February 17th, 1813

Born on February 17th, 1813

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 1813

56

Otto Jahn

German classical philologist, archaeologist and musicologist (1813-1869)

*June 16th, 1813, Kiel †September 9th, 1869, Göttingen

87

Giuseppe Verdi

Italian composer of the Romantic Era

*April 10th, 1813, Le Roncole †January 27th, 1901, Milan

69

Richard Wagner

German composer (1813–1883)

*May 22nd, 1813, Leipzig †February 13th, 1883, Venice

73

Ferdinand von Miller

German politician (1813–1887)

*October 18th, 1813, Fürstenfeldbruck †February 11th, 1887, Munich

70

August Fendler

American natural history collector (1813–1883)

*January 1st, 1813, Gusev †January 1st, 1883, Port of Spain

42

Søren Kierkegaard

Danish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic (1813–1855)

*May 5th, 1813, Copenhagen †November 11th, 1855, Copenhagen

23

Georg Büchner

German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose

*October 17th, 1813, Goddelau †February 19th, 1837, Zürich

73

Henry Ward Beecher

American clergyman and activist (1813-1887)

*June 24th, 1813, Litchfield †March 8th, 1887, Brooklyn

74

Agostino Depretis

Italian politician (1813–1887)

*January 31st, 1813, Cava Manara †July 29th, 1887, Stradella

40

Frédéric Ozanam

French scholar (1813-1853)

*April 23rd, 1813, Milan †September 8th, 1853, Marseille

57

Karl Girardet

Swiss artist (1813-1871)

*May 7th, 1813, Le Locle †April 24th, 1871, Versailles

82

Daniel Pollen

Prime Minister of New Zealand (1813-1896)

*June 2nd, 1813, Dublin †May 18th, 1896

64

Claude Bernard

French physiologist (1813-1878)

*July 12th, 1813, Saint-Julien †February 10th, 1878, Paris

85

Henry Bessemer

British engineer (1813-1898)

*January 19th, 1813, Charlton †March 15th, 1898, London

87

Edmond de Selys Longchamps

Belgian politician and zoologist (1813–1900)

*May 25th, 1813, Paris †December 11th, 1900, Liège

68

Jørgen Moe

Norwegian folklorist, poet and bishop (1813–1882)

*April 22nd, 1813, Hole †March 27th, 1882, Kristiansand Municipality

56

Arthur Lutze

German homeopath

*June 1st, 1813, Unter den Linden †April 11th, 1870, Köthen

70

Antonio García Gutiérrez

Spanish writer (1813–1884)

*October 4th, 1813, Chiclana de la Frontera †August 26th, 1884, Madrid

77

Franz Miklosich

Austrian member of Empire parliament (Austria empire), lawyer and university educator (1813-1891)

*November 20th, 1813, Radomerščak †March 7th, 1891, Vienna

45

John Snow

English epidemiologist and physician

*March 15th, 1813, York †June 16th, 1858, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1813 is a normal year and no leap year.

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