Page 3: Historical Events In February - 17

1854  On this day in history british recognize independence of Orange Free State (South Africa)   

1854  On February - 17 friedrich A Krupp, German arms manufacturer   

1854  Hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71 on February - 17.   

1855  Otto Liman von Sanders, German general in Turkey (WW I) on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris   

1857  Samuel Sidney McClure, Irish-American newspaper editor/publisher on this day in history.   

1858  On February - 17 ernest Ford, composer   

1859  Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un Ballo in maschera" premieres in Napoli on February - 17.   

1862  Edward German (Jones), Whitchurch Shropshire, British composer on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history first successful warship attack by a submarine during the American Civil War   

1864  On this day in history confederate sub "HL Hunley" sinks Union ship "Housatonic"   

1864  Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, NSW Australia, poet (Waltzing Matilda) on February - 17.   

1865  -18] Battle of Charleston SC on February - 17.   

1867  On February - 17 1st ship passes through Suez Canal   

1867  On February - 17 william Cadbury, England, chocolate manufacturer (Cadbury)   

1870  On this day in history esther Morris appointed 1st female judge   

1870  Louis de Raet, Belgian economist/founder (Flemish People's Party) on February - 17.   

1874  Thomas J Watson, US, representative/founder (IBM) on February - 17.   

1874  On this day in history [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77   

1875  On this day in history luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33   

1876  Sardines 1st canned (Julius Wolff-Eastport, Maine) on February - 17.   

1877  On February - 17 henri Vandeputte, Belgian author/poet (L'homme Jeune)   

1878  1st telephone exchange in SF opens with 18 phones on this day in history.   

1878  Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history dorothy Canfield Fisher, US, novelist (Book-of-Month-Club)   

1880  On February - 17 the Russian tsar survives an attempted bomb assassination   

1880  On February - 17 tsar Alexander II of Russia survives an assassination attempt   

1880  On February - 17 alvaro Obregon, general/president Mexico (1920-24)   

1882  On this day in history 1st Test Cricket match played at Sydney Cricket Ground   

1882  On this day in history kurt Schindler, composer   

1883  Vacant/Engaged toilet door sign patented on February - 17.   

1883  On this day in history a Ashwell patents free-toilet in London   

1883  Napoleon Coste, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history arthur Vanderpoorten, Flemish minister of Internal affairs (1940)   

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1444  Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist was born on this day in history.   

1490  On February - 17 birth of charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)   

1519  Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on February - 17.   

1581  Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born on February - 17.   

1583  On this day in history birth of j Henry Alting, Dutch theologist   

1646  On this day in history birth of pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)   

1653  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) was born on February - 17.   

1667  On this day in history birth of georg Bronner, composer   

0364  On February - 17 flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32   

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on February - 17.   

0956  On this day in history hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55   

1339  On February - 17 death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)   

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1596  Death of Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) on February - 17.   

1600  Death of Giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1609  On this day in history death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)