February 17th, 2020

Born on February 17th, 2020

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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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 17th?

41

Bao Chunlai

Chinese badminton player

*February 17th, 1983, Changsha

37

Megan Sweeney

American luger

*February 17th, 1987, Portland

24

Freja Ravn

Danish badminton player

*February 17th, 2000, Copenhagen

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

68

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*November 30th, 1955, Copenhagen

47

Wong Choong Hann

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1977, Kuala Lumpur

26

Soh Wooi Yik

Malaysian badminton player

*February 17th, 1998, Kuala Lumpur

61

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Brooklyn

40

Magnus Sahlberg

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1984, Gothenburg

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

64

Misbun Sidek

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1960, Banting

33

Ed Sheeran

English singer-songwriter

*February 17th, 1991, Halifax

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

46

Rory Kinnear

English actor

*February 17th, 1978, London

33

Jeremy Allen White

American actor

*February 17th, 1991, Brooklyn

43

Bernhard Eisel

Road bicycle racer

*February 17th, 1981, Voitsberg

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

51

Lucy Davis

British actress (born 1973)

*February 17th, 1973, Solihull

26

Lukas Britschgi

Figure skater

*February 17th, 1998, Schaffhausen

96

Ásmundur Bjarnason

Icelandic sprinter

*February 17th, 1927, Húsavík †February 1st, 2024, Húsavík

32

Liam Bertazzo

Italian cyclist

*February 17th, 1992, Este

63

Angela Eagle

British politician; Labour MP for Wallasey (born 1961)

*February 17th, 1961, Bridlington

95

Hal Holbrook

American actor (1925–2021)

*February 17th, 1925, Cleveland †January 23rd, 2021, Beverly Hills

69

Alan Bates

British actor

*February 17th, 1934, Allestree †December 27th, 2003, City of Westminster

43

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

American actor and filmmaker (born 1981)

*February 17th, 1981, Los Angeles

75

Arthur Kennedy

American actor (1914–1990)

*February 17th, 1914, Worcester †January 5th, 1990, Branford

71

Pertti Karppinen

Finnish rower

*February 17th, 1953, Vehmaa

63

Ariane Ehrat

Swiss alpine skier

*February 17th, 1961, Schaffhausen

83

Julia McKenzie

British actress, presenter, director, writer

*February 17th, 1941, Enfield

89

Barry Humphries

Australian comedian and actor (1934–2023)

*February 17th, 1934, Kew †April 22nd, 2023, Darlinghurst

64

Fausto Mesolella

Italian composer

*February 17th, 1953, Caserta †March 30th, 2017, Macerata Campania

53

Denise Richards

American actress

*February 17th, 1971, Downers Grove

33

Bonnie Wright

English actress and filmmaker

*February 17th, 1991, London

38

Delio Fernández Cruz

Spanish bicycle racer

*February 17th, 1986, Moaña

63

Andrey Korotayev

Russian anthropologist, economic historian, comparative political scientist, and sociologist

*February 17th, 1961, Moscow

54

Dominic Purcell

Actor

*February 17th, 1970, Wallasey

61

Larry the Cable Guy

American stand-up comedian (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Pawnee City

52

Louisa Wall

New Zealand Member of Parliament

*February 17th, 1972, Taupō

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Leap year

Yes: 2020 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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