February 17th, 1630

Born on February 17th, 1630

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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

59

Arcangelo Corelli

Italian violinist and composer

*February 17th, 1653, Fusignano †January 8th, 1713, Rome

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

75

Arthur Kennedy

American actor (1914–1990)

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

62

Lou Diamond Phillips

American film, television, and stage actor

*February 17th, 1962, Naval Base Subic Bay

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

69

Alan Bates

British actor

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

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Born in 1630

54

Charles II of England

British monarch from 1660 to 1685

*May 29th, 1630, London †February 6th, 1685, London

83

Sophia of Hanover

Princess of the Palatinate, Electress of Hanover, heir presumptive and ancestor of British monarchs following the Act of Settlement 1701

*October 14th, 1630, The Hague †June 8th, 1714, Hanover

54

John Rogers

English academic in early Colonial America, born 1630

*January 11th, 1630, Coggeshall †July 12th, 1684, Massachusetts

56

Eleonora Gonzaga

Austrian queen

*November 18th, 1630, Mantua †December 6th, 1686, Vienna

60

Wolf Caspar von Klengel

German builder, architect and officer

*June 8th, 1630, Dresden †January 10th, 1691, Dresden

83

Lucas van de Poll

Dutch university teacher (1630-1713)

*February 6th, 1630, Utrecht †November 24th, 1713, Utrecht

70

Silvestro Valiero

Doge of Venice (1630-1700)

*March 28th, 1630, Venice †July 7th, 1700, Venice

72

Olaus Rudbeck

Swedish architect (1630-1702)

*September 13th, 1630, Västerås †December 12th, 1702, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

78

Salomon Adler

German painter (1630-1709)

*March 3rd, 1630, Gdańsk †January 11th, 1709, Milan

74

John Howe

English Puritan theologian

*May 17th, 1630, Loughborough †April 2nd, 1705, London

394

Roche Braziliano

Dutch buccaneer

*January 1st, 1630, Groningen

67

Jacob Boreel

Dutch diplomat and politician (1630-1697)

*April 1st, 1630, Amsterdam †August 21st, 1697, Velsen

48

Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

*January 25th, 1630, Darmstadt †April 24th, 1678, Darmstadt

84

Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort

English noblewoman, gardener and botanist (1630-1715)

*December 16th, 1630, Little Hadham †January 7th, 1715, Chelsea

72

Samuel Oppenheimer

German-Jewish financier

*June 21st, 1630, Heidelberg †May 3rd, 1703, Vienna

87

Étienne Baluze

French scholar (1630-1718)

*November 24th, 1630, Tulle †July 28th, 1718, Paris

63

Job Adriaenszoon Berckheyde

Dutch painter

*January 27th, 1630, Haarlem †November 23rd, 1693, Haarlem

65

Lambert van Haven

Danish architect (1630-1695)

*April 16th, 1630, Bergen †May 9th, 1695, Copenhagen

75

Michael Willmann

German painter (1630-1706)

*September 27th, 1630, Königsberg †August 26th, 1706, Lubiąż

90

Pierre Daniel Huet

French churchman and scholar (1630–1721)

*February 8th, 1630, Caen †January 26th, 1721, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1630 is a normal year and no leap year.

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