February 17 — On This Day
292 entries
Events
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364
Roman Emperor Jovian dies after a reign of eight months. He is found dead in his tent at Tyana (Asia Minor) en route back to Constantinople in suspicious circumstances.
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1370
Northern Crusades: Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights meet in the Battle of Rudau.
Northern Crusades · Grand Duchy of Lithuania · Teutonic Knights · Battle of Rudau
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1411
Following the successful campaigns during the Ottoman Interregnum, Musa Çelebi, one of the sons of Bayezid I, becomes Sultan with the support of Mircea I of Wallachia.
Ottoman Interregnum · Musa Çelebi · Bayezid I · Sultan · Mircea I of Wallachia
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1500
Duke Friedrich and Duke Johann attempt to subdue the peasantry of Dithmarschen, Denmark, in the Battle of Hemmingstedt.
Frederick I of Denmark · John, King of Denmark · Peasant · Dithmarschen · Battle of Hemmingstedt
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1600
The philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive, for heresy, at Campo de' Fiori in Rome.
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1621
Myles Standish is appointed as first military commander of the English Plymouth Colony in North America.
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1753
In Sweden February 17 is followed by March 1 as the country moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.
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1801
An electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr, Vice President by the United States House of Representatives.
Electoral College (United States) · Thomas Jefferson · Aaron Burr · United States House of Representatives
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1814
War of the Sixth Coalition: The Battle of Mormant.
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1819
The United States House of Representatives passes the Missouri Compromise for the first time.
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1838
Weenen massacre: Hundreds of Voortrekkers along the Blaukraans River, Natal are killed by Zulus.
Weenen massacre · Voortrekkers · KwaZulu-Natal · Zulu people
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1854
The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the Orange Free State.
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1859
Cochinchina Campaign: The French Navy captured the Citadel of Saigon, a fortress that was manned by 1,000 Nguyễn dynasty soldiers, en route to conquering Saigon and other regions of southern Viet Nam.
Cochinchina Campaign · French Navy · Citadel of Saigon · Nguyễn dynasty · Saigon
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1863
A group of citizens of Geneva founded an International Committee for Relief to the Wounded, which later became known as the International Committee of the Red Cross.
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1864
American Civil War: The H. L. Hunley becomes the first submarine to engage and sink a warship, the USS Housatonic.
American Civil War · H. L. Hunley (submarine) · Sinking of USS Housatonic · USS Housatonic (1861)
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1865
American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina, is burned as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces.
Columbia, South Carolina · Capture of Columbia · Confederate States of America · United States
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1867
The first ship passes through the Suez Canal.
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1871
The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France, after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
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1904
Madama Butterfly receives its première at La Scala in Milan.
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1913
The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century.
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1919
The Ukrainian People's Republic asks Entente and the US for help fighting the Bolsheviks.
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1933
Newsweek magazine is first published.
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1944
World War II: The Battle of Eniwetok begins: The battle ends in an American victory on February 22.
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1944
World War II: Operation Hailstone begins: U.S. naval air, surface, and submarine attack against Truk Lagoon, Japan's main base in the central Pacific, in support of the Eniwetok invasion.
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1949
Chaim Weizmann begins his term as the first President of Israel.
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1959
Project Vanguard: Vanguard 2: The first weather satellite is launched to measure cloud-cover distribution.
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1964
In Wesberry v. Sanders the Supreme Court of the United States rules that congressional districts have to be approximately equal in population.
Wesberry v. Sanders · Supreme Court of the United States · United States Congress
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1964
Gabonese president Léon M'ba is toppled by a coup and his rival, Jean-Hilaire Aubame, is installed in his place.
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1965
Project Ranger: The Ranger 8 probe launches on its mission to photograph the Mare Tranquillitatis region of the Moon in preparation for the manned Apollo missions. Mare Tranquillitatis or the "Sea of Tranquility" would become the site chosen for the Apollo 11 lunar landing.
Ranger program · Ranger 8 · Mare Tranquillitatis · Apollo program · Apollo 11
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1968
In Springfield, Massachusetts, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opens.
Springfield, Massachusetts · Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
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1972
Cumulative sales of the Volkswagen Beetle exceed those of the Ford Model T.
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1974
Robert K. Preston, a disgruntled U.S. Army private, buzzes the White House in a stolen helicopter.
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1978
The Troubles: The Provisional IRA detonates an incendiary bomb at the La Mon restaurant, near Belfast, killing 12 and seriously injuring 30 others, all Protestants.
