147 days before February 17, 2004

would be

September 23, 2003 (Tuesday)

Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)

• Day numbers: 266

• Week number: 39

• Leap year: 2003 is not a leap year

• Daylight Saving Time: Yes

Sunrise, Sunset Times for September 23, 2003 (Tuesday)

• Sunrise time: 07:20 am

• Sunset time: 07:31 pm

• Day length: 12h 10m

• Source: suntoday.org

Moon Phase for September 23, 2003 (Tuesday)

• Moon Phase: Waning Crescent

• Illumination: 6%

• Moon Age: 27.15 day(s)

• Source: mooninfo.org

September 23, 2003 Holidays and National Days

September 23 in History

2004
Hurricane Jeanne causes severe flooding in Haiti; over 1,000 reported dead.
2002
The first public version of Mozilla Firefox browser released; originally called Phoenix 0.1 its name was changed due to trademark issues with Phoenix Technologies.
1992
Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonates 3,700-lb. bomb in Belfast, completely destroying the Northern Ireland forensic laboratory, injuring 20 people and damaging 700 houses.
1983
Gerrie Coetzee (Gerhardus Coetzee), boxer from South Africa; becomes the first boxer from the African continent to win a world heavyweight tittle (World Boxing Association).
1983
Gulf Air Flight 771 from Karachi, Pakistan, to Abu Dhabi, UAE, bombed; all 117 aboard die.
1973
Juan Peron is re-elected president of Argentina after being overthrown in 1955.
1967
Soviets sign a pact to send more aid to Hanoi.
1954
East German police arrest 400 citizens as U.S. spies.
1952
Richard Nixon responds to charges of a secret slush fund during his ‘Checkers Speech.’
1945
The first American dies in Vietnam during the fall of Saigon to French forces.