February 17th, 1635

Born on February 17th, 1635

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

59

Arcangelo Corelli

Italian violinist and composer

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

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 socialite (born 1981)

*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 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

69

Alan Bates

British actor

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

33

Jeremy Allen White

American actor

*February 17th, 1991, Brooklyn

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Born in 1635

67

Robert Hooke

English natural philosopher, architect and polymath (1635 — 1703)

*July 18th, 1635, Freshwater †March 3rd, 1703, London

74

Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero

Catholic cardinal (1635-1709)

*January 8th, 1635, Palma del Río †September 14th, 1709, Madrid

79

Samuel Reyher

German mathematician and astronomer (1635-1714)

*April 19th, 1635, Schleusingen †November 22nd, 1714, Kiel

63

Edward Stillingfleet

British bishop (1635-1699)

*April 17th, 1635, Cranborne †March 27th, 1699, Westminster

83

Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon

Mistress and later secret wife of King Louis XIV of France (1635-1719)

*November 27th, 1635, Niort †April 15th, 1719, Palace of Versailles

65

Miguel de Barrios

Jewish poet

*November 3rd, 1635, Montilla †October 6th, 1701, Amsterdam

71

Christian Louis, Count of Waldeck

Count of Waldeck-Wildungen and Count of Waldeck and Pyrmont

*July 29th, 1635, Waldeck †December 12th, 1706, Landau

70

Philipp Jakob Spener

German lutheran theologian, founder of pietism (1635-1705)

*January 13th, 1635, Ribeauvillé †February 5th, 1705, Berlin

45

Frans van Mieris the Elder

Dutch painter (1635–1681)

*April 16th, 1635, Leiden †March 12th, 1681, Leiden

70

Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo y Ponce de León

Spanish politician and military personnel (1635-1705)

*February 27th, 1635, Madrid †June 9th, 1705, Madrid

73

Michael Strauch

German mathematician and author

*August 27th, 1635, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †January 6th, 1709, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

54

Marquard Gude

German archaeologist

*February 1st, 1635, Rendsburg †November 26th, 1689, Glückstadt

14

Princess Elizabeth of England

English Royal

*December 28th, 1635, St James's Palace †September 8th, 1650, Carisbrooke Castle Museum

64

Patrick Gordon

Russian general and rear admiral (1635-1699)

*March 31st, 1635, Aberdeenshire †November 19th, 1699, Moscow

82

Tobias Dressel

Organ builder

*April 25th, 1635, Falkenstein, Saxony †May 29th, 1717, Buchholz

50

Andreas Gottfried Ammon

German theologian

*November 22nd, 1635, Göttingen †January 1st, 1686, Wunstorf

69

Anthonius Lucius

German university teacher (1635-1704)

*January 1st, 1635, Rinteln †September 4th, 1704, Hanover

76

Wilhelmus à Brakel

Dutch theologian (1635-1711)

*January 2nd, 1635, Leeuwarden †October 30th, 1711, Rotterdam

68

Johann Sturm

German philosopher (1635-1703)

*November 3rd, 1635, Hilpoltstein †December 26th, 1703, Altdorf bei Nürnberg

73

Roger de Piles

French painter (1635-1709)

*October 7th, 1635, Clamecy †April 5th, 1709, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1635 is a normal year and no leap year.

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