Page 3: 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  On February - 17 hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71   

1855  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1859  On February - 17 giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un Ballo in maschera" premieres in Napoli   

1862  On February - 17 edward German (Jones), Whitchurch Shropshire, British composer   

1864  First successful warship attack by a submarine during the American Civil War on this day in history.   

1864  On February - 17 confederate sub "HL Hunley" sinks Union ship "Housatonic"   

1864  On this day in history andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, NSW Australia, poet (Waltzing Matilda)   

1865  On February - 17 -18] Battle of Charleston SC   

1867  On February - 17 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  Louis de Raet, Belgian economist/founder (Flemish People's Party) on this day in history.   

1874  On this day in history thomas J Watson, US, representative/founder (IBM)   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1882  1st Test Cricket match played at Sydney Cricket Ground on February - 17.   

1882  Kurt Schindler, composer on February - 17.   

1883  Vacant/Engaged toilet door sign patented on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1490  Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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 February - 17 birth of arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)   

1667  Georg Bronner, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)   

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on February - 17.   

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