February 17th, 1962

Born on February 17th, 1962

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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 a "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 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 (title character shown) 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, 1962

61

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

61

Lou Diamond Phillips

American film, television, and stage actor

*February 17th, 1962, Naval Base Subic Bay

61

Akihisa Nagashima

Japanese politician

*February 17th, 1962, Yokohama

61

Suzan DelBene

American politician

*February 17th, 1962, Selma

61

Serge Brammertz

Prosecutor

*February 17th, 1962, Eupen

61

Jiang Zhujiu

Chinese Go player

*February 17th, 1962, Taiyuan

61

Henny Meijer

Dutch association football player

*February 17th, 1962, Paramaribo

61

Jane Collins

British politician (born 1962)

*February 17th, 1962, Pontefract

61

Walter Ciofani

French athlete

*February 17th, 1962, Sedan

61

Tony Blain

New Zealand cricketer

*February 17th, 1962, Nelson

61

Stan David

American football player

*February 17th, 1962, North Platte

61

Tang Yaodong

Chinese footballer

*February 17th, 1962, Shenyang

61

Stefan Svensson

Tennis player (1962-)

*February 17th, 1962, Gothenburg

61

Yann Quentrec

French athletics competitor

*February 17th, 1962, 14th arrondissement of Paris

61

Lawrence D. Wilder, Jr.

American politician

*February 17th, 1962, Richmond

61

Alcide Legrand

French amateur wrestler

*February 17th, 1962, Bergerac

59

Ruy Scarpino

Brazilian association football player

*February 17th, 1962, Vitoria †March 3rd, 2021, Manaus

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

60

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Brooklyn

66

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*February 17th, 1957, Copenhagen

40

Bao Chunlai

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1983, Changsha

63

Misbun Sidek

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1960, Banting

62

Angela Eagle

British politician; Labour MP for Wallasey (born 1961)

*February 17th, 1961, Bridlington

36

Megan Sweeney

American luger

*February 17th, 1987, Portland

60

Florence Hartmann

French journalist

*February 17th, 1963, France

60

Larry the Cable Guy

American stand-up comedian (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Pawnee City

68

Mo Yan

Chinese novelist

*February 17th, 1955, Gaomi

86

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

62

Ariane Ehrat

Swiss alpine skier

*February 17th, 1961, Schaffhausen

59

Jim Jordan

American politician (born 1964)

*February 17th, 1964, Troy

46

Wong Choong Hann

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1977, Kuala Lumpur

62

Andrey Korotayev

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

*February 17th, 1961, Moscow

65

Ferenc Tóthárpád

Hungarian poet

*February 17th, 1958, Kőszeg

59

Thierry Laurey

Footballer

*February 17th, 1964, Troyes

39

Magnus Sahlberg

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1984, Gothenburg

45

Rory Kinnear

English actor

*February 17th, 1978, London

64

Fausto Mesolella

Italian composer

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

62

Olivier Charlier

French violinist

*February 17th, 1961, Albert

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Born in 1962

61

Markus Merk

German football referee

*March 15th, 1962, Kaiserslautern

61

Hannes Holm

Swedish film director

*November 26th, 1962, Lidingö

61

Matthew Broderick

American actor (born 1962)

*March 21st, 1962, Manhattan

61

Chairul Tanjung

Indonesian businessman and bureaucrat

*June 16th, 1962, Jakarta

61

David Arnold

British film composer

*January 23rd, 1962, Luton

61

Michael Grandage

British theatre director

*May 2nd, 1962, Yorkshire

61

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

61

Manuela Mager

East German pair skater

*July 11th, 1962, Dresden

61

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

61

Tom Cruise

American actor and producer (born 1962)

*July 3rd, 1962, Syracuse

61

Andrew McCarthy

American actor

*November 29th, 1962, New York City

60

Felicity Huffman

American actress

*December 9th, 1962, Bedford

60

Ralph Fiennes

English actor (born 1962)

*December 22nd, 1962, Ipswich

61

Michele Greene

American actress

*February 3rd, 1962, Las Vegas

61

Nicolás Maduro

Venezuelan politician and president

*November 23rd, 1962, Caracas

61

Eddie Izzard

British comedian and actor (born 1962)

*February 7th, 1962, Aden

44

Steve Irwin

Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962–2006)

*February 22nd, 1962, Upper Ferntree Gully †September 4th, 2006, Batt Reef

61

Rosie O'Donnell

American comedian, producer, actress, and television personality

*March 21st, 1962, Commack

61

Razif Sidek

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Banting

61

Baz Luhrmann

Australian writer, director, and producer

*September 17th, 1962, Sydney

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No: With 365 days 1962 is a normal year and no leap year.

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