February 17th, 1997

Born on February 17th, 1997

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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, 1997

27

Rashad Fenton

American football cornerback

*February 17th, 1997, Miami

27

Markus Bay

Danish footballer

*February 17th, 1997, Brøndby Municipality

27

Dennis van der Heijden

Association football player

*February 17th, 1997, Schiedam

27

Eike Duarte

Brazilian actor

*February 17th, 1997, Rio de Janeiro

27

Lee Seo-won

South Korean actor

*February 17th, 1997, Gunsan

27

Yuya Asano

Japanese association football player

*February 17th, 1997, Mie Prefecture

27

Zeki Çelik

Turkish association football player

*February 17th, 1997, Yıldırım

27

Jacopo Segre

Association football player

*February 17th, 1997, Turin

27

Gaetano Castrovilli

Italian association football player

*February 17th, 1997, Minervino Murge

27

Simon Martirosyan

Armenian weightlifter

*February 17th, 1997, Haykashen

27

Eric Ayuk

Cameroonian association football player

*February 17th, 1997, Yaoundé

27

Josef Craig

Paralympic swimmer

*February 17th, 1997, Hebburn

27

Prince Dube

Football player

*February 17th, 1997, Zimbabwe

27

Samuel González Martínez

Association football player

*February 17th, 1997, Almendralejo

27

Marnus van der Merwe

South African rugby union footballer (1997-)

*February 17th, 1997, Mbombela

27

Sibabalo Qoma

South African rugby union footballer (1997-)

*February 17th, 1997, East London

27

Alan King (designer)

American businessman and fashion designer

*February 17th, 1997, New York City

27

Ronald Singh

Association football player

*February 17th, 1997, India

27

Luca Palesi

Association football player

*February 17th, 1997, Milan

27

Maksym Pryadun

Association football player

*February 17th, 1997, Uman

27

Lugman Bezzat

Association football player

*February 17th, 1997, Venlo

27

Keziah Veendorp

Association football player

*February 17th, 1997, Sappemeer

27

Igor Arhirii

Association football player

*February 17th, 1997, Mihailovca

27

Maicol Origlio

Italian association football player

*February 17th, 1997, Turin

27

Jordie Barrett

New Zealand rugby union player (1997-)

*February 17th, 1997, New Plymouth

27

Serra Çağan

Turkish female football player

*February 17th, 1997, İzmit

27

Liam Mandeville

Association football player (born 1997)

*February 17th, 1997, Lincoln

27

Dylan Stevenson

Scottish footballer (born 1997)

*February 17th, 1997, Paisley

27

Anissa Lahmari

Moroccan, Algerian and French association football player

*February 17th, 1997, Saint-Cloud

27

Sergi García

Spanish basketball player

*February 17th, 1997, Palma de Mallorca

27

Adnan Marić

Swedish association football player

*February 17th, 1997, Gothenburg

27

Kristian Riis

Association football player

*February 17th, 1997, Haderslev

27

Collin MacKechnie

American actor

*February 17th, 1997, Los Angeles

27

Lotta Ökvist

Swedish footballer

*February 17th, 1997, Piteå city Parish

27

Mykhaylo Udod

Association football player

*February 17th, 1997, Ukraine

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26

Soh Wooi Yik

Malaysian badminton player

*February 17th, 1998, Kuala Lumpur

24

Freja Ravn

Danish badminton player

*February 17th, 2000, Copenhagen

41

Bao Chunlai

Chinese badminton player

*February 17th, 1983, Changsha

37

Megan Sweeney

American luger

*February 17th, 1987, Portland

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

47

Wong Choong Hann

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1977, Kuala Lumpur

26

Lukas Britschgi

Figure skater

*February 17th, 1998, Schaffhausen

68

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*November 30th, 1955, Copenhagen

40

Magnus Sahlberg

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1984, Gothenburg

61

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Brooklyn

33

Ed Sheeran

English singer-songwriter

*February 17th, 1991, Halifax

28

Sasha Pieterse

South African actress, singer

*February 17th, 1996, Johannesburg

33

Jeremy Allen White

American actor

*February 17th, 1991, Brooklyn

21

Armindo Sieb

German association football player

*February 17th, 2003, Halle (Saale)

43

Paris Hilton

American media personality and socialite

*February 17th, 1981, New York City

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

64

Misbun Sidek

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1960, Banting

32

Liam Bertazzo

Italian cyclist

*February 17th, 1992, Este

46

Rory Kinnear

English actor

*February 17th, 1978, London

43

Bernhard Eisel

Road bicycle racer

*February 17th, 1981, Voitsberg

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Born in 1997

26

Zara Larsson

Swedish singer and songwriter

*December 16th, 1997, Solna Municipality

27

Zheng Siwei

Chinese badminton player

*February 26th, 1997, Wenzhou

27

Bad Gyal

Spanish singer

*March 7th, 1997, Vilassar de Mar

27

Victor Leksell

Swedish singer

*April 4th, 1997, Torslanda

27

Becky G

American singer and actress

*March 2nd, 1997, Inglewood

26

Dechapol Puavaranukroh

Thai badminton player

*May 20th, 1997, Chonburi

27

Li Yinhui

Chinese badminton player

*March 11th, 1997, Wuhan

27

Princesa Alba

Chilean singer

*February 16th, 1997, Santiago

26

Leony

German pop singer

*June 25th, 1997, Chammünster

26

Yuta Watanabe

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1997, Suginami-ku

27

Chloë Grace Moretz

American actress (born 1997)

*February 10th, 1997, Atlanta

27

Bella Poarch

American singer and social media personality (born 1997)

*February 9th, 1997, Philippines

26

Chirag Shetty

Indian badminton player

*July 4th, 1997, Mumbai

26

Raye

British singer and songwriter

*October 24th, 1997, Tooting

27

Aaron Chia Teng Fong

Malaysian badminton player

*February 24th, 1997, Malacca

26

Dardan

German rapper

*October 2nd, 1997, Stuttgart

26

Apache 207

German rapper

*October 23rd, 1997, Ludwigshafen

26

Charles Leclerc

Monegasque racing driver

*October 16th, 1997, Monte Carlo

26

Malala Yousafzai

Pakistani children's education activist

*July 12th, 1997, Mingora

26

Fabian Reese

German association football player

*November 29th, 1997, Kiel

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No: With 365 days 1997 is a normal year and no leap year.

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February 1997