Historical Events In February - 17

1854  British recognize independence of Orange Free State (South Africa) on this day in history.  

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

1857  On this day in history samuel Sidney McClure, Irish-American newspaper editor/publisher  

1858  On February - 17 ernest Ford, composer  

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

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 February - 17.  

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  Esther Morris appointed 1st female judge on this day in history.  

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

1875  Luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33 on this day in history.  

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

1877  On this day in history henri Vandeputte, Belgian author/poet (L'homme Jeune)  

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

1878  On February - 17 jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59  

1879  Dorothy Canfield Fisher, US, novelist (Book-of-Month-Club) on this day in history.  

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

1880  On this day in history tsar Alexander II of Russia survives an assassination attempt  

1880  Alvaro Obregon, general/president Mexico (1920-24) on this day in history.  

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

1882  Kurt Schindler, composer on this day in history.  

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

1883  A Ashwell patents free-toilet in London on February - 17.  

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

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 February - 17.  

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

1519  On February - 17 birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)  

1581  On this day in history birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)  

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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history death of mesrop Mashtots  

0956  Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55 on February - 17.  

1339  Death of Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301) on this day in history.  

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

1596  On this day in history death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)  

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)