February 17th, 1956

Born on February 17th, 1956

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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, 1956

68

Stephan Hilsberg

German politician

*February 17th, 1956, Müncheberg

68

Kevin Rigdon

American scenic designer

*February 17th, 1956, Pontiac

68

Norberto Do Amaral

Catholic bishop

*February 17th, 1956, Ainaro

68

Richard Karn

American actor and game show host

*February 17th, 1956, Seattle

68

Noga Alon

Israeli mathematician

*February 17th, 1956, Haifa

68

Sheyann Webb

American activist

*February 17th, 1956, Selma

67

Jeffrey Foskett

American musician (1956–2023)

*February 17th, 1956, Santa Clara County †December 11th, 2023

68

Malcolm Wilson

British rally driver

*February 17th, 1956, Cockermouth

68

Axel Beer

German music scientist

*February 17th, 1956, Fulda

68

Richard Nduhura

Ugandan politician

*February 17th, 1956, Uganda

68

Ken Lay

Australian police officer; Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police

*February 17th, 1956, Korumburra

68

Peter Gunterberg

Swedish basketball player

*February 17th, 1956, Stockholm

68

Susumu Katsumata

Japanese association football player and manager

*February 17th, 1956, Yamanashi Prefecture

68

Robert S. Cutler

American marketing executive

*February 17th, 1956, Philadelphia

68

Éric Pécout

French footballer

*February 17th, 1956, Blois

68

Ben Murray-Bruce

Nigerian businessman, politician and public figure

*February 17th, 1956, Lagos

68

Norbert Eilenfeldt

German footballer

*February 17th, 1956, Gelsenkirchen

68

Sara Guadalupe Figueroa Canedo

Mexican politician

*February 17th, 1956, Mexico City

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Who's birthday is on February 17th?

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

69

Mo Yan

Chinese novelist and screenwriter

*February 17th, 1955, Gaomi

61

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Brooklyn

41

Bao Chunlai

Chinese badminton player

*February 17th, 1983, Changsha

64

Misbun Sidek

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1960, Banting

47

Wong Choong Hann

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1977, Kuala Lumpur

37

Megan Sweeney

American luger

*February 17th, 1987, Portland

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

71

Pertti Karppinen

Finnish rower

*February 17th, 1953, Vehmaa

62

Lou Diamond Phillips

American film, television, and stage actor

*February 17th, 1962, Naval Base Subic Bay

64

Fausto Mesolella

Italian composer

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

63

Angela Eagle

British politician; Labour MP for Wallasey (born 1961)

*February 17th, 1961, Bridlington

24

Freja Ravn

Danish badminton player

*February 17th, 2000, Copenhagen

66

Ferenc Tóthárpád

Hungarian poet

*February 17th, 1958, Kőszeg

67

Loreena McKennitt

Canadian musician and composer

*February 17th, 1957, Morden

63

Ariane Ehrat

Swiss alpine skier

*February 17th, 1961, Schaffhausen

40

Magnus Sahlberg

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1984, Gothenburg

70

Rene Russo

American actress and model

*February 17th, 1954, Burbank

63

Andrey Korotayev

Russian anthropologist, economic historian, comparative political scientist, and sociologist

*February 17th, 1961, Moscow

26

Soh Wooi Yik

Malaysian badminton player

*February 17th, 1998, Kuala Lumpur

Same year
Born in 1956

68

Peter Hook

English musician

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

67

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

68

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

67

Stephan Barratt-Due

Norwegian musician

*June 1st, 1956, Oslo

67

Tom Hanks

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

*July 9th, 1956, Concord

67

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

68

Liem Swie King

Indonesian badminton player

*February 28th, 1956, Kudus

60

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

23

Ian Curtis

British musician (1956–1980)

*July 15th, 1956, Stretford †May 18th, 1980, Macclesfield

67

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

67

Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper

*May 4th, 1956, Frankfurt

67

Martyn Ware

English musician

*May 19th, 1956, Sheffield

68

Gunnar Brands

German classical archaeologist

*March 30th, 1956, Duisburg

67

Justus Carrière

German actor

*May 16th, 1956, Schwerin

68

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

68

Bryan Cranston

American actor, director, and producer

*March 7th, 1956, Hollywood

62

Minken Fosheim

Norwegian actress (1956-2018)

*March 20th, 1956, Oslo †June 7th, 2018, Oslo

68

Imelda Staunton

English actress (born 1956)

*January 9th, 1956, London

67

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

67

Han Jian

Chinese badminton player

*July 6th, 1956, Liaoning

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Leap year

Yes: 1956 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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