February 17th, 1949

Born on February 17th, 1949

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What happened on February 17th, 1949?

February 17th, 1949

Chaim Weizmann begins his term as the first President of Israel.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaim_Weizmann

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, 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.

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

Born on February 17th, 1949

75

Don Scardino

American producer, director and actor

*February 17th, 1949, New York City

75

Fred Frith

English musician, composer and improvisor

*February 17th, 1949, Heathfield

75

Peter Piot

Belgian microbiologist known for research into Ebola and AIDS

*February 17th, 1949, Keerbergen

75

Ioan Mircea Pașcu

Romanian politician

*February 17th, 1949, Satu Mare

75

Vladimir Shkolnik

Kazakhstani politician

*February 17th, 1949, Serpukhov

75

Ahmed Friaa

Tunisian politician

*February 17th, 1949, Zarzis

75

Jim Rutherford

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 17th, 1949, Beeton

67

Dennis Green

American football coach

*February 17th, 1949, Harrisburg †July 22nd, 2016, San Diego

75

Ady Zehnpfennig

German musician

*February 17th, 1949, Kerpen

62

Doyle Bramhall

American musician (1949–2011)

*February 17th, 1949, Dallas †November 12th, 2011, Alpine

75

Reiko Tajima

Japanese actress and voice actress

*February 17th, 1949, Yokosuka

75

Peter Kennard

Artist, photomontage artist

*February 17th, 1949, London

75

Leonard S. Coleman Jr.

American baseball executive

*February 17th, 1949, Newark

75

Jeffrey Simpson

Canadian journalist

*February 17th, 1949, New York City

75

Maja Herman Sekulić

Serbian writer

*February 17th, 1949, Belgrade

75

John Betts

Canadian teacher and politician

*February 17th, 1949, Moncton

75

Ravi Grover

Indian engineer

*February 17th, 1949, Punjab

75

Ron Garwasiuk

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 17th, 1949, St. Paul

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 17th?

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

41

Bao Chunlai

Chinese badminton player

*February 17th, 1983, Changsha

61

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Brooklyn

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

37

Megan Sweeney

American luger

*February 17th, 1987, Portland

47

Wong Choong Hann

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1977, Kuala Lumpur

64

Misbun Sidek

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1960, Banting

69

Mo Yan

Chinese novelist and screenwriter

*February 17th, 1955, Gaomi

71

Pertti Karppinen

Finnish rower

*February 17th, 1953, Vehmaa

24

Freja Ravn

Danish badminton player

*February 17th, 2000, Copenhagen

64

Fausto Mesolella

Italian composer

*February 17th, 1953, Caserta †March 30th, 2017, Macerata Campania

62

Lou Diamond Phillips

American film, television, and stage actor

*February 17th, 1962, Naval Base Subic Bay

83

Julia McKenzie

British actress, presenter, director, writer

*February 17th, 1941, Enfield

40

Magnus Sahlberg

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1984, Gothenburg

96

Ásmundur Bjarnason

Icelandic sprinter

*February 17th, 1927, Húsavík †February 1st, 2024, Húsavík

63

Angela Eagle

British politician; Labour MP for Wallasey (born 1961)

*February 17th, 1961, Bridlington

69

Alan Bates

British actor

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

26

Soh Wooi Yik

Malaysian badminton player

*February 17th, 1998, Kuala Lumpur

95

Hal Holbrook

American actor (1925–2021)

*February 17th, 1925, Cleveland †January 23rd, 2021, Beverly Hills

89

Barry Humphries

Australian comedian and actor (1934–2023)

*February 17th, 1934, Kew †April 22nd, 2023, Darlinghurst

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Born in 1949

75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

74

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

70

Jahn Teigen

Norwegian singer, musician, and comedian (1949–2020)

*September 27th, 1949, Tønsberg Municipality †February 24th, 2020, Ystad

74

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

74

Sherman Howard

American actor

*June 11th, 1949, Chicago

74

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

74

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

74

Odaline de la Martinez

American conductor and composer

*October 31st, 1949, Matanzas

74

Gertrúd Ladányi

Badminton player

*May 3rd, 1949, Esztergom

66

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer and musician

*June 14th, 1949, Lubefu †April 24th, 2016, Abidjan

67

Denis Johnson

American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017)

*July 1st, 1949, Munich †May 24th, 2017, Sea Ranch

40

Stiv Bators

American punk rock vocalist and guitarist

*October 22nd, 1949, Youngstown †June 3rd, 1990, 1st arrondissement of Paris

74

Sverre Årnes

Norwegian writer

*May 14th, 1949, Surnadal Municipality

74

Gloria Gaynor

American singer

*September 7th, 1949, Newark

74

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

*October 2nd, 1949, Buenos Aires †April 17th, 2017, Madrid

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

*February 14th, 1949, Brooklyn †May 19th, 2017, Paris

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

74

Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)

*October 21st, 1949, Tel Aviv

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Born on February 17th, 1949
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1949 is a normal year and no leap year.

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