February 17th, 1723

Born on February 17th, 1723

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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 (commemorative button pictured), 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

Great Trek: 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, 1966

Aeroflot Flight 065 crashes during take-off from Sheremetyevo International Airport, killing 21.

February 17th, 2016

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

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 17th

Born on February 17th, 1723

74

François Louis de Bons

Swiss pastor & theologian

*February 17th, 1723, Murten †July 8th, 1797, Lausanne

39

Tobias Mayer

German astronomer

*February 17th, 1723, Marbach am Neckar †February 20th, 1762, Göttingen

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Born in 1723

67

Adam Smith

Scottish moral philosopher and political economist (1723-1790)

*June 5th, 1723, Kirkcaldy †July 17th, 1790, Edinburgh

66

Johann Jakob Schalch

Swiss artist (1723–1789)

*January 23rd, 1723, Schaffhausen †August 21st, 1789, Schaffhausen

71

John Witherspoon

Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and Founding Father of the United States (1723-1794)

*February 5th, 1723, Gifford †November 15th, 1794, Tusculum

65

Baron d'Holbach

German-born French philosopher (1723–1789)

*December 8th, 1723, Edesheim †January 21st, 1789, Paris

76

Jean-François Marmontel

French historian and writer, a member of the Encyclopediste movement (1723-1799)

*July 11th, 1723, Bort-les-Orgues †December 31st, 1799, Saint-Aubin-sur-Gaillon

65

Nicole-Reine Lepaute

French astronomer (1723-1788)

*January 5th, 1723, Paris †December 6th, 1788, Paris

56

William Blackstone

English jurist, judge and Tory politician (1723-1780)

*July 10th, 1723, City of London †February 14th, 1780, Wallingford

63

Carl Friedrich Abel

German composer

*December 22nd, 1723, Köthen †June 20th, 1787, London

63

Johann Georg von Lori

Bavarian high official, lawyer and historian (1723-1787)

*July 17th, 1723, Steingaden †March 23rd, 1787, Neuburg an der Donau

74

Giovanni Marco Rutini

Italian composer

*April 25th, 1723, Florence †December 22nd, 1797, Florence

67

Gabriel Christoph Benjamin Mosche

28 Mar 1723 - 8 Feb 1791

*March 23rd, 1723, Großenehrich †February 8th, 1791, Frankfurt

73

Franz Xaver von Breuner

Austrian priest

*May 21st, 1723, Graz †March 1st, 1797, Salzburg

72

Antonio Caballero y Góngora

Catholic bishop (1723-1796)

*May 24th, 1723, Priego de Córdoba †March 24th, 1796, Córdoba

76

Daniel Itzig

German banker (1723-1799)

*March 18th, 1723, Berlin †May 17th, 1799, Potsdam

76

Marcus Elieser Bloch

German physician and zoologist (1723–1799)

*January 1st, 1723, Ansbach †August 6th, 1799, Karlovy Vary

75

Manuel Antonio Flórez

Viceroy of New Granada and New Spain (1723-1799)

*May 27th, 1723, Seville †March 20th, 1799, Madrid

69

Antoine Louis

French surgeon and physiologist (1723-1792)

*February 13th, 1723, Metz †May 20th, 1792, Paris

62

John Byron

British Royal Navy officer and politician; (1723-1786)

*November 8th, 1723, Newstead Abbey †April 10th, 1786, London

85

Louis-Pierre Anquetil

French historian

*February 21st, 1723, Paris †September 6th, 1808, Paris

72

Nicolas de Pigage

French architect

*August 3rd, 1723, Lunéville †July 30th, 1796, Schwetzingen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1723 is a normal year and no leap year.

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