February 17th, 1764

Born on February 17th, 1764

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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

Born on February 17th, 1764

78

Robert Haldane

Scottish churchman

*February 17th, 1764, London †December 18th, 1842

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

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

24

Freja Ravn

Danish badminton player

*February 17th, 2000, Copenhagen

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

75

Arthur Kennedy

American actor (1914–1990)

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

69

Mo Yan

Chinese novelist and screenwriter

*February 17th, 1955, Gaomi

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

69

Alan Bates

British actor

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

33

Ed Sheeran

English singer-songwriter

*February 17th, 1991, Halifax

Same year
Born in 1764

65

Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr

Marshal of France (1764-1830)

*April 13th, 1764, Toul †March 17th, 1830, Hyères

58

Ann Radcliffe

English author and pioneer of the Gothic novel (1764-1823)

*July 9th, 1764, Holborn †February 7th, 1823, London

71

Edward Livingston

American jurist and statesman (1764-1836)

*May 28th, 1764, Clermont †May 23rd, 1836, Rhinebeck

30

Princess Élisabeth of France

French Princess, Sister of King Louis XVI, Martyr and Servant of God

*May 3rd, 1764, Versailles †May 10th, 1794, Paris

76

Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno

French soldier and military commander (1764-1841)

*December 7th, 1764, Lamarche †March 1st, 1841, Paris

40

Lucile de Chateaubriand

French writer

*August 7th, 1764, Saint-Malo †November 10th, 1804, Paris

72

Firmin Didot

French businessman (1764-1836)

*April 14th, 1764, Paris †April 24th, 1836, Mesnil-sur-l'Estrée

81

Johann Wilhelm Meigen

German entomologist (1764-1845)

*May 3rd, 1764, Solingen †July 11th, 1845, Stolberg

74

Charles Percier

French architect

*August 22nd, 1764, Paris †September 5th, 1838, Paris

47

Robert Craufurd

Scottish soldier (1764-1812)

*May 5th, 1764, Newark Castle †January 23rd, 1812, Ciudad Rodrigo

48

Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers

French general

*August 13th, 1764, Paris †January 6th, 1813, Berlin

65

John Parker Boyd

United States general

*December 21st, 1764, Newburyport †October 4th, 1830, Boston

44

Berek Joselewicz

Polish army commander (1764-1809)

*September 17th, 1764, Kretinga †May 5th, 1809, Kock

77

John Noyes

American politician (1764-1841)

*April 2nd, 1764, Atkinson †October 26th, 1841, Putney

84

Andrés Manuel del Río

Spanish scientist (1764-1849)

*November 10th, 1764, Madrid †March 23rd, 1849, Mexico City

67

John Abernethy

British surgeon

*April 3rd, 1764, Coleman Street †April 20th, 1831, London Borough of Enfield

77

Hans von Held

German writer (1764-1842)

*November 15th, 1764, Oborniki Śląskie †May 20th, 1842, Berlin

60

Return J. Meigs Jr.

American politician 1764-1825

*November 17th, 1764, Middletown †March 29th, 1825, Marietta

67

Ernst Friedrich von Schlotheim

German paleontologist and politician (1764/65 - 1832)

*April 2nd, 1764, Allmenhausen †March 28th, 1832, Gotha

63

Richard Stockton

American politician 1764-1828

*April 17th, 1764, Princeton †March 7th, 1828, Princeton

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Leap year

Yes: 1764 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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