Page 3: Historical Events In February - 17

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

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 February - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

1858  Ernest Ford, composer on February - 17.   

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

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

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

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

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

1867  On this day in history william Cadbury, England, chocolate manufacturer (Cadbury)   

1870  Esther Morris appointed 1st female judge on this day in history.   

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

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

1874  On February - 17 [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  On this day in history 1st telephone exchange in SF opens with 18 phones   

1878  Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 on February - 17.   

1879  Dorothy Canfield Fisher, US, novelist (Book-of-Month-Club) on February - 17.   

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 February - 17.   

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

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

1882  Kurt Schindler, composer on February - 17.   

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

1883  On February - 17 a Ashwell patents free-toilet in London   

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

1884  Arthur Vanderpoorten, Flemish minister of Internal affairs (1940) on this day in history.   

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1444  On this day in history 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 February - 17.   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on February - 17.   

1646  On February - 17 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  Georg Bronner, composer was born on February - 17.   

0364  On this day in history flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32   

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on February - 17.   

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  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 February - 17.   

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