February 17th, 1973

Born on February 17th, 1973

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1973

51

Lucy Davis

British actress (born 1973)

*February 17th, 1973, Solihull

51

Stefan Kretzschmar

German handball player

*February 17th, 1973, Leipzig

51

Shirley Clamp

Swedish singer

*February 17th, 1973, Borås Gustav Adolfs church parish

51

Jen Taylor

American actress

*February 17th, 1973, Seattle

51

Eszter Ónodi

Hungarian actress

*February 17th, 1973, Budapest

51

Iván González

Spanish actor

*February 17th, 1973, Madrid

51

Drew Barry

American basketball player

*February 17th, 1973, Oakland

51

Raphaël Ibañez

French rugby union player

*February 17th, 1973, Dax

51

Liesbeth Homans

Flemish politician

*February 17th, 1973, Wilrijk

45

Goran Bunjevčević

Serbian footballer (1973-2018)

*February 17th, 1973, Karlovac †June 28th, 2018, Belgrade

51

Enrik Garcia

Spanish musician

*February 17th, 1973, Madrid

51

Sabrina Viel

Italian ice hockey player

*February 17th, 1973, Belluno

51

Nathan LaFayette

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 17th, 1973, New Westminster

51

Lluis Codina

Spanish football player/coach

*February 17th, 1973, Taradell

51

Hayley Tullett

Welsh middle-distance runner

*February 17th, 1973, Swansea

51

Kent Karlsen

Norwegian association football player

*February 17th, 1973, Oslo

51

David McIntosh

Venezuelan footballer

*February 17th, 1973, Ciudad Bolívar

51

Ihor-Andrij Maritczak

Austrian former ice dancer (born 1973)

*February 17th, 1973, Vienna

51

David Friio

French footballer

*February 17th, 1973, Thionville

51

Osvaldo Canobbio

Uruguayan footballer

*February 17th, 1973, Montevideo

51

Marek Švec

Czech Olympian, coach and wrestler

*February 17th, 1973, Havlíčkův Brod

51

Yelena Kashcheyeva

Athletics competitor

*February 17th, 1973, Taraz

51

Mark Bowes

Scottish footballer (born 1973)

*February 17th, 1973, Bangour Village Hospital

51

Claudette Abela Baldacchino

Maltese politician and journalist

*February 17th, 1973, Malta

51

Alexander Grau

German racing driver

*February 17th, 1973, Augsburg

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41

Bao Chunlai

Chinese badminton player

*February 17th, 1983, Changsha

47

Wong Choong Hann

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1977, Kuala Lumpur

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

37

Megan Sweeney

American luger

*February 17th, 1987, Portland

61

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Brooklyn

52

Louisa Wall

New Zealand Member of Parliament

*February 17th, 1972, Taupō

40

Magnus Sahlberg

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1984, Gothenburg

52

Billie Joe Armstrong

American rock musician (born 1972)

*February 17th, 1972, Oakland

24

Freja Ravn

Danish badminton player

*February 17th, 2000, Copenhagen

46

Rory Kinnear

English actor

*February 17th, 1978, London

64

Misbun Sidek

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1960, Banting

50

Taylor Hawkins

American drummer (1972–2022)

*February 17th, 1972, Fort Worth †March 25th, 2022, Bogotá

53

Denise Richards

American actress

*February 17th, 1971, Downers Grove

43

Paris Hilton

American media personality and socialite

*February 17th, 1981, New York City

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

53

Cynthia Cleese

British actress

*February 17th, 1971, Croydon

26

Soh Wooi Yik

Malaysian badminton player

*February 17th, 1998, Kuala Lumpur

62

Lou Diamond Phillips

American film, television, and stage actor

*February 17th, 1962, Naval Base Subic Bay

43

Bernhard Eisel

Road bicycle racer

*February 17th, 1981, Voitsberg

54

Dominic Purcell

Actor

*February 17th, 1970, Wallasey

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Born in 1973

51

Marika Carlsson

Swedish comedian

*March 19th, 1973, Ethiopia

51

Lutz Bachmann

German political activist; founder of Pegida

*January 26th, 1973, Dresden

50

Simon Archer

Badminton player

*June 27th, 1973, Royal Leamington Spa

50

Sven Beuckert

German association football player and manager

*December 12th, 1973, Stollberg

50

S. Antonius Budi Ariantho

Badminton player

*October 3rd, 1973, Pekalongan

50

Maren Meinert

German association football player and manager

*August 5th, 1973, Duisburg

50

Stefanie von Pfetten

Actress

*November 25th, 1973, Vancouver

50

Eddie Cibrian

American actor

*June 16th, 1973, Burbank

50

Roar Uthaug

Norwegian film director

*August 25th, 1973, Lørenskog

50

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

50

Andreas Bausewein

German politician

*May 5th, 1973, Erfurt

51

Qin Yiyuan

Chinese badminton player

*February 14th, 1973, Guangxi

50

Dong Jiong

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1973, Beijing

50

Ben Falcone

American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer

*August 25th, 1973, Carbondale

50

Ryan Giggs

Welsh association football player and coach (born 1973)

*November 29th, 1973, Cardiff

51

Peng Xingyong

Chinese badminton player

*January 20th, 1973, Shandong

50

Eliza Nathanael

Indonesian badminton player

*May 27th, 1973, Surabaya

50

Kerry Godliman

English comedian and actor

*November 17th, 1973, Perivale

44

Demetri Betts

American singer

*April 26th, 1973, North Carolina †May 21st, 2017

50

Mike Beres

Canadian badminton player

*May 13th, 1973, Canada

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No: With 365 days 1973 is a normal year and no leap year.

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