February 17th, 1472

Born on February 17th, 1472

Age in days, weeks and months
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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 17th?

February 17th, 2011

Arab Spring: Bahraini security forces killed four protesters in a pre-dawn raid at the Pearl Roundabout in Manama, while the "Day of Rage" took place in Libya with nationwide protests against Muammar Gaddafi's government.

February 17th, 1978

The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army carried out a bombing of a restaurant near Belfast, Northern Ireland, killing twelve people and injuring thirty others.

February 17th, 1974

A U.S. Army soldier stole a Bell UH-1 helicopter (pictured) and landed it on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C.

February 17th, 1964

Gabonese military officers overthrew President Léon M'ba, but French forces, honouring a 1960 treaty, forcibly reinstated him two days later.

February 17th, 1959

Vanguard 2 (model pictured), the first weather satellite, was launched to measure cloud cover distribution.

February 17th, 1944

World War II: The U.S. Navy began Operation Hailstone, a massive naval air and surface attack against the Japanese naval and air base at Chuuk Lagoon in the Caroline Islands.

February 17th, 1913

The Armory Show, the first large modern-art exhibition in the United States, opened at the 69th Regiment Armory in New York City.

February 17th, 1904

Italian composer Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly premiered at La Scala in Milan to poor reviews, forcing him to revise the opera.

February 17th, 1894

Rudolf Diesel's first working diesel engine ran for one minute.

February 17th, 1859

Cochinchina campaign: French Navy forces captured the Citadel of Saigon, defended by 1,000 Vietnamese soldiers of the Nguyễn dynasty.

February 17th, 1838

Zulu impis massacred about 532 Voortrekkers, Khoekhoe, and Basuto near present-day Weenen, South Africa.

February 17th, 1815

The United States ratifies the Treaty of Ghent – signed in late 1814 – formally ending the War of 1812.

February 17th, 1621

Myles Standish was elected the first commander of the militia of Plymouth Colony.

February 17th, 2016

Military vehicles explode outside a Turkish Armed Forces barracks in Ankara, Turkey, killing at least 29 people and injuring 61 others.

February 17th, 2011

Arab Spring: In Bahrain, security forces launch a deadly pre-dawn raid on protesters in Pearl Roundabout in Manama; the day is locally known as Bloody Thursday.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 17th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 17th?

41

Bao Chunlai

Chinese badminton player

*February 17th, 1983, Changsha

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

37

Megan Sweeney

American luger

*February 17th, 1987, Portland

47

Wong Choong Hann

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1977, Kuala Lumpur

61

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Brooklyn

24

Freja Ravn

Danish badminton player

*February 17th, 2000, Copenhagen

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

64

Misbun Sidek

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1960, Banting

40

Magnus Sahlberg

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1984, Gothenburg

26

Soh Wooi Yik

Malaysian badminton player

*February 17th, 1998, Kuala Lumpur

69

Mo Yan

Chinese novelist and screenwriter

*February 17th, 1955, Gaomi

95

Hal Holbrook

American actor (1925–2021)

*February 17th, 1925, Cleveland †January 23rd, 2021, Beverly Hills

43

Paris Hilton

American media personality and socialite

*February 17th, 1981, New York City

62

Lou Diamond Phillips

American film, television, and stage actor

*February 17th, 1962, Naval Base Subic Bay

75

Arthur Kennedy

American actor (1914–1990)

*February 17th, 1914, Worcester †January 5th, 1990, Branford

96

Ásmundur Bjarnason

Icelandic sprinter

*February 17th, 1927, Húsavík †February 1st, 2024, Húsavík

46

Rory Kinnear

English actor

*February 17th, 1978, London

33

Ed Sheeran

English singer-songwriter

*February 17th, 1991, Halifax

33

Jeremy Allen White

American actor

*February 17th, 1991, Brooklyn

69

Alan Bates

British actor

*February 17th, 1934, Allestree †December 27th, 2003, City of Westminster

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Born in 1472

45

Fra Bartolomeo

Italian Renaissance painter (1472-1517)

*March 28th, 1472, Prato †October 31st, 1517, Florence

36

Guidobaldo da Montefeltro

Italian condottiero and Duke of Urbino

*January 17th, 1472, Gubbio †April 10th, 1508, Fossombrone

31

Piero the Unfortunate

Italian noble (1472-1504)

*February 15th, 1472, Florence †December 28th, 1503, Gaeta

56

Wang Yangming

Chinese philosopher and general (1472–1529)

*October 31st, 1472, Yuyao City †January 9th, 1529, Ganzhou

38

Bianca Maria Sforza

Holy Roman Empress, Presumptive crown princess of Hungary

*April 5th, 1472, Milan †December 31st, 1510, Innsbruck

65

Érard de La Marck

Prince-bishop of Liège, Belgium

*May 31st, 1472, Sedan †February 27th, 1538, Liège

55

Pietro Torrigiano

Italian artist (1472-1528)

*November 24th, 1472, Florence †January 1st, 1528, Seville

8

Anne Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk

English noblewoman (1472–1481)

*December 10th, 1472, Suffolk †November 19th, 1481, Greenwich

65

Nikolaus von Schönberg

Catholic cardinal

*August 11th, 1472, Rothschönberg †September 7th, 1537, Rome

72

John Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken

Count of Saarbrücken (1472-1544) and Saarwerden (1527-1544)

*October 19th, 1472, Saarbrücken †June 4th, 1545, Saarbrücken

45

Filippo Beroaldo der Jüngere

Italian writer and poet

*October 1st, 1472, Bologna †August 30th, 1518, Rome

73

Juan Pardo de Tavera

Roman Catholic cardinal, archbishop and Spanish inquisitor

*May 16th, 1472, Toro †August 1st, 1545, Valladolid

69

Jakob Feer

Swiss politician (1472-1541)

*June 14th, 1472, Lucerne †August 20th, 1541

0

Margaret of York

Daughter of Edward IV

*April 10th, 1472, Hampshire †December 11th, 1472

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Leap year

Yes: 1472 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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