February 17th, 1979

Born on February 17th, 1979

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What happened on February 17th, 1979?

February 17th, 1979

The Sino-Vietnamese War begins.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Vietnamese_War

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, 1979

45

Conrad Ricamora

American actor

*February 17th, 1979, Santa Maria

45

Cara Black

Zimbabwean tennis player

*February 17th, 1979, Harare

45

Songül Öden

Turkish actress

*February 17th, 1979, Diyarbakır

45

Juliane Rasmussen

Danish rower

*February 17th, 1979, Odder

45

Josh Willingham

American baseball player

*February 17th, 1979, Florence

45

Matt Wertz

American singer-songwriter

*February 17th, 1979, Liberty

45

Justin Fairfax

41st Lieutenant Governor of Virginia

*February 17th, 1979, Pittsburgh

45

20syl

French disc jockey

*February 17th, 1979, Nantes

45

Verron Haynes

American football player (born 1979)

*February 17th, 1979, Trinidad and Tobago

45

Carmen Elmakiyes

Social and political activist, medical clown, and filmmaker

*February 17th, 1979, Ashkelon

45

Áureo Lídio Moreira Ribeiro

Brazilian politician

*February 17th, 1979, Duque de Caxias

45

Zhora Kryzhovnikov

Film director, writer and producer from Russia

*February 17th, 1979, Sarov

45

István Sipeki

Association football player

*February 17th, 1979, Eger

45

Bear McCreary

American composer and musician

*February 17th, 1979, Fort Lauderdale

45

Alexander Naumann

German chess player

*February 17th, 1979, Magdeburg

45

Karel Sedlacek

Czech darts player

*February 17th, 1979, Czech Republic

45

Hizaki

Japanese visual kei musician, songwriter and record producer

*February 17th, 1979, Kyoto

45

Chris Bittle

Canadian politician

*February 17th, 1979, Niagara Falls

45

Xu Yunlong

Chinese footballer

*February 17th, 1979, Beijing

45

Maurizio Bobbato

Middle distance runner

*February 17th, 1979, Castelfranco Veneto

45

YGD Tha Top Dogg

Musical artist

*February 17th, 1979, Grenada

45

Nick Huff Barili

American journalist

*February 17th, 1979, London

45

José Luis Aguilera Rico

Mexican politician

*February 17th, 1979, Querétaro

45

Juan de Dios Ibarra

Mexican footballer

*February 17th, 1979, Los Mochis

45

Fernando Yamada

Brazilian association football player

*February 17th, 1979, Ribeirão Pires

45

Jackson Hurst

American actor

*February 17th, 1979, Houston

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Who's birthday is on February 17th?

41

Bao Chunlai

Chinese badminton player

*February 17th, 1983, Changsha

47

Wong Choong Hann

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1977, Kuala Lumpur

37

Megan Sweeney

American luger

*February 17th, 1987, Portland

46

Rory Kinnear

English actor

*February 17th, 1978, London

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

43

Paris Hilton

American media personality and socialite

*February 17th, 1981, New York City

40

Magnus Sahlberg

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1984, Gothenburg

61

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Brooklyn

43

Bernhard Eisel

Road bicycle racer

*February 17th, 1981, Voitsberg

24

Freja Ravn

Danish badminton player

*February 17th, 2000, Copenhagen

43

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

American actor and filmmaker (born 1981)

*February 17th, 1981, Los Angeles

64

Misbun Sidek

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1960, Banting

51

Lucy Davis

British actress (born 1973)

*February 17th, 1973, Solihull

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

33

Ed Sheeran

English singer-songwriter

*February 17th, 1991, Halifax

33

Jeremy Allen White

American actor

*February 17th, 1991, Brooklyn

62

Lou Diamond Phillips

American film, television, and stage actor

*February 17th, 1962, Naval Base Subic Bay

69

Mo Yan

Chinese novelist and screenwriter

*February 17th, 1955, Gaomi

63

Angela Eagle

British politician; Labour MP for Wallasey (born 1961)

*February 17th, 1961, Bridlington

53

Denise Richards

American actress

*February 17th, 1971, Downers Grove

Same year
Born in 1979

45

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

45

Yang Wei

Chinese badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

44

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

45

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger Municipality

44

Saralee Thungthongkam

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1979, Bangkok

44

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

44

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

44

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

44

Mia Audina

Indonesian badminton player

*August 22nd, 1979, Jakarta

44

Chen Hong

Badminton player

*November 28th, 1979, Changting County

45

Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

44

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

44

Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

44

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

45

Lise Risom Olsen

Norwegian actress

*March 1st, 1979, Fredrikstad Municipality

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No: With 365 days 1979 is a normal year and no leap year.

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