Page 3: Historical Events In February - 17

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

1854  Friedrich A Krupp, German arms manufacturer on February - 17.   

1854  On this day in history hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71   

1855  On February - 17 otto Liman von Sanders, German general in Turkey (WW I)   

1856  Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris on this day in history.   

1857  Samuel Sidney McClure, Irish-American newspaper editor/publisher on February - 17.   

1858  Ernest Ford, composer on February - 17.   

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

1862  On this day in history edward German (Jones), Whitchurch Shropshire, British composer   

1864  First successful warship attack by a submarine during the American Civil War on February - 17.   

1864  Confederate sub "HL Hunley" sinks Union ship "Housatonic" on this day in history.   

1864  On February - 17 andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, NSW Australia, poet (Waltzing Matilda)   

1865  On this day in history -18] Battle of Charleston SC   

1867  On this day in history 1st ship passes through Suez Canal   

1867  William Cadbury, England, chocolate manufacturer (Cadbury) on this day in history.   

1870  On February - 17 esther Morris appointed 1st female judge   

1870  On this day in history louis de Raet, Belgian economist/founder (Flemish People's Party)   

1874  On February - 17 thomas J Watson, US, representative/founder (IBM)   

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 this day in history.   

1877  Henri Vandeputte, Belgian author/poet (L'homme Jeune) on February - 17.   

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  Dorothy Canfield Fisher, US, novelist (Book-of-Month-Club) on this day in history.   

1880  The Russian tsar survives an attempted bomb assassination on February - 17.   

1880  Tsar Alexander II of Russia survives an assassination attempt on February - 17.   

1880  Alvaro Obregon, general/president Mexico (1920-24) on February - 17.   

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

1882  Kurt Schindler, composer on this day in history.   

1883  On February - 17 vacant/Engaged toilet door sign patented   

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

1883  Napoleon Coste, composer, dies at 76 on February - 17.   

1884  Arthur Vanderpoorten, Flemish minister of Internal affairs (1940) on February - 17.   

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1444  On February - 17 birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist   

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

1519  On this day in history birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)   

1581  Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.   

1583  On February - 17 birth of j Henry Alting, Dutch theologist   

1646  Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on February - 17.   

1653  On this day in history birth of arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)   

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

0364  Flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32 on February - 17.   

0440  On February - 17 death of mesrop Mashtots   

0956  On February - 17 hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55   

1339  Death of Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301) on February - 17.   

1371  On this day in history death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

1596  Death of Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) on this day in history.   

1600  On February - 17 death of giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake   

1609  On February - 17 death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)