February 17th, 1974

Born on February 17th, 1974

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on February 17th, 1974?

February 17th, 1974

Robert K. Preston, a disgruntled U.S. Army private, buzzes the White House in a stolen helicopter.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_White_House_helicopter_incident

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_UH-1_Iroquois

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, 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, 1974

50

Jerry O'Connell

American actor

*February 17th, 1974, Manhattan

50

Kaoru

Japanese musician

*February 17th, 1974, Hyogo Prefecture

50

Edvin Marton

Hungarian musician

*February 17th, 1974, Vilok

50

Bryan White

American country music artist

*February 17th, 1974, Lawton

50

Aran Goyoaga

Spanish writer

*February 17th, 1974, Amorebieta-Etxano

50

Tavian Banks

American football player and coach

*February 17th, 1974, Moline

50

Pandit Sudhir

Indian classical musician

*February 17th, 1974, Nagpur

50

Jan Woś

Polish footballer

*February 17th, 1974, Pacanów

50

Mohammad Reza Heidarian

Iranian futsal manager

*February 17th, 1974, Tehran

50

Ian Connell

Cricket

*February 17th, 1974, Hobart

50

Gary Croft

English footballer (born 1974)

*February 17th, 1974, Burton upon Trent

50

Csaba Ferenc Asztalos

Romanian politician

*February 17th, 1974, Baia Mare

50

Andrea Brown

American singer

*February 17th, 1974, Boston

50

Al-Muhtadee Billah, Crown Prince of Brunei

Bruneian Royal

*February 17th, 1974, Bandar Seri Begawan

50

Joy McNichol

Olympic basketball player

*February 17th, 1974, Wingham

50

Rando Ayamine

Japanese manga artist

*February 17th, 1974, Hyōgo Prefecture

50

Nenad Bjeković

Serbian footballer

*February 17th, 1974, Belgrade

50

Kousuke Yamashita

Japanese composer

*February 17th, 1974, Hamamatsu

50

Thomas Nørret

Danish golf player

*February 17th, 1974, Kolding

50

Keiji Yamaguchi

Japanese boxer

*February 17th, 1974, Hakodate

50

Frédéric Bolley

French motorcycle racer

*February 17th, 1974, Marseille

50

Miguel Alzamora

Spanish cyclist

*February 17th, 1974, Artà

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

47

Wong Choong Hann

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1977, Kuala Lumpur

41

Bao Chunlai

Chinese badminton player

*February 17th, 1983, Changsha

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

51

Lucy Davis

British actress (born 1973)

*February 17th, 1973, Solihull

37

Megan Sweeney

American luger

*February 17th, 1987, Portland

68

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*November 30th, 1955, Copenhagen

61

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Brooklyn

40

Magnus Sahlberg

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1984, Gothenburg

46

Rory Kinnear

English actor

*February 17th, 1978, London

24

Freja Ravn

Danish badminton player

*February 17th, 2000, Copenhagen

64

Misbun Sidek

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1960, Banting

43

Paris Hilton

American media personality and socialite

*February 17th, 1981, New York City

52

Louisa Wall

New Zealand Member of Parliament

*February 17th, 1972, Taupō

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

52

Billie Joe Armstrong

American rock musician (born 1972)

*February 17th, 1972, Oakland

26

Soh Wooi Yik

Malaysian badminton player

*February 17th, 1998, Kuala Lumpur

43

Bernhard Eisel

Road bicycle racer

*February 17th, 1981, Voitsberg

53

Denise Richards

American actress

*February 17th, 1971, Downers Grove

62

Lou Diamond Phillips

American film, television, and stage actor

*February 17th, 1962, Naval Base Subic Bay

50

Taylor Hawkins

American drummer (1972–2022)

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

Same year
Born in 1974

49

Arianne Zucker

American actress and model

*June 3rd, 1974, Northridge

50

Ty Olsson

Canadian actor (born 1974)

*January 28th, 1974, Halifax

49

Anggun

Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality

*April 29th, 1974, Jakarta

50

Maulik Pancholy

Indian American actor, author, activist, and speaker

*January 18th, 1974, Kissimmee

49

Yoo Yong-sung

Badminton player

*October 25th, 1974, Dangjin

49

Michelle Edwards

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1974, Durban

49

Kenneth Jonassen

Badminton player

*July 3rd, 1974, Herning

49

Markus Weinzierl

German association football player and manager

*December 28th, 1974, Straubing

49

Marina Andrievskaia

Badminton player

*November 20th, 1974, Moscow

49

Florentine Lahme

TV and film actress

*July 21st, 1974, Berlin

50

Anna Grisebach

German actress

*March 20th, 1974, Göttingen

49

Leonardo DiCaprio

American actor and film producer (born 1974)

*November 11th, 1974, Los Angeles

50

Adrian Holmes

Welsh-Canadian actor

*March 31st, 1974, Wrexham

50

Martin Dulig

German politician (SPD)

*February 26th, 1974, Plauen

50

Steve Lomas

Northern Irish association football player and manager

*January 18th, 1974, Hanover

49

Bas Böttcher

German writer and poetry slam performer

*December 31st, 1974, Bremen

50

Alyson Hannigan

American actress and television presenter

*March 24th, 1974, Washington, D.C.

50

Tri Kusharyanto

Badminton player

*January 18th, 1974, Yogyakarta City

49

Ye Zhaoying

Chinese badminton player

*May 7th, 1974, Hangzhou

49

Kim Ji-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 10th, 1974, Busan

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No: With 365 days 1974 is a normal year and no leap year.

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