February 17th, 1976

Born on February 17th, 1976

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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, 1976

48

Laura Tenoudji

French journalist

*February 17th, 1976, Paris

48

Kelly Carlson

American actress

*February 17th, 1976, Minneapolis

48

Alex Schulman

Swedish author, columnist and podcaster

*February 17th, 1976, Malmöhus County

48

Denis Maydanov

Russian musician and politician

*February 17th, 1976, Balakovo

48

Daniel Grao

Spanish actor

*February 17th, 1976, Sabadell

48

Tonie Carroll

New Zealand-Australian rugby league footballer

*February 17th, 1976, Christchurch

48

Cody Ransom

American baseball player

*February 17th, 1976, Mesa

48

Svein Berge

Norwegian musician

*February 17th, 1976, Tromsø Municipality

48

Peter Robertson

Australian triathlete

*February 17th, 1976, Melbourne

48

Dov Zifroni

Israeli chess player

*February 17th, 1976, Herzliya

48

Benjamin-Immanuel Hoff

German politician

*February 17th, 1976, Berlin

48

Almira Skripchenko

Moldovan-French chess player

*February 17th, 1976, Chișinău

48

Edmilson Alves

Brazilian association football player

*February 17th, 1976, Brazil

48

Tim Lombard

Irish politician

*February 17th, 1976, County Cork

48

Marco Capetillo

Mexican footballer

*February 17th, 1976, Mexico City

48

Todor Simeonov

Bulgarian footballer

*February 17th, 1976, Plovdiv

48

José Antonio Redolat

Spanish middle distance runner

*February 17th, 1976, Valencia Province

48

Ali Gibb

English footballer (born 1976)

*February 17th, 1976, Salisbury

48

Aleksei Kocharygin

Russian footballer

*February 17th, 1976, Moscow

48

Valeri Likhobabenko

Russian footballer

*February 17th, 1976, Lyubertsy

48

Emir Granov

Bosnia and Herzegovina footballer

*February 17th, 1976, Sarajevo

48

Graeme Beveridge

Scottish rugby union footballer and coach

*February 17th, 1976, Edinburgh

48

Scott Williamson

American baseball player

*February 17th, 1976, Fort Johnson North

48

Đuro Ostojić

Montenegrin basketball player

*February 17th, 1976, Bar

48

Lefteris Fafalis

Greek cross-country skier

*February 17th, 1976, Munich

48

Roman Skorniakov

Russian-born figure skater

*February 17th, 1976, Yekaterinburg

48

Roy Essandoh

Northern Irish footballer (born 1976)

*February 17th, 1976, Belfast

48

Anya Wu

Taiwanese model and actor

*February 17th, 1976, Taiwan

48

Taim Hasan

Syrian actor

*February 17th, 1976, Sheikh Badr

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

37

Megan Sweeney

American luger

*February 17th, 1987, Portland

68

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*November 30th, 1955, Copenhagen

46

Rory Kinnear

English actor

*February 17th, 1978, London

61

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Brooklyn

40

Magnus Sahlberg

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1984, Gothenburg

51

Lucy Davis

British actress (born 1973)

*February 17th, 1973, Solihull

24

Freja Ravn

Danish badminton player

*February 17th, 2000, Copenhagen

43

Paris Hilton

American media personality and socialite

*February 17th, 1981, New York City

64

Misbun Sidek

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1960, Banting

43

Bernhard Eisel

Road bicycle racer

*February 17th, 1981, Voitsberg

26

Soh Wooi Yik

Malaysian badminton player

*February 17th, 1998, Kuala Lumpur

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

62

Lou Diamond Phillips

American film, television, and stage actor

*February 17th, 1962, Naval Base Subic Bay

43

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

American actor and filmmaker (born 1981)

*February 17th, 1981, Los Angeles

33

Ed Sheeran

English singer-songwriter

*February 17th, 1991, Halifax

52

Louisa Wall

New Zealand Member of Parliament

*February 17th, 1972, Taupō

53

Denise Richards

American actress

*February 17th, 1971, Downers Grove

Same year
Born in 1976

47

Abiy Ahmed Ali

Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018

*August 15th, 1976, Beshasha

47

Anna Friel

British actress

*July 12th, 1976, Rochdale

47

Carrie Henn

American actress

*May 7th, 1976, Panama City

48

Robert Mateusiak

Badminton player

*January 13th, 1976, Wołomin

47

Gülşen

Turkish singer

*May 29th, 1976, Çapa, Fatih

47

Regina Halmich

German boxer

*November 22nd, 1976, Karlsruhe

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

*October 4th, 1976, Langnau im Emmental †April 30th, 2017, Nuptse

47

Halim Haryanto

Badminton player

*September 23rd, 1976, Bandung City

47

Ellen Angelina

Indonesian badminton player

*June 30th, 1976, Salatiga City

48

Chantal Botts

Badminton player

*March 30th, 1976, Witbank

48

Takae Masumo

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1976, Hokkaido

48

Pál Dárdai

Hungarian association football player and manager

*March 16th, 1976, Pécs

47

Inga Marte Thorkildsen

Norwegian politician

*July 2nd, 1976, Oslo

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

47

Lars Ricken

German footballer

*July 10th, 1976, Dortmund

47

Francesco Totti

Italian association football player

*September 27th, 1976, Rome

48

Miho Tanaka

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Saga Prefecture

47

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Dublin

47

Wang Chen

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 21st, 1976, Shanghai

47

Hidetaka Yamada

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1976, Kobe

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Leap year

Yes: 1976 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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