February, 17th in History

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Events

Saturday 17, 1996:
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match.

Friday 17, 1995:
The Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador ends on a cease-fire brokered by the UN.

Monday 17, 1992:
A court in Milwaukee, Wisconsin sentences serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer to life in prison.

Saturday 17, 1979:
The Sino-Vietnamese War begins.

Sunday 17, 1974:
Robert Preston, a disgruntled U.S. Army private, buzzes the White House with a stolen helicopter.

Thursday 17, 1972:
Sales of the Volkswagen Beetle model exceed those of Ford Model-T.

Saturday 17, 1968:
In Springfield, Massachusetts the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opens.

Monday 17, 1964:
In Wesberry v. Sanders the Supreme Court of the United States rules that congressional districts have to be approximately equal in population.

Tuesday 17, 1959:
The first weather satellite, Vanguard 2, was launched to measure cloud-cover distribution.

Monday 17, 1958:
Pope Pius XII declares Saint Clare of Assisi (1193~1253) the patron saint of television

Sunday 17, 1957:
A fire at an elderly home in Warrenton, Missouri kills 72 people.

Thursday 17, 1955:
Christian Pineau becomes Prime Minister of France

Monday 17, 1947:
Propaganda: The Voice of America begins to transmit radio broadcasts into the Soviet Union.

Thursday 17, 1944:
World War II: Battle of Eniwetok Atoll begins. The battle ended in an American victory on February 22.

Friday 17, 1933:
The Blaine Act ends Prohibition in the United States.

Sunday 17, 1924:
In Miami, Florida, Johnny Weissmuller sets a new world record in the 100-yard freestyle swimming competition with a time of 52-2/5 seconds.

Monday 17, 1913:
The Armory Show opens in New York City. It displays works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century.

Sunday 17, 1895:
Swan Lake, one of the most famous and critically-acclaimed ballets, with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, was first performed at full length in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Sunday 17, 1867:
The first ship passes through the Suez Canal.

Friday 17, 1865:
American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina burns as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces.

Friday 17, 1854:
The British recognize the independence of the Orange Free State.

Wednesday 17, 1819:
The United States House of Representatives passes the Missouri Compromise.

Thursday 17, 1814:
Battle of Mormans

Tuesday 17, 1801:
An electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr Vice President by the United States House of Representatives.

Saturday 17, 1753:
February 17 is followed by March 1 as Sweden moves to the Gregorian from the Julian calendar.

Wednesday 17, 1621:
Miles Standish is appointed as first commander of Plymouth colony.

Saturday 17, 1500:
Battle of Hemmingstedt

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/17-february/on-this-day.html


People born on February 17

1991:
Bonnie Wright, British actress (b: February 17, 1991) (Biography of Bonnie Wright)

1982:
Adriano Leite Ribeiro, Brazilian footballer (b: February 17, 1982) (Biography of Adriano Leite Ribeiro)

1981:
Paris Hilton, American actress and heiress (b: February 17, 1981) (Biography of Paris Hilton)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, actor (b: February 17, 1981) (Biography of Joseph Gordon-Levitt)

1980:
Jason Ritter, American actor (b: February 17, 1980) (Biography of Jason Ritter)

1978:
Jacob Wetterling, American kidnapping victim (missing since 1989) (b: February 17, 1978) (Biography of Jacob Wetterling)

1975:
Wish Bone, American rapper (b: February 17, 1975) (Biography of Wish Bone)
Vaclav Prospal, Czech hockey player (b: February 17, 1975) (Biography of Vaclav Prospal)

1974:
Jerry O'Connell, American actor (b: February 17, 1974) (Biography of Jerry O'Connell)
Bryan White, American singer (b: February 17, 1974) (Biography of Bryan White)

1973:
Amy Van Dyken, American swimmer (b: February 17, 1973) (Biography of Amy Van Dyken)

1972:
Billie Joe Armstrong, American singer and musician (Green Day) (b: February 17, 1972) (Biography of Billie Joe Armstrong)
Philippe Candeloro, French figure skater (b: February 17, 1972) (Biography of Philippe Candeloro)
Denise Richards, American actress (b: February 17, 1972) (Biography of Denise Richards)

1969:
Tuesday Knight, American actress (b: February 17, 1969) (Biography of Tuesday Knight)

1967:
Chanté Moore, American singer (b: February 17, 1967) (Biography of Chanté Moore)

1963:
Michael Jordan, American basketball player (b: February 17, 1963) (Biography of Michael Jordan)
Larry the Cable Guy, American actor and comedian (b: February 17, 1963) (Biography of Larry the Cable Guy)

1962:
Lou Diamond Phillips, American actor (b: February 17, 1962) (Biography of Lou Diamond Phillips)
Alison Hargreaves, British mountaineer (b: February 17, 1962) (Biography of Alison Hargreaves)

1957:
Loreena McKennitt, Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter (b: February 17, 1957) (Biography of Loreena McKennitt)

1956:
Richard Karn, American actor (b: February 17, 1956) (Biography of Richard Karn)

1954:
Rene Russo, American actress (b: February 17, 1954) (Biography of Rene Russo)

