Historical Events In February - 17

1854  British recognize independence of Orange Free State (South Africa) on February - 17.  

1854  On this day in history 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 February - 17.  

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

1857  On February - 17 samuel Sidney McClure, Irish-American newspaper editor/publisher  

1858  Ernest Ford, composer on this day in history.  

1859  Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un Ballo in maschera" premieres in Napoli on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1864  Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, NSW Australia, poet (Waltzing Matilda) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1870  Esther Morris appointed 1st female judge on February - 17.  

1870  On February - 17 louis de Raet, Belgian economist/founder (Flemish People's Party)  

1874  Thomas J Watson, US, representative/founder (IBM) on this day in history.  

1874  [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77 on February - 17.  

1875  On February - 17 luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33  

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

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

1878  On February - 17 1st telephone exchange in SF opens with 18 phones  

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  On this day in history the Russian tsar survives an attempted bomb assassination  

1880  Tsar Alexander II of Russia survives an assassination attempt on this day in history.  

1880  On this day in history alvaro Obregon, general/president Mexico (1920-24)  

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

1882  On February - 17 kurt Schindler, composer  

1883  On this day in history vacant/Engaged toilet door sign patented  

1883  A Ashwell patents free-toilet in London on this day in history.  

1883  On this day in history napoleon Coste, composer, dies at 76  

1884  On February - 17 arthur Vanderpoorten, Flemish minister of Internal affairs (1940)  

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1444  On this day in history birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist  

1490  Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) was born on February - 17.  

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  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on February - 17.  

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 this day in history.  

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  Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55 on February - 17.  

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 this day in history.  

1600  On this day in history death of giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake  

1609  Death of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549) on February - 17.