February 17th, 1958

Born on February 17th, 1958

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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, 1958

66

Ferenc Tóthárpád

Hungarian poet

*February 17th, 1958, Kőszeg

66

Karen O'Connor

American equestrian

*February 17th, 1958, Bolton

66

Sankar Datta

Indian Academic, Professor, Development Professional

*February 17th, 1958, Jamshedpur

66

Radoslav Milenković

Serbian actor

*February 17th, 1958, Novi Sad

66

Claudia Schoppmann

German historian

*February 17th, 1958, Stuttgart

66

Josefa Andrés Barea

Spanish politician

*February 17th, 1958, Burjassot

66

Valdemaras Katkus

Lithuanian politician

*February 17th, 1958, Kaunas

66

Syed Ghulam Moinuddin

Pakistani field hockey player

*February 17th, 1958, Islamabad

66

Sylvain Locas

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 17th, 1958, Chicoutimi

66

Naim Maloku

Kosovar politician

*February 17th, 1958, Peć

66

Sergei Baltacha

Ukrainian footballer

*February 17th, 1958, Mariupol

66

Chen Jingang

Footballer

*February 17th, 1958, Tianjin

66

Ahmet Akçan

Football manager

*February 17th, 1958, Bursa

66

Wolfgang Schüler

German footballer

*February 17th, 1958, Freiburg im Breisgau

66

Shalva Natelashvili

Georgian politician

*February 17th, 1958, Tbilisi

66

Peter Palúch

Slovak footballer

*February 17th, 1958, Nitra

66

Rodolfo Solís Parga

Mexican politician

*February 17th, 1958, Chihuahua City

66

Josette Altmann- Borbón

Costa Rican academic and politician, General Secretary of the FLACSO former First Lady

*February 17th, 1958, San José

66

Linda Vivienne Parker

United States District Judge

*February 17th, 1958, Detroit

66

Iain Jardine

British footballer (born 1958)

*February 17th, 1958, Irvine

66

Carole Davis

British actress and singer

*February 17th, 1958, London

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

68

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*November 30th, 1955, Copenhagen

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

64

Misbun Sidek

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1960, Banting

61

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Brooklyn

41

Bao Chunlai

Chinese badminton player

*February 17th, 1983, Changsha

69

Mo Yan

Chinese novelist and screenwriter

*February 17th, 1955, Gaomi

47

Wong Choong Hann

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1977, Kuala Lumpur

37

Megan Sweeney

American luger

*February 17th, 1987, Portland

62

Lou Diamond Phillips

American film, television, and stage actor

*February 17th, 1962, Naval Base Subic Bay

63

Angela Eagle

British politician; Labour MP for Wallasey (born 1961)

*February 17th, 1961, Bridlington

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

63

Ariane Ehrat

Swiss alpine skier

*February 17th, 1961, Schaffhausen

24

Freja Ravn

Danish badminton player

*February 17th, 2000, Copenhagen

71

Pertti Karppinen

Finnish rower

*February 17th, 1953, Vehmaa

63

Andrey Korotayev

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

*February 17th, 1961, Moscow

67

Loreena McKennitt

Canadian musician and composer

*February 17th, 1957, Morden

40

Magnus Sahlberg

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1984, Gothenburg

64

Fausto Mesolella

Italian composer

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

26

Soh Wooi Yik

Malaysian badminton player

*February 17th, 1998, Kuala Lumpur

61

Larry the Cable Guy

American stand-up comedian (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Pawnee City

Same year
Born in 1958

50

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, and dancer (1958–2009)

*August 29th, 1958, Gary †June 25th, 2009, Los Angeles

66

Gary Numan

English musician (born 1958)

*March 8th, 1958, Hammersmith

65

Jane Wiedlin

American musician

*May 20th, 1958, Oconomowoc

65

Jon Cassar

Maltese-Canadian director and producer

*April 27th, 1958, Valletta

65

Jello Biafra

American singer

*June 17th, 1958, Boulder

65

Wayne Hussey

English musician, singer of The Mission

*May 26th, 1958, Bristol

65

Madonna

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

*August 16th, 1958, Bay City

65

Olaf Scholz

German politician (SPD) and 9th Federal Chancellor of Germany (since 2021)

*June 14th, 1958, Osnabrück

65

Ursula von der Leyen

President of the European Commission since 2019

*October 8th, 1958, Ixelles - Elsene

65

Glenn Gregory

English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist

*May 16th, 1958, Sheffield

66

Caryl Phillips

Kittian-British writer

*March 13th, 1958, Saint Kitts

64

Jens Arentzen

Danish actor

*March 2nd, 1958, Frederiksberg †November 22nd, 2022

66

Dietmar Bartsch

German politician

*March 31st, 1958, Stralsund

65

Jah Wobble

English bassist, recording artist, songwriter

*August 11th, 1958, Stepney

66

Alec Baldwin

American actor, comedian and producer (born 1958)

*April 3rd, 1958, Amityville

65

Alexander Held

German actor

*October 19th, 1958, Munich

66

Volker Pispers

German cabaret artist

*January 18th, 1958, Rheydt

66

Reinhard Wolters

German historian of classical history and numismatist

*March 14th, 1958, Duisburg

65

Achim Arbeiter

German archaeologist

*September 3rd, 1958, Dierdorf

65

Tim Butler

English songwriter and musician

*December 7th, 1958, Teddington

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No: With 365 days 1958 is a normal year and no leap year.

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