1953:
Janice Dickinson, American model (b: February 17, 1953) (Biography of Janice Dickinson)
Norman Pace, British actor and comic (b: February 17, 1953) (Biography of Norman Pace)

1948:
Rick Majerus, American basketball coach (b: February 17, 1948) (Biography of Rick Majerus)

1946:
André Dussollier, French actor (b: February 17, 1946) (Biography of André Dussollier)

1945:
Brenda Fricker, Irish actress (b: February 17, 1945) (Biography of Brenda Fricker)
Zina Bethune, American actress (b: February 17, 1945) (Biography of Zina Bethune)

1942:
Huey P. Newton, American founder of the Black Panther Party (b: February 17, 1942 ; d: August 22, 1989) (Biography of Huey P. Newton)

1941:
Julia McKenzie, actress (b: February 17, 1941) (Biography of Julia McKenzie)
Gene Pitney, American singer (b: February 17, 1941) (Biography of Gene Pitney)

1940:
Christina Pickles, British actress (b: February 17, 1940) (Biography of Christina Pickles)

1939:
Mary Ann Mobley, American actress and beauty queen (b: February 17, 1939) (Biography of Mary Ann Mobley)

1937:
Rita Süssmuth, politician (b: February 17, 1937) (Biography of Rita Süssmuth)

1936:
Jim Brown, American football star (b: February 17, 1936) (Biography of Jim Brown)

1934:
Alan Bates, English actor (b: February 17, 1934 ; d: December 27, 2003) (Biography of Alan Bates)
Barry Humphries, Australian actor and comedian (b: February 17, 1934) (Biography of Barry Humphries)

1932:
Buck Trent, banjo player (b: February 17, 1932) (Biography of Buck Trent)

1930:
Ruth Rendell, English writer (b: February 17, 1930) (Biography of Ruth Rendell)

1929:
Chaim Potok, American author (b: February 17, 1929 ; d: July 23, 2002) (Biography of Chaim Potok)
Patricia Routledge, English actress (b: February 17, 1929) (Biography of Patricia Routledge)

1925:
Ron Goodwin, English composer and conductor (b: February 17, 1925 ; d: January 8, 2003) (Biography of Ron Goodwin)
Hal Holbrook, American actor (b: February 17, 1925) (Biography of Hal Holbrook)

1924:
Margaret Truman, American novelist (b: February 17, 1924) (Biography of Margaret Truman)

1922:
Marshall Teague, American race car driver (b: February 17, 1922 ; d: February 11, 1959) (Biography of Marshall Teague)

1920:
Ivo Caprino, Norwegian animated film director (b: February 17, 1920 ; d: February 8, 2001) (Biography of Ivo Caprino)

1919:
Kathleen Freeman, American actress (b: February 17, 1919) (Biography of Kathleen Freeman)

1914:
Arthur Kennedy, American actor (b: February 17, 1914 ; d: January 5, 1990) (Biography of Arthur Kennedy (actor))

1912:
Andre Norton, American author (b: February 17, 1912 ; d: March 17, 2005) (Biography of Andre Norton)

1910:
Marc Lawrence, American actor (b: February 17, 1910) (Biography of Marc Lawrence)

1908:
Red Barber, baseball announcer (b: February 17, 1908) (Biography of Red Barber)

1888:
Otto Stern, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: February 17, 1888 ; d: August 17, 1969) (Biography of Otto Stern)

1877:
André Maginot, French politician (b: February 17, 1877) (Biography of André Maginot)

1874:
Thomas J. Watson, American computer manufacturer (b. 1874) (b: February 17, 1874) (Biography of Thomas J. Watson)

1864:
Banjo Paterson, Australian poet (b: February 17, 1864) (Biography of Banjo Paterson)

1854:
Friedrich Alfred Krupp, German industrialist (b: February 17, 1854) (Biography of Friedrich Alfred Krupp)

1844:
Aaron Montgomery Ward, American department store founder (b: February 17, 1844) (Biography of Aaron Montgomery Ward)

1836:
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish poet (b: February 17, 1836 ; d: December 22, 1870) (Biography of Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer)

1821:
Lola Montez, Mexican dancer, actress, friend of monarchs (b: February 17, 1821 ; d: January 17, 1861) (Biography of Lola Montez)

1820:
Henri Vieuxtemps, Belgian composer (b: February 17, 1820 ; d: June 6, 1881) (Biography of Henri Vieuxtemps)

1817:
King William III of the Netherlands (d, 1890) (b: February 17, 1817 ; d: November 23, 1890) (Biography of William III of the Netherlands)

1792:
Karl Ernst von Baer, German biologist (b: February 17, 1792 ; d: November 26, 1876) (Biography of Karl Ernst von Baer)

1781:
René Laënnec, French physician (b: February 17, 1781 ; d: August 13, 1826) (Biography of René Laënnec)

1754:
Nicolas Baudin, French explorer (b: February 17, 1754 ; d: September 16, 1803) (Biography of Nicolas Baudin)

1752:
Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, German writer (b: February 17, 1752 ; d: February 25, 1831) (Biography of Friedrich Maximilian Klinger)

