February 17th, 2239

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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 (commemorative button pictured), 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

Great Trek: 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, 1966

Aeroflot Flight 065 crashes during take-off from Sheremetyevo International Airport, killing 21.

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

Birthdays and future age on February 17th, 2239

256

Bao Chunlai

Chinese badminton player

*February 17th, 1983, Changsha

277

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

262

Wong Choong Hann

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1977, Kuala Lumpur

239

Freja Ravn

Danish badminton player

*February 17th, 2000, Copenhagen

252

Megan Sweeney

American luger

*February 17th, 1987, Portland

276

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Brooklyn

241

Soh Wooi Yik

Malaysian badminton player

*February 17th, 1998, Kuala Lumpur

302

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

255

Magnus Sahlberg

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1984, Gothenburg

279

Misbun Sidek

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1960, Banting

284

Mo Yan

Chinese novelist and screenwriter

*February 17th, 1955, Gaomi

258

Paris Hilton

American socialite (born 1981)

*February 17th, 1981, New York City

248

Ed Sheeran

English singer-songwriter

*February 17th, 1991, Halifax

277

Lou Diamond Phillips

American actor

*February 17th, 1962, Naval Base Subic Bay

261

Rory Kinnear

English actor

*February 17th, 1978, London

236

Armindo Sieb

German association football player

*February 17th, 2003, Halle (Saale)

266

Lucy Davis

British actress (born 1973)

*February 17th, 1973, Solihull

278

Angela Eagle

British politician, Labour MP for Wallasey (born 1961)

*February 17th, 1961, Bridlington

258

Bernhard Eisel

Road bicycle racer

*February 17th, 1981, Voitsberg

278

Ariane Ehrat

Swiss alpine skier

*February 17th, 1961, Schaffhausen

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