The Troubles · Provisional Irish Republican Army · Incendiary bomb · La Mon restaurant bombing
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1979
The Sino-Vietnamese War begins.
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1980
First winter ascent of Mount Everest by Krzysztof Wielicki and Leszek Cichy.
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1992
Nagorno-Karabakh War: Armenian troops massacre more than 20 Azerbaijani civilians during the Capture of Garadaghly.
Nagorno-Karabakh War · Armenia · Azerbaijanis · Capture of Garadaghly
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1995
The Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador ends on a ceasefire brokered by the UN.
Cenepa War · Peru · Ecuador · Ceasefire · United Nations
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1996
In Philadelphia, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match.
Philadelphia · Garry Kasparov · Deep Blue (chess computer) · Supercomputer · Chess
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1996
NASA's Discovery Program begins as the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft lifts off on the first mission ever to orbit and land on an asteroid, 433 Eros.
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1996
The 8.2 Mw Biak earthquake shakes the Papua province of eastern Indonesia with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A large tsunami followed, leaving one-hundred sixty-six people dead or missing and 423 injured.
1996 Biak earthquake · Papua (province) · Indonesia · Mercalli intensity scale
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2006
A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126.
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2008
Kosovo declares independence as the Republic of Kosovo.
Kosovo · 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence · Republic of Kosovo
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2011
Libyan protests begin. In Bahrain, security forces launched a deadly pre-dawn raid on protesters in Pearl Roundabout in Manama, the day is locally known as Bloody Thursday.
Libyan Civil War (2011) · Bahrain · Special Security Force Command · Pre-dawn raid · Pearl Roundabout
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2015
Eighteen people are killed and 78 injured in a stampede at a Mardi Gras parade in Haiti.
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2016
Military vehicles explode outside a Turkish Armed Forces barracks in Ankara, Turkey, killing at least 29 people and injuring 61 others.
February 2016 Ankara bombing · Turkish Armed Forces · Ankara
Famous Births
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624
Wu Zetian, Chinese consort to Emperor Gaozong of Tang, afterwards ruled as a regent and then as the empress of the Zhou dynasty (d. 705)
Wu Zetian · Emperor Gaozong of Tang · Zhou dynasty (690-705)
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1201
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Persian astronomer, biologist and theologian (d. 1274)
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1451
Raffaello Maffei, Italian theologian (d. 1522)
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1490
Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (d. 1527)
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1519
Francis, Duke of Guise (d. 1563)
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1524
Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine (d. 1574)
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1646
Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)
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1653
Arcangelo Corelli, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1713)
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1723
Tobias Mayer, German astronomer and academic (d. 1762)
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1740
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, Swiss physicist and meteorologist (d. 1799)
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1752
Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, German author and playwright (d. 1831)
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1754
Nicolas Baudin, French cartographer and explorer (d. 1803)
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1781
René Laennec, French physician, invented the stethoscope (d. 1826)
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1796
Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician and botanist (d. 1866)
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1817
Édouard Thilges, Luxembourgian jurist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (d. 1904)
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1820
Henri Vieuxtemps, Belgian violinist and composer (d. 1881)
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1821
Lola Montez, Irish-American actress and dancer (d. 1861)
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1832
Richard Henry Park, American sculptor (d. 1902)
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1836
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1870)
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1844
Aaron Montgomery Ward, American businessman, founded Montgomery Ward (d. 1913)
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1848
Louisa Lawson, Australian poet and publisher (d. 1920)
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1854
Friedrich Alfred Krupp, German businessman (d. 1902)
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1861
Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (d. 1922)
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1862
Mori Ōgai, Japanese general, author, and poet (d. 1922)
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1864
Jozef Murgaš, Slovak priest, botanist, and painter (d. 1929)
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1864
Banjo Paterson, Australian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1941)
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1874
Thomas J. Watson, American businessman (d. 1956)
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1877
Isabelle Eberhardt, Swiss explorer and author (d. 1904)
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1877
André Maginot, French sergeant and politician (d. 1932)
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1881
Mary Carson Breckinridge, American nurse-midwife, founded Frontier Nursing Service (d. 1965)
Mary Carson Breckinridge · Nurse-midwife · Frontier Nursing Service
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1887
Joseph Bech, Luxembourgian lawyer and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (d. 1975)
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1887
Leevi Madetoja, Finnish composer and critic (d. 1947)
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1888
Otto Stern, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1969)
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1890
Ronald Fisher, English-Australian statistician, biologist, and geneticist (d. 1962)
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1891
Abraham Fraenkel, German-Israeli mathematician and academic (d. 1965)
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1893
Wally Pipp, American baseball player and journalist (d. 1965)
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1899
Jibanananda Das, Bangladeshi-Indian poet and author (d. 1954)
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1900
Ruth Clifford, American actress (d. 1998)
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1903
Sadegh Hedayat, Iranian-French author and translator (d. 1951)
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1904
Hans Morgenthau, German-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (d. 1980)
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1905
Rózsa Péter, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1977)
