February 17th, 1998

Born on February 17th, 1998

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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, 1998

26

Soh Wooi Yik

Malaysian badminton player

*February 17th, 1998, Kuala Lumpur

26

Lukas Britschgi

Figure skater

*February 17th, 1998, Schaffhausen

26

Virginia Stablum

Italian model

*February 17th, 1998, Trento

26

Ulises Torres

Mexican association football player (1998-)

*February 17th, 1998, Mexico City

26

Morgenshtern

Russian rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer

*February 17th, 1998, Ufa

26

Brian Fobbs

American basketball player

*February 17th, 1998, Rochester

26

Jhonathan Dunn

American basketball player

*February 17th, 1998, San Antonio

26

Harry Grant

Australian rugby league footballer

*February 17th, 1998, Rockhampton

26

Devin White

American football player (born 1998)

*February 17th, 1998, Springhill

26

Fernanda Urdapilleta

Mexican actress, cantante y modelo

*February 17th, 1998, Mexico City

26

Blendi Baftiu

Kosovan footballer

*February 17th, 1998, Prishtina

26

Jackson Ford

Australian rugby league footballer

*February 17th, 1998, Shellharbour

26

Florian Egerer

German footballer

*February 17th, 1998, Berlin

26

Nahuel Cisneros

Argentinian association football player

*February 17th, 1998, Lomas de Zamora

26

Amirhossein Yahyazadeh

Iranian footballer

*February 17th, 1998, Babolsar

26

Eric Barrios

Argentine footballer

*February 17th, 1998, Rojas

26

Fran Kitching

Association football player

*February 17th, 1998, Maltby

26

Justin Hui

Association football player

*February 17th, 1998, Singapore

26

Alan Robledo

Argentinian association football player

*February 17th, 1998, José León Suárez

26

Dennis Johnsen

Norwegian association football player

*February 17th, 1998, Skien

26

Hồ Minh Dĩ

Association football player

*February 17th, 1998, Quảng Trị

26

Reece Cole

Association football player (born 1998)

*February 17th, 1998, Hillingdon

26

Oleh Kozhushko

Ukrainian association football player

*February 17th, 1998, Mykolaiv

26

Kiwara Miyazaki

Japanese association football player

*February 17th, 1998, Gunma Prefecture

26

Matty Foulds

Association football player

*February 17th, 1998, Bradford

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Who's birthday is on February 17th?

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

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

33

Jeremy Allen White

American actor

*February 17th, 1991, Brooklyn

21

Armindo Sieb

German association football player

*February 17th, 2003, Halle (Saale)

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

43

Paris Hilton

American media personality and socialite

*February 17th, 1981, New York City

64

Misbun Sidek

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1960, Banting

28

Sasha Pieterse

South African actress, singer

*February 17th, 1996, Johannesburg

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

51

Lucy Davis

British actress (born 1973)

*February 17th, 1973, Solihull

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

Same year
Born in 1998

25

Conan Gray

American singer-songwriter

*December 5th, 1998, Lemon Grove

26

Jack Harlow

American rapper from Kentucky (born 1998)

*March 13th, 1998, Louisville

25

Roddy Ricch

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*October 22nd, 1998, Compton

25

Latto

American rapper and singer

*December 22nd, 1998, Columbus

25

Bizarrap

Argentine record producer

*August 29th, 1998, Ramos Mejía

25

Einar Lurås Oftebro

Norwegian nordic combined skier

*August 6th, 1998, Norway

25

Kati-Kreet Marran

Estonian badminton player

*July 13th, 1998, Tartu

26

Yulfira Barkah

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1998, Medan

26

Pornpawee Chochuwong

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1998, Rayong

25

Nina Chuba

German singer and television actor

*October 14th, 1998, Wedel

26

Zé Felipe

Brazilian sertanejo singer

*April 21st, 1998, Goiânia

25

Luísa Sonza

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 18th, 1998, Tuparendi

25

Kevinho

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*September 15th, 1998, Campinas

26

Paulo Londra

Argentinian singer

*April 12th, 1998, Córdoba

26

Wos

Argentine rapper, freestyler and actor

*January 23rd, 1998, Buenos Aires

25

Clara Azurmendi

Badminton player

*May 4th, 1998, San Sebastián

25

Chloe Bailey

American singer and actress

*July 1st, 1998, Atlanta

26

Rodion Alimov

Russian badminton player

*April 21st, 1998, Ufa

25

Chloe Bailey

American singer and actress

*July 1st, 1998, Atlanta

24

Hugo Helmig

Danish singer-songwriter

*July 24th, 1998, Aarhus †November 23rd, 2022

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1998 is a normal year and no leap year.

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February 1998