February 17th, 1969

Born on February 17th, 1969

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 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, 1969

55

Niklas Eriksson

Swedish ice hockey player

*February 17th, 1969, Västervik

55

Željko Mavrović

Croatian boxer

*February 17th, 1969, Zagreb

55

José Eduardo Franco

Portuguese historian and academic

*February 17th, 1969, Machico

55

Jon Randall

American singer-songwriter

*February 17th, 1969, Dallas

55

Derrick Hall

American baseball executive

*February 17th, 1969, Los Angeles

55

Dorothee Schneider

German dressage rider

*February 17th, 1969, Wiesbaden

55

Chimediin Saikhanbileg

Mongolian politician

*February 17th, 1969, Dornod Province

55

David Douillet

French judoka and politician

*February 17th, 1969, Rouen

55

Jean-Yves Roy

Ice hockey player

*February 17th, 1969, Rosemère

55

Levon Kirkland

All-American college football player, professional football player, linebacker

*February 17th, 1969, Lamar

55

Răzvan Lucescu

Romanian professional football coach and former player

*February 17th, 1969, Bucharest

55

Tony Underwood

English rugby union player

*February 17th, 1969, Ipoh

55

Stephen Mirrione

American film editor

*February 17th, 1969, Santa Clara County

47

Vasily Kudinov

Russian handball player

*February 17th, 1969, Ilyinka †February 11th, 2017, Astrakhan

55

Tuesday Knight

American actress, singer and designer (born 1961)

*February 17th, 1969, United States of America

55

Traci Adell

American actress

*February 17th, 1969, New Orleans

55

Slavoljub Janković

Serbian footballer

*February 17th, 1969, Belgrade

55

Reidar Hjermann

Norwegian psychologist

*February 17th, 1969, Bærum Municipality

55

Joel Steed

American football player

*February 17th, 1969, Frankfurt

55

Elliot Segal

American radio host

*February 17th, 1969, Montreal

55

Eduardo Magnin

Argentine footballer

*February 17th, 1969, San Jerónimo Department

55

Dean Kemp

Australian rules footballer

*February 17th, 1969, Kalgoorlie

55

David Klingler

American football player

*February 17th, 1969, Houston

55

Tunveer Mohyuddin Gillani

Pakistani chess player

*February 17th, 1969, Lahore

55

Sukhjinder Rana

Cricketer

*February 17th, 1969, Punjab

55

Diego Brambilla

Italian judoka

*February 17th, 1969, Monza

55

Patrick Rowe

American football player

*February 17th, 1969, San Diego

55

Mark Didio

American football player

*February 17th, 1969, Syracuse

55

Siyavush Novruzov

Politician

*February 17th, 1969, Cəhri

55

Willi Kronhardt

German footballer (born 1969)

*February 17th, 1969, Ghabiden Mustafin

55

Heberto Neblina

Mexican politician

*February 17th, 1969, San Luis Río Colorado

55

Tat Na Takuatung

Thai singer and actor

*February 17th, 1969, Bangkok Yai

55

Maite Dono

Spanish singer-songwriter, poet and actor

*February 17th, 1969, Vitoria-Gasteiz

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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

68

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*November 30th, 1955, Copenhagen

47

Wong Choong Hann

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1977, Kuala Lumpur

37

Megan Sweeney

American luger

*February 17th, 1987, Portland

64

Misbun Sidek

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1960, Banting

54

Dominic Purcell

Actor

*February 17th, 1970, Wallasey

51

Lucy Davis

British actress (born 1973)

*February 17th, 1973, Solihull

24

Freja Ravn

Danish badminton player

*February 17th, 2000, Copenhagen

40

Magnus Sahlberg

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1984, Gothenburg

62

Lou Diamond Phillips

American film, television, and stage actor

*February 17th, 1962, Naval Base Subic Bay

53

Denise Richards

American actress

*February 17th, 1971, Downers Grove

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

56

Giuseppe Signori

Italian footballer

*February 17th, 1968, Alzano Lombardo

46

Rory Kinnear

English actor

*February 17th, 1978, London

53

Cynthia Cleese

British actress

*February 17th, 1971, Croydon

43

Paris Hilton

American media personality and socialite

*February 17th, 1981, New York City

26

Soh Wooi Yik

Malaysian badminton player

*February 17th, 1998, Kuala Lumpur

63

Angela Eagle

British politician; Labour MP for Wallasey (born 1961)

*February 17th, 1961, Bridlington

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Born in 1969

55

Brian Krause

American actor

*February 1st, 1969, Lake Forest

54

Justine Frischmann

English musician

*September 16th, 1969, Kensington

54

Lucero

Mexican singer and actress

*August 29th, 1969, Mexico City

54

Thomas Vinterberg

Danish film director

*May 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

54

Søren Rasted

Danish musician

*June 13th, 1969, Blovstrød

54

Magnus Samuelsson

Swedish strongman

*December 21st, 1969, Kisa

54

Jens Eriksen

Danish badminton player

*December 30th, 1969, Copenhagen

55

Michael Schumacher

German racing driver

*January 3rd, 1969, Hürth

54

Ansgar Brinkmann

German footballer

*July 5th, 1969, Vechta

54

Brad Beven

Triathlete

*September 18th, 1969, Mirriwinni

54

Catrine Bengtsson

Badminton player

*September 21st, 1969, Gothenburg

54

Jyri Aalto

Finnish badminton player

*July 11th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Markus Gisdol

German association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige

55

Jintara Poonlarp

Thai female singer

*March 6th, 1969, Kaset Wisai

55

Arabella Kiesbauer

German talk show host

*April 8th, 1969, Vienna

54

Linus Torvalds

Finnish-American software engineer

*December 28th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Jennifer Lopez

American singer and actress

*July 24th, 1969, The Bronx

54

Maj Helen Sorkmo

Norwegian cross-country skier

*August 14th, 1969, Os Municipality

55

Bettina Stucky

Swiss actress

*January 1st, 1969, Bern

54

Matthew Perry

American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)

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

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

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