Page 4: Historical Events In February - 17

1885  On this day in history bismarck gives Carl Peters' firm management of East-Africa   

1887  Leevi Antti Madetoja, composer on this day in history.   

1888  On February - 17 henrietta P "Hetty" Beck, actress (Bouwmeester Award)   

1889  H[aroldson] L Hunt, Texas oil multi-millionaire on February - 17.   

1891  On this day in history georg Britting, writer   

1892  On this day in history theodor Plievier, German writer (Des Kaisers Kulis, Stalingrad)   

1895  On this day in history anita Stewart, NY, actress (South of Hell Mountain)   

1896  London Country Councils' Muzzling Order becomes effective on February - 17.   

1897  On this day in history national Organization of Mothers forms (Parent Teacher Association)   

1897  Johan[nes A] Kaart, Dutch actor/stage manager (My Fair Lady) on this day in history.   

1898  Tom Lowry, cricketer (NZ batsman in seven Tests & their 1st Test capt) on this day in history.   

1901  On February - 17 ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, composer, dies at 38   

1902  Marian Anderson, Phila, operatic contralto (banned by D.A.R.) on February - 17.   

1903  On this day in history johannes Linthorst Homan, director of the queen in Groningen   

1903  On February - 17 joseph Parry, composer, dies at 61   

1904  On this day in history giacomo Puccini's opera "Madama Butterfly," premieres in Milan   

1904  Albert Kuyle, [Louis Kuitenbrouwer], Dutch writer (Jesus' Robe) on February - 17.   

1905  Frances Willard becomes 1st women honored in National Statuary Hall on February - 17.   

1905  Serge Alexandrovich, gov-gen Moscow, murdered on this day in history.   

1906  Theodore Roosevelt's daughter Alice marries in the White House on February - 17.   

1906  On this day in history galo Plaza Lasso, pres of Ecuador (1948-52), head of OAS (1968-75)   

1907  Alec Wilder, Rochester NY, composer (1973 ASCAP award) on February - 17.   

1907  Henry Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society-Madras), dies on this day in history.   

1908  Staats Cotsworth, Oak Park IL, actor (Peyton Place) on February - 17.   

1908  Geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79 on February - 17.   

1909  On February - 17 joseph "Poeske" Scherens, Belgian cyclist (champ sprinter 1932-37)[NS]   

1910  Ai Qing, poet on this day in history.   

1911  1st hydroplane flight to & from a ship (Glenn Curtiss, San Diego) on February - 17.   

1911  On February - 17 arthur Hunnicutt, Gravelly AR, actor (Big Sky, Apache Uprising)   

1912  Aloys von Aerenthal, foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57 on February - 17.   

1913  On February - 17 new York Armory Show introduces Picasso, Matisse, Duchamp to American public. The show is considered "shocking" and calls to close it are made   

1913  1st minimum wage law in US takes effect (Oregon) on February - 17.   

1913  On this day in history josephine F "Fietje" van Anrooy, Dutch actress/director   

1914  On February - 17 albert Westerlinck, [Jose J M Aerts], Flemish literary   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28

1444  Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist was born on February - 17.   

1490  On February - 17 birth of charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)   

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 this day in history.   

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 February - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1371  On February - 17 death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

1596  On February - 17 death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

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 this day in history.