17 February

History of Doctor Who

 * 1929 - Philip Latham, who played Borusa in DW: The Five Doctors, was born in London.


 * 1947 - Dallas Adams, who played Peri Brown's stepfather Professor Howard Foster in DW: Planet of Fire, was born.


 * 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.


 * 1979 - Part 5 of DW: The Armageddon Factor was first broadcast.