February 17th, 1981

Born on February 17th, 1981

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, 1981

43

Paris Hilton

American media personality and socialite

*February 17th, 1981, New York City

43

Bernhard Eisel

Road bicycle racer

*February 17th, 1981, Voitsberg

43

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

American actor and filmmaker (born 1981)

*February 17th, 1981, Los Angeles

43

Melissmell

French singer

*February 17th, 1981, Valence

43

Andrew Stephenson

British politician (born 1981)

*February 17th, 1981, Manchester

43

Gregor Bermbach

German bobsledder

*February 17th, 1981, Höchst

43

Hope Lin

Taiwanese actress

*February 17th, 1981, Pingtung City

43

Sean Michael Becker

American film director

*February 17th, 1981, San Jose

43

Joe Bergin

Irish Gaelic football player

*February 17th, 1981, Galway

43

Gennaro Volpe

Italian footballer

*February 17th, 1981, Pozzuoli

43

Paul Wasicka

American poker player

*February 17th, 1981, Dallas

43

Carlotta Montanari

Italian actress

*February 17th, 1981, Rimini

43

Lea Finn

German singer and songwriter

*February 17th, 1981, Bremen

33

Pontus Segerström

Swedish footballer (1981-2014)

*February 17th, 1981, Stockholm †October 13th, 2014, Stockholm

43

T. J. Duckett

American football player

*February 17th, 1981, Kalamazoo

43

Shi Na

Olympic racewalker

*February 17th, 1981, Xintai

43

Rydell Booker

American boxer

*February 17th, 1981, Detroit

43

Masrezwan Masturi

Singaporean footballer

*February 17th, 1981, Singapore

43

Khumo Motlhabane

Motswana footballer

*February 17th, 1981, Botswana

43

Bertrand Roiné

French handball player

*February 17th, 1981, Sainte-Gemmes-d'Andigné

43

Diego Guidi

Argentine footballer

*February 17th, 1981, Villa Ramallo

43

Anders Fredriksen

Norwegian ice hockey player

*February 17th, 1981, Fredrikstad Municipality

43

Simas Skinderis

Lithuanian footballer

*February 17th, 1981, Panevėžys

43

Brett Rogers

American martial artist

*February 17th, 1981, Chicago

43

Tim Gilligan

American-football player (1981-)

*February 17th, 1981, Elko

43

Jonathan Gilad

French pianist

*February 17th, 1981, Marseille

43

Kazuo Inoue

Japanese bicycle racer

*February 17th, 1981, Fukui

43

Tiberiu Bălan

Romanian footballer

*February 17th, 1981, Ocna Mureș

43

Rod Michael

American pop singer

*February 17th, 1981, Allentown

43

Dion Frazer

Belizean footballer

*February 17th, 1981, Belmopan

43

Hugo Évora

Cape Verdean association football player

*February 17th, 1981, Queluz

Same Day
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

40

Magnus Sahlberg

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1984, Gothenburg

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

68

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*November 30th, 1955, Copenhagen

61

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Brooklyn

46

Rory Kinnear

English actor

*February 17th, 1978, London

24

Freja Ravn

Danish badminton player

*February 17th, 2000, Copenhagen

26

Soh Wooi Yik

Malaysian badminton player

*February 17th, 1998, Kuala Lumpur

64

Misbun Sidek

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1960, Banting

33

Ed Sheeran

English singer-songwriter

*February 17th, 1991, Halifax

51

Lucy Davis

British actress (born 1973)

*February 17th, 1973, Solihull

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

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

38

Delio Fernández Cruz

Spanish bicycle racer

*February 17th, 1986, Moaña

42

Adriano

Brazilian footballer

*February 17th, 1982, Rio de Janeiro

63

Angela Eagle

British politician; Labour MP for Wallasey (born 1961)

*February 17th, 1961, Bridlington

Same year
Born in 1981

42

MS Dhoni

Indian cricket player

*July 7th, 1981, Ranchi

42

Taufik Hidayat

Indonesian badminton player

*August 10th, 1981, Bandung City

43

Vita Marissa

Indonesian badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Jakarta

43

Alistair Casey

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1981, Glasgow

42

Martin de Jonge

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1981, Rotterdam

42

Roger Federer

Swiss tennis player

*August 8th, 1981, Basel

43

Mattias Tesfaye

Danish politician

*March 31st, 1981, Aarhus

42

Beau Bokan

American singer

*November 30th, 1981, Huntington Beach

42

Beyoncé

American singer (born 1981)

*September 4th, 1981, Houston

43

Zhang Jiewen

Badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Guangzhou

42

Gavin Shuker

British politician (born 1981)

*October 10th, 1981, Luton

43

Gong Ruina

Badminton player

*January 23rd, 1981, Anhua County

42

Dorian James

Badminton player

*June 19th, 1981, Cape Town

42

Juliette Ah-Wan

Badminton player

*April 29th, 1981, Victoria

42

Anna Carina

Peruvian musician

*August 14th, 1981, Lima

43

Tom Starke

German association football player

*March 18th, 1981, Dresden

43

Björn Joppien

Badminton player

*January 30th, 1981, Langenfeld

43

Jürgen Wouters

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1981, Gilze en Rijen

42

Miyo Akao

Badminton player

*August 29th, 1981, Hita

42

Marco Vorbeck

German association football player and manager

*June 24th, 1981, Kühlungsborn

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No: With 365 days 1981 is a normal year and no leap year.

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