February 17th, 1714

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Born on February 17th, 1714 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on February 17th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on February 17th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (February 1714)

Born on February 17th, 1714

Weekday

Saturday

February 17th, 1714 was a Saturday.

Age

310

People born on February 17th, 1714 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 310 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1714 - February 19th, 1714

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 113,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 703 days, exactly on April 2nd, 2026, people who were born on February 17th, 1714 will be 114,000 days old!

113,297 Days

16,185 Weeks

3,722 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

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*November 30th, 1955, Copenhagen

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

Ásmundur Bjarnason

Icelandic sprinter

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

Hal Holbrook

American actor (1925–2021)

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

Mo Yan

Chinese novelist and screenwriter

*February 17th, 1955, Gaomi

Arthur Kennedy

American actor (1914–1990)

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

Lou Diamond Phillips

American film, television, and stage actor

*February 17th, 1962, Naval Base Subic Bay

Paris Hilton

American media personality and socialite

*February 17th, 1981, New York City

Rory Kinnear

English actor

*February 17th, 1978, London

Ed Sheeran

English singer-songwriter

*February 17th, 1991, Halifax

Alan Bates

British actor

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

Same year
Born in 1714

Christoph Willibald von Gluck

German opera composer (1714–1787)

*July 2nd, 1714, Erasbach †November 15th, 1787, Vienna

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

German composer (1714–1788)

*March 8th, 1714, Weimar †December 14th, 1788, Hamburg

Jean-Baptiste Pigalle

French sculptor (1714-1785)

*January 26th, 1714, Rueil-Malmaison †August 20th, 1785, Paris

Marie-Anne Botot Dangeville

French actor and salon-holder (1714-1796)

*December 29th, 1714, Paris †February 29th, 1796, former 10th arrondissement of Paris

René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou

French politician (1714-1792)

*February 25th, 1714, Montpellier †July 29th, 1792, Le Thuit

Adam Stanisław Krasiński

Polish bishop

*April 4th, 1714, Kraków †January 1st, 1800, Krasne, Masovian Voivodeship

Georg Ernst von Holtzendorff

German officer (1714-1785)

*February 14th, 1714, Calbe †December 10th, 1785, Berlin

Johann Georg Dominicus von Linprun

German scientist (1714-1787)

*January 10th, 1714, Viechtach †June 14th, 1787, Munich

César-François Cassini de Thury

French cartographer and astronomer (1714-1784)

*June 17th, 1714, Paris †September 3rd, 1784, Paris

John Bradstreet

British Army general

*December 21st, 1714, Annapolis Royal †September 25th, 1774, New York City

Étienne Bonnot de Condillac

French academic

*September 30th, 1714, Grenoble †August 3rd, 1780, Beaugency

Anna Morandi Manzolini

Italian artist (1714-1774)

*January 21st, 1714, Bologna †July 9th, 1774, Bologna

Gioacchino Conti

Italian opera singer (1714-1761)

*February 28th, 1714, Arpino †October 25th, 1761, Rome

George Whitefield

English minister and preacher

*December 16th, 1714, Gloucester †September 29th, 1770, Newburyport

Niccolò Jommelli

Italian composer (1714–1774)

*September 10th, 1714, Aversa †August 25th, 1774, Naples

Philippine Élisabeth d'Orléans

French princess (1714-1734)

*December 18th, 1714, Versailles †May 21st, 1734, Paris

Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten

German philosopher

*July 17th, 1714, Berlin †May 27th, 1762, Frankfurt (Oder)

Christian Friedrich Polz

*January 13th, 1714, Niederroßla †December 2nd, 1782, Jena

John Forbes

British naval commander (1714-1796)

*July 17th, 1714, Menorca †March 10th, 1796, Savile Row

José I of Portugal

King of Portugal from 1750 to 1777

*June 6th, 1714, Lisbon †February 24th, 1777, Lisbon

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 17th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 17th.

Independence Day, celebrates the independence declaration of Kosovo in 2008, still partially recognized.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo_Independence_Day

Revolution Day (Libya)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Libya

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XVII.II.MDCCXIV

17.2.1714

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

V = 5

IV = 4

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1714 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
February 1714

February 1714

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
5				1	2	3	4
6	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
7	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
8	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
9	26	27	28

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February 17th, 1714

Born on February 17th, 1714

Weekday

Saturday

Age

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 113,000 days old!

113,297 Days

16,185 Weeks

3,722 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on February 17th?

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

Same year Born in 1714

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 17th

Christian feast day: Seven Founders of the Servite Order Alexis Falconieri

Constabilis

Donatus, Romulus, Secundian, and Companions

Fintan of Clonenagh

Janani Luwum (Anglican Communion)

Lommán of Trim

February 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Independence Day, celebrates the independence declaration of Kosovo in 2008, still partially recognized.

Revolution Day (Libya)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

17.2.1714

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