February 17th, 1865

Born on February 17th, 1865

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What happened on February 17th, 1865?

February 17th, 1865

American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina, is burned as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia,_South_Carolina

What else 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.

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

Same year
Born in 1865

70

Rudyard Kipling

English writer and poet (1865–1936)

*December 30th, 1865, Mumbai †January 18th, 1936, London

73

William Butler Yeats

Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939)

*June 13th, 1865, Sandymount †January 28th, 1939, Menton

78

Pieter Zeeman

Dutch physicist (1865–1943)

*May 25th, 1865, Zonnemaire †October 9th, 1943, Amsterdam

70

George V

King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India (1865–1936)

*June 3rd, 1865, Marlborough House †January 20th, 1936, Sandringham House

97

Max Fabiani

Architect

*April 29th, 1865, Kobdilj †August 18th, 1962, Gorizia

68

Firmin Gémier

French actor and theatre director

*February 21st, 1865, Aubervilliers †November 26th, 1933, Paris

44

Clyde Fitch

American playwright (1865-1909)

*May 2nd, 1865, Elmira †September 4th, 1909, Châlons-en-Champagne

66

Minnie Maddern Fiske

American actress, playwright, and editor

*December 19th, 1865, New Orleans †February 15th, 1932, New York City

88

Josef Fischer

German professional road bicycle racer (1865-1953)

*January 20th, 1865, Neukirchen beim Heiligen Blut †March 3rd, 1953, Munich

83

Alfred Edward Woodley Mason

British writer (1865-1948)

*May 7th, 1865, Dulwich †November 22nd, 1948, London

72

Erich Ludendorff

German Army officer (1865–1937)

*April 9th, 1865, Kruszewnia †December 20th, 1937, Munich

66

Carl Nielsen

Danish composer

*June 9th, 1865, Sortelung †October 3rd, 1931, Copenhagen

87

Sven Hedin

Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator (1865-1952)

*February 19th, 1865, Stockholm †November 26th, 1952, Stockholm

64

Richard Adolf Zsigmondy

Austrian chemist (1865-1929)

*April 1st, 1865, Vienna †September 23rd, 1929, Göttingen

74

Philipp Scheidemann

German politician (1865–1939)

*July 26th, 1865, Kassel †November 29th, 1939, Copenhagen

69

Paul Dukas

French composer (1865–1935)

*October 1st, 1865, 1st arrondissement of Paris †May 17th, 1935, Paris

61

Ferdinand I of Romania

King of Romania (1865-1927; ruled 1914-1927)

*August 24th, 1865, Sigmaringen †July 20th, 1927, Sinaia

46

Valentin Serov

Russian painter (1865–1911)

*January 7th, 1865, Saint Petersburg †November 22nd, 1911, Moscow

87

Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg

President of Finland (1865-1952)

*January 28th, 1865, Suomussalmi †September 22nd, 1952, Helsinki

49

Edith Cavell

British nurse (1865-1915)

*December 4th, 1865, Swardeston †October 12th, 1915, Schaerbeek

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1865 is a normal year and no leap year.

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