1653:
Arcangelo Corelli, Italian composer (b: February 17, 1653 ; d: January 8, 1713) (Biography of Arcangelo Corelli)

1646:
Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (b: February 17, 1646 ; d: October 10, 1714) (Biography of Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert)

1581:
Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (b: February 17, 1581 ; d: October 7, 1653) (Biography of Fausto Poli)

1524:
Charles of Guise, French cardinal (b: February 17, 1524 ; d: December 26, 1574) (Biography of Charles of Guise)

1519:
Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (b: February 17, 1519 ; d: February 24, 1563) (Biography of Francis, Duke of Guise)

1490:
Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Constable of France (b: February 17, 1490) (Biography of Charles III, Duke of Bourbon)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/17-february/births.html

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People who died on February 17

2005:
Dan O'Herlihy, Irish film actor (b: May 1, 1919 ; d: February 17, 2005) (Biography of Dan O'Herlihy)

2004:
José López Portillo, President of Mexico (b: June 16, 1920 ; d: February 17, 2004) (Biography of José López Portillo)

2001:
Khalid Abdul Muhammed, American Nation of Islam spokesman (b: January 12, 1948 ; d: February 17, 2001) (Biography of Khalid Abdul Muhammed)

1998:
Ernst Jünger, German author (b: March 29, 1895 ; d: February 17, 1998) (Biography of Ernst Jünger)

1994:
Randy Shilts (d: February 17, 1994) (Biography of Randy Shilts)

1990:
Erik Rhodes, American actor (b: February 10, 1906 ; d: February 17, 1990) (Biography of Erik Rhodes)

1989:
Marguerite Roberts (d: February 17, 1989) (Biography of Marguerite Roberts)

1982:
Thelonious Monk, American jazz pianist (b: October 10, 1917 ; d: February 17, 1982) (Biography of Thelonious Monk)
Lee Strasberg, Austrian-born actor and director (b: December 17, 1901 ; d: February 17, 1982) (Biography of Lee Strasberg)

1977:
Janani Luwum (d: February 17, 1977) (Biography of Janani Luwum)

1970:
Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Israeli writer (b: July 17, 1888 ; d: February 17, 1970) (Biography of Shmuel Yosef Agnon)
Alfred Newman, American film composer (b: March 17, 1901 ; d: February 17, 1970) (Biography of Alfred Newman)

1962:
Bruno Walter, German conductor (b: September 15, 1876 ; d: February 17, 1962) (Biography of Bruno Walter)

1961:
Nita Naldi, American actress (b: April 1, 1897 ; d: February 17, 1961) (Biography of Nita Naldi)

1943:
Armand J. Piron, American musician (b: August 16, 1888 ; d: February 17, 1943) (Biography of Armand J. Piron)

1934:
King Albert I of Belgium (b: April 8, 1875 ; d: February 17, 1934) (Biography of Albert I of Belgium)

1919:
Wilfrid Laurier, seventh Prime Minister of Canada (b: November 20, 1841 ; d: February 17, 1919) (Biography of Wilfrid Laurier)

1909:
Geronimo, Apache leader (b: June 16, 1829 ; d: February 17, 1909) (Biography of Geronimo)

1883:
Napoleon Coste, French guitarist and composer (b: June 28, 1806 ; d: February 17, 1883) (Biography of Napoleon Coste)

1856:
Heinrich Heine, German poet (b: December 13, 1797 ; d: February 17, 1856) (Biography of Heinrich Heine)

1854:
John Martin, English painter (b: July 19, 1789 ; d: February 17, 1854) (Biography of John Martin (painter))

1780:
Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (b: May 17, 1706 ; d: February 17, 1780) (Biography of Andreas Felix von Oefele)

1768:
Arthur Onslow, English politician (b: October 1, 1691 ; d: February 17, 1768) (Biography of Arthur Onslow)

1732:
Louis Marchand, French organist and harpsichordist (b: February 2, 1669 ; d: February 17, 1732) (Biography of Louis Marchand)

1715:
Antoine Galland, French archaeologist (b: April 4, 1646 ; d: February 17, 1715) (Biography of Antoine Galland)

1680:
Jan Swammerdam, Dutch scientist (b: February 12, 1637 ; d: February 17, 1680) (Biography of Jan Swammerdam)
Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (b: October 31, 1599 ; d: February 17, 1680) (Biography of Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles)

1673:
Molière, French playwright (b: January 15, 1622 ; d: February 17, 1673) (Biography of Molière)

1659:
Abel Servien (d: February 17, 1659) (Biography of Abel Servien)

1624:
Juan de Mariana (d: February 17, 1624) (Biography of Juan de Mariana)

1609:
Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b: July 30, 1549 ; d: February 17, 1609) (Biography of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany)

1600:
Giordano Bruno (d: February 17, 1600) (Biography of Giordano Bruno)

1596:
Friedrich Sylburg (d: February 17, 1596) (Biography of Friedrich Sylburg)

1339:
Otto of Austria (b: July 23, 1301 ; d: February 17, 1339) (Biography of Otto of Austria)

364:
Jovian (d: February 17, 364) (Biography of Jovian)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/17-february/deaths.html