'' was probably his personal favourite, and revealed that the title was actually a deliberate [[Sex|sexual innuendo]], as it was the episode in which [[River Song]] was conceived.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7VQrnMzjrU |title=Gallifrey One 2013 - Steven Moffat interview  |author=[[Ed Stradling]] |date of source=20 February 2013 |website name=YouTube |accessdate=20 February 2013}}</ref>
== Footnotes ==
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[[Category:Days of the year| 0217]]
== 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)}})
 
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)}})
 
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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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)"])