February 17th, 1713

Born on February 17th, 1713

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

68

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*November 30th, 1955, Copenhagen

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

96

Ásmundur Bjarnason

Icelandic sprinter

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

95

Hal Holbrook

American actor (1925–2021)

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

69

Mo Yan

Chinese novelist and screenwriter

*February 17th, 1955, Gaomi

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

43

Paris Hilton

American media personality and socialite

*February 17th, 1981, New York City

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

Same year
Born in 1713

70

Denis Diderot

French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)

*October 5th, 1713, Langres †July 31st, 1784, Paris

78

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute

British nobleman, art collector, and Prime Minister of Great Britain (1713-1792)

*May 25th, 1713, Parliament Square †March 10th, 1792, Grosvenor Square

52

Alexis Clairaut

French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (*1713 – †1765)

*May 13th, 1713, Paris †May 17th, 1765, Paris

49

Nicolas Louis de Lacaille

French astronomer

*March 15th, 1713, Rumigny †March 21st, 1762, Paris

68

Richard Wilson

Welsh landscape painter (1714-1782)

*August 1st, 1713, Penegoes †May 11th, 1782, Colomendy

45

Ferdinand VI of Spain

King of Spain, lived (1713-1759)

*September 23rd, 1713, Madrid †August 10th, 1759, Villaviciosa de Odón

35

Maruyama Gondazaemon

Sumo wrestler (1713-1749)

*December 23rd, 1713, Tome †November 14th, 1749, Nagasaki Prefecture

74

Antonio Eugenio Visconti

Italian cardinal (1713-1788)

*June 13th, 1713, Milan †March 4th, 1788, Rome

70

Junípero Serra

Christian missionary

*November 24th, 1713, Casa del Beat Juníper Serra †August 28th, 1784, Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo

73

Gasparo Gozzi

Italian literary critic (1713-1786)

*December 4th, 1713, Venice †December 26th, 1786, Padua

70

Allan Ramsay

Scottish portrait painter (1713-1784)

*October 13th, 1713, Edinburgh †August 10th, 1784, Dover

49

Luise Gottsched

German poet, playwright, essayist and translator

*April 11th, 1713, Gdańsk †June 26th, 1762, Leipzig

90

Marie Dumesnil

French actress

*January 2nd, 1713, Paris †February 20th, 1803, Paris

66

Onno Zwier van Haren

Dutch poet, playwright, writer and politician (1713-1779)

*April 2nd, 1713, Leeuwarden †September 2nd, 1779, Weststellingwerf

78

Luís António Verney

Portuguese philosopher

*July 23rd, 1713, Lisbon †March 20th, 1792, Rome

54

Laurence Sterne

Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric (1713–1768)

*November 24th, 1713, Clonmel †March 18th, 1768, London

54

Alexander Russell

Scottish physician and naturalist; (1714-1768)

*November 30th, 1713, Edinburgh †November 28th, 1768, London

79

Marie Jeanne Riccoboni

French novelist

*October 25th, 1713, Paris †December 7th, 1792, Paris

54

John Newbery

English publisher and bookseller (1713-1767)

*July 9th, 1713, Berkshire †December 22nd, 1767, London

88

Nicola Sala

Italian opera composer and music theorist (1713-1801)

*April 7th, 1713, Tocco Caudio †August 31st, 1801, Naples

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1713 is a normal year and no leap year.

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