Gari Merkviladze was a distinguished Soviet aviator and General-Major, born on February 16, 1923, in Batumi. He excelled in swimming and water polo before joining the Tbilisi Aviation School. During World War II, he carried out 386 combat flights, destroying 13 enemy aircraft, including a Me-262 jet. For his bravery, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in 1945. After graduating from the Higher Military Aviation Academy in 1952, he continued his service and received numerous military honors. He passed away on April 2, 1971, and is buried in Tbilisi.
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February 17, 1923 Facts
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გარი მერკვილაძე belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Batumi
Place of Death: Tbilisi
Cause of Death: 1971-04-02
Educated At: Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia | Gagarin Air Force Academy
Occupation: Aviator, General-Major
Employers: Soviet Air Forces
Awards Received: Order of the Patriotic War 1st class | Order of Alexander Nevsky | Medal "For Battle Merit" | Medal "For the Capture of Berlin" | Order of the Red Star | Order of the Red Banner | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Medal "For the Liberation of Prague" | Hero of the Soviet Union | Order of Lenin
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for February 17, 1923
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 17, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for February 17, 2026 |
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| Sun | 27 Aquarius 41 | 28 Aquarius 42 | 8 Gemini 53 |
| Moon | 15 Pisces 16 | 27 Aquarius 13 | 24 Sagittarius 56 |
| Mercury | 1 Aquarius 52 | 16 Pisces 30 | 5 Gemini 27 |
| Venus | 11 Capricorn 20 | 8 Pisces 42 | 11 Taurus 45 |
| Mars | 19 Aries 32 | 19 Aquarius 35 | 0 Cancer 19 |
| Jupiter | 18 Scorpio 15 | 15 Cancer 52 | 10 Scorpio 43 |
| Saturn | 20 Libra 28 | 0 Aries 17 | 14 Libra 16 |
| Uranus | 12 Pisces 39 | 27 Taurus 33 | 17 Pisces 20 |
| Neptune | 16 Leo 29 | 0 Aries 38 | 15 Leo 41 |
| Pluto | 9 Cancer 18 | 4 Aquarius 12 | 9 Cancer 55 |
| Rahu | 21 Virgo 50 | 9 Pisces 39 | 16 Virgo 22 |
| Ketu | 21 Pisces 50 | 9 Virgo 39 | 16 Pisces 22 |
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