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Historical Events In February - 17

Tuesday, 26 September 2023

1915  On this day in history edward Stone, 1st US combatant to die in WW I, is mortally wounded  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1915  On this day in history homer Keller, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1916  Romberg/Hanley/Atteridge/Smith' musical premieres in NYC on February - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1916  Don Tallon, cricketer (perhaps Australia's greatest wicket-keeper) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1917  On February - 17 edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle, dies at 70  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1918  On February - 17 wilfrid Laurier, Canadian PM (1896-1911), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1921  Arthur Honegger's "Pastorale D'ete," premieres on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1923  On this day in history ottawa Senator Cy Denneny becomes NHL's all time scorer (143 goals)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1924  On this day in history the birth of Margaret Truman, American writer.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1924  Johnny Weissmuller sets 100-yard freestyle record (52.4 seconds) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1924  On February - 17 oskar Merikanto, composer, dies at 55  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1926  On this day in history avalanche buries 75 in Sap Gulch Bingham Utah, 40 die  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1929  The birth of Yasser Arafat, Palestinian leader and Nobel Prize winner on February - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1929  John Read, cricketer (batted in 17 Tests for Eng for 463 runs), dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1930  On this day in history french govt of Tardieu, falls  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1931  1st telecast of a sporting event in Japan (baseball) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1932  Irving Berlin's musical "Face the Music," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1932  Frans Gailliard, Belgian painter/graphic artist (Egina), dies at 70 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1933  US Senate accepts Blaine Act, ending prohibition on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1933  On February - 17 1st issue of "Newsweek" magazine published  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1933  On this day in history henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch composer (Handbook of Music), dies at 84  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1934  On February - 17 the birth of Alan Bates, English actor  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1934  On February - 17 the birth of Barry Humphries, Australian actor  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1934  On this day in history 1st high school auto driving course offered (State College, Penn)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1934  Albert I LCMM von Saksen-Coburg, king of Belgium (1909-34), dies at 58 on February - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1936  On this day in history "Phantom" cartoon strip by Lee Falk debuts  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1936  Erich Schaeder, German theologist (Theozentrische), dies at 74 on February - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1938  On this day in history 1st public experimental demonstration of Baird color TV (London)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1939  Katwijk soccer team forms on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1940  On February - 17 bradman scores 135 in a non-Shield match for SA v West Australia  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1941  On this day in history joe Louis KOs Gus Dorazio in 2 for heavyweight boxing title  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1943  -19] Hitler visits fieldmarshal von Mansteins hq in Zaporozje on February - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1944  Battle of Eniwetok Atoll begins; US victory on Feb 22 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1944  Fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter, dies at 64 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous Birthdays In February - 17

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1444  Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist was born on February - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1490  On this day in history birth of charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1519  On February - 17 birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1581  On this day in history birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1583  On this day in history birth of j Henry Alting, Dutch theologist  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1646  Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1653  On this day in history birth of arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1667  On February - 17 birth of georg Bronner, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In February - 17

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0364  Flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on February - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0956  On February - 17 hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1339  On February - 17 death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on February - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1596  On this day in history death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1600  On February - 17 death of giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1609  On this day in history death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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