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1906
Mary Brian, American actress (d. 2002)
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1908
Red Barber, American sportscaster (d. 1992)
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1908
Bo Yibo, Chinese general and politician, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (d. 2007)
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1910
Marc Lawrence, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2005)
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1911
Oskar Seidlin, German-American author, poet, and scholar (d. 1984)
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1912
Andre Norton, American author (d. 2005)
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1914
Arthur Kennedy, American actor (d. 1990)
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1914
Wayne Morris, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 1959)
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1916
Alexander Obolensky, Russian rugby player and pilot (d. 1940)
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1916
Don Tallon, Australian cricketer (d. 1984)
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1916
Raf Vallone, Italian footballer and actor (d. 2002)
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1918
William Bronk, American poet and academic (d. 1999)
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1918
Jacqueline Ferrand, French mathematician (d. 2014)
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1919
J. M. S. Careless, Canadian historian and academic (d. 2009)
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1919
Kathleen Freeman, American actress and singer (d. 2001)
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1919
Joe Hunt, American tennis player (d. 1945)
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1920
Ivo Caprino, Norwegian director and screenwriter (d. 2001)
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1920
Curt Swan, American soldier and illustrator (d. 1996)
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1921
Duane Gish, American biochemist and academic (d. 2013)
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1922
Tommy Edwards, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 1969)
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1923
John M. Allegro, English archaeologist and scholar (d. 1988)
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1923
Buddy DeFranco, American clarinet player and bandleader (d. 2014)
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1924
Margaret Truman, American singer and author (d. 2008)
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1925
Ron Goodwin, English composer and conductor (d. 2003)
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1925
Hal Holbrook, American actor and director
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1928
Marta Romero, Puerto Rican actress and singer (d. 2013)
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1929
Alejandro Jodorowsky, Chilean-French director and screenwriter
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1929
Chaim Potok, American rabbi and author (d. 2002)
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1929
Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale, English lieutenant and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (d. 1993)
Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale · Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
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1929
Patricia Routledge, English actress and singer
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1930
Roger Craig, American baseball player, coach, and manager
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1930
Benjamin Fain, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and academic (d. 2013)
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1930
Ruth Rendell, English author (d. 2015)
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1931
Jiřina Jirásková, Czech actress and singer (d. 2013)
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1931
Buddy Ryan, American football coach (d. 2016)
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1933
Larry Jennings, American magician and author (d. 1997)
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1933
Bobby Lewis, American R&B singer
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1933
Craig L. Thomas, American captain and politician (d. 2007)
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1934
Alan Bates, English actor (d. 2003)
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1934
Barry Humphries (Dame Edna Everage), Australian comedian, actor, and author
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1935
Christina Pickles, English-American actress
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1936
Jim Brown, American football player and actor
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1936
Barry Jarman, Australian cricketer
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1937
Mary Ann Mobley, American model and actress, Miss America 1959 (d. 2014)
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1940
Vicente Fernández, Mexican singer-songwriter, actor, and producer
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1940
Gene Pitney, American singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
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1941
Julia McKenzie, English actress, singer, and director
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1942
Huey P. Newton, American activist, co-founded the Black Panther Party (d. 1989)
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1944
Karl Jenkins, Welsh saxophonist, keyboard player, and composer (Soft Machine)
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1945
Zina Bethune, American actress, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2012)
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1945
Brenda Fricker, Irish actress
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1946
Shahrnush Parsipur, Iranian-American author and academic
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1948
José José, Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
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1948
Rick Majerus, American basketball player and coach (d. 2012)
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1949
Fred Frith, English guitarist and songwriter
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1949
Dennis Green, American football player and coach (d. 2016)
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1950
Rickey Medlocke, American guitarist
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1951
Rashid Minhas, Pakistani soldier and pilot (d. 1971)
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1952
Karin Büttner-Janz, German gymnast and physician
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1952
Vladimír Padrůněk, Czech bass player (d. 1991)
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1954
Lou Ann Barton, American blues singer-songwriter
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1954
Miki Berkovich, Israeli basketball player
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1954
Rene Russo, American actress
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1955
Mo Yan, Chinese author and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1956
Richard Karn, American actor and game show host
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1957
Loreena McKennitt, Canadian singer-songwriter, accordion player, and pianist
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1958
Alan Wiggins, American baseball player (d. 1991)
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1959
Aryeh Deri, Moroccan-Israeli rabbi and politician, Israeli Minister of Internal Affairs
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1959
Rowdy Gaines, American swimmer and sportscaster
