Historical Events In February - 17

2006  As many as 1,800 people die when a mudslide occurs on Leyte Island in the Philippines on February - 17.   

2012  On this day in history the President of Germany, Christian Wulff, resigns over a corruption scandal   

2013  On this day in history 37 people are killed and 130 are injured in a series of Baghdad car bombings   

2014  The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon premieres on NBC on February - 17.   

2017  Discovery of a new mostly underwater continent Zealandia in the South Pacific announced in research journal "GSA Today" on February - 17.   

2018  On this day in history 3 suicide bombers kill 18 in Konduga, north-east Nigeria   

2019  On this day in history 61st Daytona 500: Joe Gibbs Racing goes 1-2-3; Denny Hamlin holds off reigning Cup Series champion Joey Logano and teammate Kyle Busch to win his 2nd Great American Race   

2020  On this day in history amazon boss Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to help fight climate change   

2020  On this day in history laureus World Sports Awards, Berlin, Germany: Sportsman: Lewis Hamilton & Lionel Messi ; Sportswoman: Simone Biles ; Team: South Africa National Rugby Union team   

2023  The South African Navy hosts a ten-day joint military exercise in the Indian Ocean with Russia and China on February - 17.   

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1444  On this day in history birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist   

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

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  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  On February - 17 death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

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)