February 17th, 1735

Born on February 17th, 1735

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 (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

Same year
Born in 1735

90

John Adams

President of the United States from 1797 to 1801

*October 30th, 1735, Braintree †July 4th, 1826, Quincy

46

Johann Christian Bach

German composer (1735–1782)

*September 5th, 1735, Leipzig †January 1st, 1782, London

61

Juliane Charlotte Friederike Grimm

(1735-1796)

*August 3rd, 1735, Hanau †December 18th, 1796, Steinau an der Straße

83

Paul Revere

American silversmith and Patriot in the American Revolution

*January 1st, 1735, Boston †May 10th, 1818, Boston

85

François Christophe de Kellermann

French soldier (1735-1820)

*May 28th, 1735, Strasbourg †September 23rd, 1820, Paris

65

Claude Martin

British and French Indian Army general (1735–1800)

*January 4th, 1735, Lyon †September 13th, 1800, Lucknow

65

Carl Christoph von Hoffmann

German Geheimrat (1735-1801)

*August 6th, 1735, Powidzko †January 9th, 1801, Berlin

69

Franziskus Herzan von Harras

Czech cardinal

*April 5th, 1735, Prague †June 1st, 1804, Vienna

56

George Plater

American politician (1735-1792)

*November 8th, 1735, Sotterley †February 10th, 1792, Annapolis

52

Anton Schweitzer

German composer (1735-1787)

*June 6th, 1735, Coburg †November 23rd, 1787, Gotha

71

Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond

British politician and army officer (1735-1806)

*February 22nd, 1735, London †December 29th, 1806, Goodwood House

57

Ernst Wilhelm Wolf

German composer

*February 25th, 1735, Grossenbehringen †December 1st, 1792, Weimar

84

Ursula Wolf-Zellweger

Schweizer Mäzenin (1735-1820)

*July 20th, 1735, Lyon †May 11th, 1820, Trogen

56

Isaac Low

American politician (1735-1791)

*April 13th, 1735, Piscataway †July 25th, 1791, Isle of Wight

68

Christoph Andreae

German entrepreneur

*September 8th, 1735, Mülheim †August 3rd, 1804, Mülheim

79

Blasius Hueber

(1735-1814)

*February 1st, 1735, Tyrol †April 4th, 1814, Inzing

79

Jean Pierre Erman

German historian

*March 1st, 1735, Berlin †August 11th, 1814, Berlin

63

Caspar Frederik Harsdorff

Danish architect (1735-1799)

*May 26th, 1735, Copenhagen †May 24th, 1799, Copenhagen

47

Princess Maria Christina of Saxony

Princess of Saxony and an Abbess

*February 12th, 1735, Warsaw †November 19th, 1782, Château de Brumath

69

Jacob Baden

Danish linguist

*May 4th, 1735, Vordingborg †July 5th, 1804, Copenhagen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1735 is a normal year and no leap year.

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