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1960
Lindy Ruff, Canadian hockey player and coach
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1961
Angela Eagle, English politician, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
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1961
Maria Eagle, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
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1961
Andrey Korotayev, Russian anthropologist, historian, and sociologist
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1962
Lou Diamond Phillips, American actor and director
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1963
Larry the Cable Guy, American comedian and voice actor
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1963
Alison Hargreaves, English mountaineer (d. 1995)
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1963
Jen-Hsun Huang, Taiwanese-American businessman, co-founded Nvidia
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1963
Michael Jordan, American basketball player and actor
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1965
Michael Bay, American director and producer
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1965
Danny Lee, Australian rugby league player
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1966
Michael Lepond, American bass player
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1966
Quorthon, Swedish guitarist and songwriter (d. 2004)
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1966
Luc Robitaille, Canadian ice hockey player, manager, and actor
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1968
Wu'erkaixi, Chinese journalist and activist
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1968
Bryan Cox, American football player and coach
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1969
David Douillet, French martial artist and politician
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1969
Vasily Kudinov, Russian handball player (d. 2017)
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1970
Dominic Purcell, English-born Irish-Australian actor and producer
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1971
Denise Richards, American model and actress
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1972
Billie Joe Armstrong, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and producer
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1972
Philippe Candeloro, French figure skater
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1972
Taylor Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and drummer
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1972
Valeria Mazza, Argentinian model and businesswoman
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1972
Lars Göran Petrov, Swedish singer and drummer
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1973
Raphaël Ibañez, French rugby player
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1974
Kaoru, Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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1974
Jerry O'Connell, American actor, director, and producer
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1975
Václav Prospal, Czech ice hockey player
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1976
Tonie Carroll, New Zealand-Australian rugby league player and coach
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1980
Al Harrington, American basketball player
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1980
Klemi Saban, Israeli footballer
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1981
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, American actor, director, and producer
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1981
Paris Hilton, American model, media personality, actress, singer, DJ, author and businesswoman
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1981
Pontus Segerström, Swedish footballer (d. 2014)
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1981
Andrew Stephenson, English politician
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1982
Adriano, Brazilian footballer
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1982
Brian Bruney, American baseball player
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1982
Daniel Merriweather, Australian singer-songwriter
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1983
Kevin Rudolf, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1984
AB de Villiers, South African cricketer
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1984
Jimmy Jacobs, American wrestler
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1984
Katie Hill, Australian 3.0 point wheelchair basketball player.
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1984
Drew Miller, American ice hockey player
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1984
Marcin Gortat, Polish basketball player
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1985
Anders Jacobsen, Norwegian ski jumper
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1988
Vasyl Lomachenko, Ukrainian boxer
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1989
Rebecca Adlington, English swimmer
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1989
Jake Marketo, Australian rugby league player
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1989
Chord Overstreet, American actor and singer
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1989
Tom Symonds, Australian rugby league player
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1990
Marianne St-Gelais, Canadian speed skater
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1991
Ed Sheeran, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1991
Bonnie Wright, English actress, director, and screenwriter
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1993
Nicola Leali, Italian footballer
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1993
Marc Márquez, Spanish motorcycle racer
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1994
Angie Miller, American singer-songwriter and pianist
Famous Deaths
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306
Theodore of Amasea, Roman soldier and Christian martyr
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364
Jovian, Roman emperor (b. 331)
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440
Mesrop Mashtots, Armenian monk, linguist, and theologian (b. 360)
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661
Finan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and saint
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923
Al-Tabari, Persian scholar (b. 839)
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1178
Evermode of Ratzeburg, bishop of Ratzeburg
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1220
Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine
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1339
Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)
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1371
Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria
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1500
Adolph, Count of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst, German noble (b. before 1463)
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1600
Giordano Bruno, Italian mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (b. 1548)
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1609
Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)
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1624
Juan de Mariana, Spanish priest and historian (b. 1536)
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1659
Abel Servien, French politician, French Minister of Finance (b. 1593)
Abel Servien · Minister of the Economy, Finances and Industry (France)
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1673
Molière, French actor and playwright (b. 1622)
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1680
Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English politician (b. 1599)
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1680
Jan Swammerdam, Dutch biologist, zoologist, and entomologist (b. 1637)
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1715
Antoine Galland, French orientalist and archaeologist (b. 1646)
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1732
Louis Marchand, French organist and composer (b. 1669)
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1768
Arthur Onslow, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the British House of Commons (b. 1691)
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1841
Ferdinando Carulli, Italian guitarist and composer (b. 1770)
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1854
John Martin, English painter, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1789)
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1856
Heinrich Heine, German journalist and poet (b. 1797)
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1874
Adolphe Quetelet, Belgian astronomer, mathematician, and sociologist (b. 1796)
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1890
Christopher Latham Sholes, American publisher and politician (b. 1819)
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1905
William Bickerton, English-American religious leader, leader in the Latter Day Saint movement (b. 1815)
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1909
Geronimo, American tribal leader (b. 1829)
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1912
Edgar Evans, Welsh sailor and explorer (b. 1876)
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1919
Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1841)
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1934
Albert I of Belgium (b. 1875)
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1934
Siegbert Tarrasch, German chess player and theoretician (b. 1862)
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1939
Willy Hess, German violinist and educator (b. 1859)
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1946
Dorothy Gibson, American actress and singer (b. 1889)
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1961
Lütfi Kırdar, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of Health (b. 1887)
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1961
Nita Naldi, American actress (b. 1897)
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1962
Joseph Kearns, American actor (b. 1907)
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1962
Bruno Walter, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1876)
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1966
Hans Hofmann, German-American painter (b. 1880)
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1970
Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Ukrainian-Israeli novelist, short story writer, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
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1970
Alfred Newman, American composer and conductor (b. 1900)
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1977
Janani Luwum, Ugandan archbishop and saint (b. 1922)
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1982
Nestor Chylak, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1922)
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1982
Thelonious Monk, American pianist and composer (b. 1917)
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1982
Lee Strasberg, American actor and director (b. 1901)
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1986
Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian-American philosopher and author (b. 1895)
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1988
John M. Allegro, English archaeologist and scholar (b. 1923)
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1988
Karpoori Thakur, Indian educator and politician, 11th Chief Minister of Bihar (b. 1924)
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1989
Lefty Gomez, American baseball player (b. 1908)
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1990
Jean-Marc Boivin, French mountaineer, skier, and pilot (b. 1951)
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1994
Randy Shilts, American journalist and author (b. 1951)
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1998
Ernst Jünger, German soldier, philosopher, and author (b. 1895)
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2003
Steve Bechler, American baseball player (b. 1979)
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2004
José López Portillo, Mexican lawyer and politician, 51st President of Mexico (b. 1920)
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2005
Dan O'Herlihy, Irish-American actor (b. 1919)
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2005
Omar Sívori, Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1935)
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2006
Ray Barretto, American drummer (b. 1929)
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2006
Bill Cowsill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948)
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2009
Conchita Cintrón, Chilean bullfighter and journalist (b. 1922)
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2010
Kathryn Grayson, American actress and singer (b. 1922)
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2012
Robert Carr, English engineer and politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1916)
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2012
Michael Davis, American singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1943)
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2012
Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn, Dutch mathematician and theorist (b. 1918)
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2012
Ulric Neisser, German-American psychologist and academic (b. 1928)
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2013
Richard Briers, English actor (b. 1934)
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2013
Shmulik Kraus, Israeli singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1935)
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2013
Sophie Kurys, American baseball player (b. 1925)
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2013
Mindy McCready, American singer-songwriter (b. 1975)
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2014
Bob Casale, American guitarist, keyboard player, and producer (b. 1952)
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2014
Peter Florin, German politician and diplomat, President of the United Nations General Assembly (b. 1921)
Peter Florin · President of the United Nations General Assembly
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2014
Wayne Smith, Jamaican singer (b. 1965)
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2015
John Barrow, American-Canadian football player and manager (b. 1935)
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2015
Cathy Ubels-Veen, Dutch politician (b. 1928)
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2015
Liu Yudi, Chinese general and pilot (b. 1923)
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2016
Andy Ganteaume, Trinidadian cricketer (b. 1921)
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2016
Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, Egyptian journalist (b. 1923)
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2016
Claude Jeancolas, French historian, author, and journalist (b. 1949)
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2016
Tony Phillips, American baseball player (b. 1959)
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2016
Andrzej Żuławski, Polish film director (b. 1940)
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2017
Robert H. Michel, American politician (b. 1923)
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2017
Michael Novak, American Roman Catholic theologian (b. 1933)