Page 3: Historical Events In February - 17

1854  On February - 17 british recognize independence of Orange Free State (South Africa)   

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

1854  Hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1855  On this day in history otto Liman von Sanders, German general in Turkey (WW I)   

1856  On February - 17 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 February - 17.   

1862  Edward German (Jones), Whitchurch Shropshire, British composer on this day in history.   

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

1864  Confederate sub "HL Hunley" sinks Union ship "Housatonic" on February - 17.   

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

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

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

1867  William Cadbury, England, chocolate manufacturer (Cadbury) on February - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

1874  [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33   

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  1st telephone exchange in SF opens with 18 phones on February - 17.   

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

1879  On February - 17 dorothy Canfield Fisher, US, novelist (Book-of-Month-Club)   

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

1880  On February - 17 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 February - 17.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1653  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) was born on February - 17.   

1667  On February - 17 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 this day in history.   

1339  On this day in history death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)   

1371  On February - 17 death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

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