February 17th, 1969

Born on February 17th, 1969

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What happened on February 17th, 1969?

February 17th, 1969

American aquanaut Berry L. Cannon dies of carbon dioxide poisoning while attempting to repair a leak in the SEALAB III underwater habitat. The SEALAB project was subsequently abandoned.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry_L._Cannon

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

Born on February 17th, 1969

57

Niklas Eriksson

Swedish ice hockey player

*February 17th, 1969, Västervik

57

Željko Mavrović

Croatian boxer

*February 17th, 1969, Zagreb

57

José Eduardo Franco

Portuguese historian and academic

*February 17th, 1969, Machico

57

Jon Randall

American singer-songwriter

*February 17th, 1969, Dallas

57

Derrick Hall

American baseball executive

*February 17th, 1969, Los Angeles

57

Dorothee Schneider

German dressage rider

*February 17th, 1969, Wiesbaden

57

Chimediin Saikhanbileg

Mongolian politician

*February 17th, 1969, Dornod Province

Same year
Born in 1969

56

Justine Frischmann

English musician

*September 16th, 1969, Kensington

57

Brian Krause

American actor

*February 1st, 1969, Lake Forest

56

Lucero

Mexican singer and actress

*August 29th, 1969, Mexico City

57

Ansgar Brinkmann

German footballer

*July 5th, 1969, Vechta

57

Thomas Vinterberg

Danish film director

*May 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

57

Søren Rasted

Danish musician

*June 13th, 1969, Blovstrød

57

Andreas Huber

German poolbillard trainer

*February 9th, 1969, Dachau

56

Magnus Samuelsson

Swedish strongman

*December 21st, 1969, Kisa

57

Michael Schumacher

German racing driver

*January 3rd, 1969, Hürth

56

Markus Gisdol

German association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige

57

Arabella Kiesbauer

German talk show host

*April 8th, 1969, Vienna

57

Andreas Reinke

German association football player and manager (born 1969)

*January 10th, 1969, Krakow am See

56

Linus Torvalds

Finnish-American software engineer

*December 28th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Matthew Perry

American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)

*August 19th, 1969, Williamstown †October 28th, 2023, Los Angeles

57

Jennifer Lopez

American singer and actress

*July 24th, 1969, The Bronx

57

Paul Rudd

American actor

*April 6th, 1969, Passaic

57

Marilyn Manson

American musician (born 1969)

*January 5th, 1969, Canton

57

Rödiger Voss

German-Swiss university teacher

*January 19th, 1969, Cologne

57

Alexander Neu

German politician (Die Linke)

*March 19th, 1969, Harmonie

57

Jason Bateman

American actor (born 1969)

*January 14th, 1969, Rye

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1969 is a normal year and no leap year.

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