February 17th, 1706

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Born on February 17th, 1706 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on February 17th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on February 17th
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Calendar (February 1706)

Born on February 17th, 1706

Weekday

Wednesday

February 17th, 1706 was a Wednesday.

Age

318

People born on February 17th, 1706 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 318 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1706 - February 19th, 1706

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 116,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 717 days, exactly on June 19th, 2026, people who were born on February 17th, 1706 will be 117,000 days old!

116,283 Days

16,611 Weeks

3,820 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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?

Bao Chunlai

Chinese badminton player

*February 17th, 1983, Changsha

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

Megan Sweeney

American luger

*February 17th, 1987, Portland

Wong Choong Hann

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1977, Kuala Lumpur

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Brooklyn

Freja Ravn

Danish badminton player

*February 17th, 2000, Copenhagen

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

Misbun Sidek

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1960, Banting

Magnus Sahlberg

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1984, Gothenburg

Soh Wooi Yik

Malaysian badminton player

*February 17th, 1998, Kuala Lumpur

Mo Yan

Chinese novelist and screenwriter

*February 17th, 1955, Gaomi

Hal Holbrook

American actor (1925–2021)

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

Arthur Kennedy

American actor (1914–1990)

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

Paris Hilton

American socialite (born 1981)

*February 17th, 1981, New York City

Lou Diamond Phillips

American actor

*February 17th, 1962, Naval Base Subic Bay

Ásmundur Bjarnason

Icelandic sprinter

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

Rory Kinnear

English actor

*February 17th, 1978, London

Johann Elias Bach

German composer

*February 17th, 1705, Schweinfurt †November 30th, 1755, Schweinfurt

Alan Bates

British actor

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

Jeremy Allen White

American actor

*February 17th, 1991, Brooklyn

Same year
Born in 1706

Benjamin Franklin

American author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, diplomat, Founding Father (1706–1790)

*January 17th, 1706, Boston †April 17th, 1790, Philadelphia